The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Pekela
7.6Number 1Verspreide huizen Oude PekelaThe quietest neighbourhood in Pekela is Verspreide huizen Oude Pekela (7.6), with 13 residents per square kilometre. They are spread across Pekela: 2 in the centre, 2 in the south and 1 in the west. These are mostly small areas: 3 of the 5 have fewer than 1,000 residents. The national median for population density is 182 times as high. Of the 5 neighbourhoods in Pekela with a grade for quiet, 3 reach a 7.0 or higher. Pekela as a whole comes out at a 6.9, against a 6.3 for the middle neighbourhood in the country — one grade for a whole municipality says little about the street you live in.
In the neighbourhood where the average resident of Pekela lives, there are 607 residents per square kilometre — the national median is 2,364. On this page that ranges from 10 in Verspreide huizen Nieuwe Pekela to 794 in Oude Pekela.
Check je wijk rating from 1 to 10 · figures for 2025
The 5 quietest neighbourhoods in Pekela
Number 1
Verspreide huizen Oude Pekela
120 residents
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- 27.6
Verspreide huizen Nieuwe Pekela
110 residents
10 residents per km² · 6% water
- 37.2
Oude Pekela
7,645 residents
794 residents per km² · 2% water
- 46.9
Boven-Pekela
585 residents
77 residents per km²
- 56.3
Nieuwe Pekela
3,995 residents
360 residents per km² · 1% water
Frequently asked questions
How is this list ranked?
On population density, noise level, green surroundings, trees nearby and share of water, each counting equally. Noise, greenery and trees come from RIVM, which maps them nationwide per hectare; CBS does not publish them. Areas with far more businesses than homes are left out — they are quiet because nobody lives there.
Why is Verspreide huizen Oude Pekela at the top?
Verspreide huizen Oude Pekela scores a 7.6 on this list, with 13 residents per square kilometre. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Pekela that has a grade for this measure.
How often are these figures updated?
The figures come from the CBS neighbourhood statistics for 2025. Both are published once a year; the list is recalculated as soon as a new edition appears.