The best neighbourhoods in Berkelland
10.0Number 1Op de BleekThe best neighbourhood in Berkelland is Op de Bleek (10.0), with safety 9.2 as its strongest side. They are spread across Berkelland: 11 in the east, 6 in the west and 3 in the north. These are mostly small areas: 22 of the 25 have fewer than 1,000 residents. Of the 70 neighbourhoods in Berkelland with a total grade, 33 reach a 7.0 or higher. Berkelland as a whole comes out at a 6.9, against a 6.2 for the middle neighbourhood in the country — one grade for a whole municipality says little about the street you live in.
As a municipality, Berkelland scores highest on safety (7.7) and lowest on wealth & income (5.5).
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The 10 best neighbourhoods in Berkelland
Number 1
Op de Bleek
540 residents
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- 29.8
Berkellanden
435 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.7
- 39.8
Leusinkbrink
1,365 residents
Strongest: safety 10.0
- 49.3
Haarskamp
250 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.4
- 59.3
Simmelink Noord
345 residents
Strongest: safety 8.6
- 69.2
Elbrink
540 residents
Strongest: safety 9.4
- 79.1
Verspreide huizen Beltrum Lintvelde en Avest
995 residents
Strongest: safety 10.0
- 89.0
Hondelink
160 residents
Strongest: families 9.4
- 98.9
Mollemors
465 residents
Strongest: amenities 8.8
- 108.7
Geesteren
540 residents
Strongest: safety 9.3
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- 118.7
Beltrum
1,325 residents
Strongest: safety 9.0
- 128.6
Vrijersmaat-Plan Zuid
700 residents
Strongest: families 9.7
- 138.3
't Loo
665 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.3
- 148.3
Verspreide huizen Holterhoek
575 residents
Strongest: safety 9.6
- 158.2
Schollenkamp
565 residents
Strongest: families 9.6
- 168.1
Verspreide huizen Voor-Beltrum
365 residents
Strongest: safety 9.1
- 178.1
Verspreide huizen Neede
780 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.7
- 188.1
Hambroek
995 residents
Strongest: families 9.5
- 198.1
Verspreide huizen Olden Eibergen
290 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.3
- 208.1
D'n Esch
865 residents
Strongest: families 9.8
- 217.9
Industerrein Neede
260 residents
Strongest: safety 8.7
- 227.8
Simmelink West
680 residents
Strongest: safety 9.4
- 237.8
Zuivelfabriek
585 residents
Strongest: safety 9.4
- 247.6
Bronbeek-Rozenkamp
1,065 residents
Strongest: safety 9.3
- 257.5
Verspreide huizen Geesteren
775 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.5
- 267.5
Garvelinkkamp
960 residents
Strongest: safety 8.1
- 277.5
Noord
1,030 residents
Strongest: families 8.7
- 287.5
Everwenninkhoek
1,300 residents
Strongest: safety 8.9
- 297.4
Rietmolen
565 residents
Strongest: safety 9.4
- 307.4
Verspreide huizen Noordijk
600 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.8
- 317.4
Verspreide huizen Ruurlo
975 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.7
- 327.2
Nieuw Boer
370 residents
Strongest: safety 6.7
- 337.0
Simmelink Zuid
620 residents
Strongest: families 9.3
- 346.9
De Berg
1,215 residents
Strongest: safety 9.2
- 356.9
West
355 residents
Strongest: safety 8.1
- 366.9
Rekken
415 residents
Strongest: safety 8.7
- 376.9
Verspreide huizen Gelselaar
355 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.7
- 386.8
Hofmaat
1,285 residents
Strongest: safety 9.2
- 396.8
Borculo Centrum
895 residents
Strongest: safety 8.7
- 406.7
De Koppel
895 residents
Strongest: families 8.9
- 416.7
Smidsbrink
595 residents
Strongest: amenities 8.6
- 426.5
Gelselaar
320 residents
Strongest: safety 8.6
- 436.4
Ruurlo Centrum
500 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.4
- 446.3
Verspreide huizen Mallem en Loo
360 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.8
- 456.1
Ruwenhof-Meijersveld
1,645 residents
Strongest: families 8.3
- 466.0
Oostenrijkse Buurt
765 residents
Strongest: safety 8.4
- 475.9
Verspreide huizen Veldhoek
290 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.9
- 485.9
Westenesch-Hofrichter
1,135 residents
Strongest: families 7.9
- 495.8
Verspreide huizen Rietmolen en Broeke
465 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.9
- 505.6
De Kamp-Spilbroek
545 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 6.9
Frequently asked questions
How is this list ranked?
On the total grade: safety, amenities, wealth & income, quiet & nature and how the area works out for families, each counting equally. The grade is the neighbourhood's national position on that mix, not the average of the separate grades.
Why is Op de Bleek at the top?
Op de Bleek scores a 10.0 on this list, with safety 9.2 as its strongest side. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Berkelland that has a grade for this measure.
How often are these figures updated?
The crime figures are from the police for 2025; population, boundaries and the other characteristics 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.