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Bloemenbuurt Noord

1,260 residents · postal code 1338 · Part of Bloemenbuurt, Almere

Bottom 37% in the Netherlands

How we calculate

Home to 1,260 residents, Bloemenbuurt Noord is an urban residential neighbourhood in Almere. On the national yardstick its total score is 5.2. The profile is pronounced: amenities scores 8.2, while wealth and income lags at 4.2. For families it stands at 7.5.

  • no. 8,324 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 140 of 174 in Almere

How Bloemenbuurt Noord scores

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The figures

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
Total crime
22.8 per 1,000
Violent crime
3.7 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.7 per 1,000
Property crime
5.6 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.6 per 1,000

In 2025, 31 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
0.5 km
GP practice
1.0 km
Train station
0.9 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Hospital
6.2 km
Café
2.3 km
Library
0.8 km
Motorway ramp
2.4 km

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

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
€ 330,000
Welfare recipients
31.7 per 1,000
High incomes
13%
Low incomes
39%
Vacancy
2%
Owner-occupied
63%
Social housing
35%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
75%
Built after 2000
0%

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
6,489 inw/km²
Noise level
53 dB
Green surroundings
50%
Trees nearby
8%
Water share
5%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
2,143
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.0 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.

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
1.0 km
Households with children
36%
Childcare
0.3 km
Secondary school
1.8 km
Residents under 15
15%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

The age profile of Bloemenbuurt Noord looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1515%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2510%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4526%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6526%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+23%

    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

    2.1smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    39%more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    36%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    6,489far 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 Bloemenbuurt Noord calculated?

Bloemenbuurt Noord scores 5.2 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 Bloemenbuurt Noord 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 Bloemenbuurt Noord a safe neighbourhood?

Bloemenbuurt Noord scores 4.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (22.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

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