Best amenities in Veendam
9.4Number 1Veendam-ZuidThe neighbourhood with the best amenities in Veendam is Veendam-Zuid (9.4), with the supermarket 0.7 km away and the GP 0.4 km. They are spread across Veendam: 7 in the centre, 3 in the east and 3 in the south. The middle neighbourhood of this top 16 has 1,010 residents. Of the 16 neighbourhoods in Veendam with a grade for amenities, 6 reach a 7.0 or higher. Veendam 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 Veendam lives, the supermarket is 1.3 km away — the national median is 1.0 km. On this page that ranges from 0.6 km in Wildervank to 4.4 km in Bareveld.
Check je wijk rating from 1 to 10 · figures for 2025
The 10 neighbourhoods with the best amenities in Veendam
Number 1
Veendam-Zuid
1,095 residents
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- 28.9
Veendam en omgeving station
1,890 residents
Supermarket 0.9 km · GP 0.9 km
- 38.8
Veendam-Centrum
2,635 residents
Supermarket 0.8 km · GP 0.8 km
- 48.6
Veendam-industriegebied
215 residents
Supermarket 1.3 km · GP 0.7 km
- 57.9
Veendam-Oude Ae
3,330 residents
Supermarket 0.8 km · GP 1.5 km
- 67.7
Wildervank
2,960 residents
Supermarket 0.6 km · GP 0.7 km
- 76.9
Veendam-Sorghvliet
7,925 residents
Supermarket 0.9 km · GP 0.8 km
- 85.5
Veendam-Middenweg en omgeving
850 residents
Supermarket 1.4 km · GP 2.0 km
- 95.3
Buitenwoel
2,225 residents
Supermarket 2.0 km · GP 1.5 km
- 104.9
Verspreide huizen
830 residents
Supermarket 1.4 km · GP 1.4 km
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- 114.6
Ommelanderwijk
1,010 residents
Supermarket 3.6 km · GP 2.7 km
- 124.4
Boven-Wildervank
1,355 residents
Supermarket 2.4 km · GP 2.0 km
- 133.7
Zuidwending
385 residents
Supermarket 3.8 km · GP 3.3 km
- 143.4
Borgercompagnie (gedeeltelijk)
435 residents
Supermarket 4.0 km · GP 3.7 km
- 153.4
Bareveld
270 residents
Supermarket 4.4 km · GP 4.2 km
- 163.1
Verspreide huizen
205 residents
Supermarket 4.1 km · GP 4.0 km
Frequently asked questions
How is this list ranked?
On distance to the supermarket, the GP, the train station, a restaurant, the hospital, the pub, the library and the motorway slip road. It says nothing about the quality of those amenities, only about how close they are.
Why is Veendam-Zuid at the top?
Veendam-Zuid scores a 9.4 on this list, with the supermarket 0.7 km away and the GP 0.4 km. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Veendam 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.