neighbourhood in Almelo

Vriezenveenseweg en omgeving Haghoek West

1,920 residents · postal code 7602 · Part of Noorderkwartier, Almelo

Bottom 33% in the Netherlands

The strip along the Vriezenveenseweg in Almelo's Noorderkwartier is old urban fabric: nothing here was built after 2000 and the average value stays at €250k. Crime runs above the median at nearly 29 incidents per 1,000 people present. The school 400 metres away and the canal around the corner are the pluses. Overall: 3.1.

no. 8,863 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 32 of 67 in Almelo

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Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

28.8 per 1,000

Violent crime

3.5 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.5 per 1,000

Property crime

9.1 per 1,000

Vandalism

2.4 per 1,000

In 2025, 62 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

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Amenities

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

Supermarket

0.7 km

GP practice

1.2 km

Train station

2.2 km

Restaurant

1.5 km

Hospital

5.4 km

Café

1.6 km

Library

2.0 km

Motorway ramp

3.9 km

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Wealth & income

What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.

Property value

€ 250,000

Welfare recipients

20.8 per 1,000

High incomes

Low incomes

42%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

64%

Social housing

22%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes

57%

Built after 2000

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Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.

Population density

6,599 inw/km²

Noise level

49 dB

Green surroundings

51%

Trees nearby

17%

Water share

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²

1,125

Fine particles (PM2.5)

7.8 µg/m³

Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.

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Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Primary school

0.4 km

Households with children

31%

Childcare

0.4 km

Secondary school

0.6 km

Residents under 15

16%

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Who lives here

Vriezenveenseweg en omgeving Haghoek West has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 32%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1516%
NL median 14%
15–2515%
NL median 11%
25–4532%
NL median 22%
45–6523%
NL median 28%
65+14%
NL median 22%

Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.

Average household size
2.0 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
46% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
31% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
6,599 — far more densely populated than average
NL median 2,364

Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade.

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Vriezenveenseweg en omgeving Haghoek West calculated?

Vriezenveenseweg en omgeving Haghoek West scores 4.9 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Vriezenveenseweg en omgeving Haghoek West lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.

Is Vriezenveenseweg en omgeving Haghoek West a safe neighbourhood?

Vriezenveenseweg en omgeving Haghoek West scores 4.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (28.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.