Presikhaaf II, Arnhem

Living in Presikhaaf II

Presikhaaf II is densely built and genuinely urban, and the housing is dominated by single-family houses (65%), which is what draws settlers rather than passers-through.

At 8,257 residents per km² the buurt is busy without being packed.

Arnhem combines affordable urban neighborhoods with direct access to the Veluwe and the German border. The fashion and energy sectors anchor local employment, and the city's hilly parks give some buurten views most Dutch cities simply don't have.

The housing market in Presikhaaf II

At €312,000 average WOZ value, Presikhaaf II ranks 38 out of 73 Arnhem neighborhoods on price, almost exactly the city's midpoint. For scale: Arnhem's cheapest buurt averages €192,000 and its most expensive €826,000, so Presikhaaf II sits in the middle band of the city.

The direction of the market: between 2015 and 2025 the average WOZ value here rose from €137,000 to €327,000, up 139% — faster than the city as a whole (+106%). WOZ values lag the market by about a year, but the trend itself is reliable.

Here is the catch for buyers: only 13% of homes are owner-occupied, and 67% of the stock is social housing that never reaches the open market. Few homes come up for sale, so when one does, expect competition and act fast on viewings. The upside of the same number: neighborhoods with a big rental base tend to feel lively and transient rather than settled — decide which you want before you fall for a listing.

Who lives here

Demographically, Presikhaaf II is a young-adult neighborhood — the 25-to-45 group outnumbers everyone else (34% of its 2,195 residents), followed by children under 15 at 24%. 46% of households have children at home, so expect school runs, playgrounds in use, and neighbors who stay put. The average household counts 2.4 people.

As for who your neighbors would be: incomes skew modest — 52% of households are in the lower national bracket.

Daily errands, coffee and dinner

Day to day: groceries are a non-issue — 5 large supermarkets within a kilometer; there are about 10 cafés and restaurants within walking distance — enough choice without the crowds.

The practical checklist most buyers forget to make: pharmacy 4 min walk · GP 5 min · hospital 3.4 km · library 0.7 km · 2 cinemas within 5 km. None of these will decide a purchase on their own, but a GP taking new patients nearby is the kind of thing you only miss after moving.

Families and schools

For families: the nearest primary school is 8 minutes on foot; daycare is 0.7 km away — check waiting lists early, they are long everywhere in the Netherlands; secondary school is a 2-minute bike ride, which Dutch teenagers do in all weather.

Getting around

Getting around: the train station is 13 minutes on foot — commuting without a car is the natural choice; a highway on-ramp 1.9 km away makes car trips easy — check whether through-traffic noise reaches the street you're considering; car ownership is moderate (0.8 per household).

Energy and running costs

With 82% of homes built after 2000, insulation standards here are decent by default — but newer also means VvE service costs for apartments and less room to add value through renovation. Different math, not automatically better.

Before you bid in Presikhaaf II

Before you bid in Presikhaaf II: listings are scarce here, which pushes bidding above asking more often — decide your maximum before the viewing, not during it. Also, family neighborhoods like this one turn over slowly; when a good house appears it often goes to the first serious, well-prepared bidder.

None of these averages can tell you whether the specific house you found is fairly priced — that depends on its size, energy label, state of maintenance and the recent sales around it. That is exactly what a free HomeReview report checks, in about 10 seconds, for any Dutch address.

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