Haven- en industrieterrein, Nijmegen

Living in Haven- en industrieterrein

Haven- en industrieterrein is more village than city in feel, and the stock is a genuine mix of apartments and family houses (47% houses).

With just 287 residents per km², this is space by Dutch standards. Water makes up 25% of its surface — canals and waterfront are part of daily scenery here, and so are the price tags of homes that face them.

Nijmegen, the country's oldest city, has a university-driven rental market, a compact center and hilly, green surroundings that are genuinely rare in the Netherlands. Homes on the right side of the Waal bridge command a premium for the cycling commute.

The housing market in Haven- en industrieterrein

The average home value (WOZ) in Haven- en industrieterrein is €521,000, which puts it at #5 of 40 neighborhoods in Nijmegen — 49% above the city median. You pay for the location here. For scale: Nijmegen's cheapest buurt averages €228,000 and its most expensive €644,000, so Haven- en industrieterrein sits in the upper band of the city.

The direction of the market: between 2015 and 2025 the average WOZ value here rose from €258,000 to €555,000, up 115% — faster than the city as a whole (+108%). WOZ values lag the market by about a year, but the trend itself is reliable.

Ownership is split: 63% owner-occupied against 37% rental, including 26% social housing. Enough homes trade hands to give you comparable sales, but check what's actually for sale versus rented in the specific block you're eyeing — the mix can flip from one street to the next.

Who lives here

Demographically, Haven- en industrieterrein is a young-adult neighborhood — the 25-to-45 group outnumbers everyone else (41% of its 680 residents), followed by children under 15 at 23%. Households split into 42% singles and 35% families with children — a real mix rather than one lifestyle. The average household counts 2.2 people.

As for who your neighbors would be: 38% of households sit in the country's top income bracket — which helps explain both the café density and the bidding behavior.

Daily errands, coffee and dinner

Day to day: plan your groceries: the nearest large supermarket is 1.4 km away; dining out means a short trip: only 2 cafés or restaurants sit within a kilometer.

The practical checklist most buyers forget to make: pharmacy 20 min walk · GP 16 min · hospital 4.6 km · library 1.0 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 14 minutes on foot; daycare is 1.2 km away — check waiting lists early, they are long everywhere in the Netherlands; secondary school is a 7-minute bike ride, which Dutch teenagers do in all weather.

Getting around

Getting around: the station is a 9-minute cycle, standard Dutch commuting range; the nearest highway on-ramp is 3.3 km away; households here average 1.6 cars, so assume driveways and parking are part of daily logistics.

Energy and running costs

With 91% 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 Haven- en industrieterrein

Before you bid in Haven- en industrieterrein: in a premium buurt the risk isn't buying a bad home, it's overpaying for a good one — anchor your bid on recent sales of comparable homes, not on the asking price.

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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