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neighbourhood in Aalten

Aalten-kern Centrum

2,315 residents · postal code 7121 · Part of Aalten Kern, Aalten

  • no. 9,393 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 26 of 29 in Aalten

Scores per pillar

The centre of Aalten, in the Achterhoek, has its amenities in order: a 9.6, with shops, GP and even a station all within six hundred metres. The population is ageing, with 35 percent over 65 and half of households living alone. Housing and social cohesion lag at 3.7 and 3.4, at an average home value of €290,000 below the national middle. Crime, at 34.4 offences per 1,000 people present, sits above the median.

Amenities nearby

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
0.4 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
0.7 km
Childcare
0.3 km
Train station
0.6 km
Hospital
11.7 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
0.6 km
Library
0.5 km

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.

Total crimes
34.4
Violent crimes
1.3
Burglaries
0.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 290,000
Owner-occupied
48%
Single-family homes
46%
Built after 2000
25%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 11%15–25 9%25–45 22%45–65 24%65+ 35%
Average household size
1.8
Households with children
22%
Single-person households
50%
Residents per km²
3,336

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Aalten-kern Centrum calculated?

Aalten-kern Centrum scores 4.6 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.

Is Aalten-kern Centrum a safe neighbourhood?

Aalten-kern Centrum scores 5.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (34.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.