neighbourhood in Almere

Homeruskwartier Midden

2,635 residents · postal code 1363 · Part of Homeruskwartier, Almere

Top 1% in the Netherlands

Everything for children close by, and little room

Homeruskwartier Midden was built entirely after the turn of the century, and it shows in the population: four per cent are 65 or older and the share of children is well above the national picture. With a primary school three hundred metres away, the families pillar comes out at 9.9 — distance and composition point the same way here.

The highest possible overall score conceals one weaker point. Vacancy is more than twice the national level, which is striking in a neighbourhood of this age; the other wealth components — property values, incomes, social assistance — are favourable, and together they add up to 7.1.

Quiet & nature sticks at 4.7 despite a noise level below the national median. It is greenery that is missing: both the share of green space and the tree canopy in the surroundings are below the national middle.

no. 87 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 5 of 174 in Almere

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Is Homeruskwartier Midden a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Homeruskwartier Midden comes out at 18 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer than in most Dutch neighbourhoods.

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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

18.2 per 1,000

Violent crime

1.4 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.1 per 1,000

Property crime

6.1 per 1,000

Vandalism

1.6 per 1,000

In 2025, 67 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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Amenities

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

Supermarket

0.4 km

GP practice

0.4 km

Train station

2.7 km

Restaurant

0.4 km

Hospital

1.2 km

Café

2.7 km

Library

1.3 km

Motorway ramp

1.7 km

Tick = Dutch median

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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

€ 467,000

Welfare recipients

7.6 per 1,000

High incomes

31%

Low incomes

27%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

64%

Social housing

13%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

59%

Built after 2000

100%

Tick = Dutch median

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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

6,928 inw/km²

Noise level

51 dB

Green surroundings

45%

Trees nearby

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,585

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.1 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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Families

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

Primary school

0.3 km

Households with children

43%

Childcare

0.3 km

Secondary school

1.3 km

Residents under 15

24%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Homeruskwartier Midden has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 41%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1524%
NL median 14%
15–2511%
NL median 11%
25–4541%
NL median 22%
45–6519%
NL median 28%
65+4%
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
2.3 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
38% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
43% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
6,928 — 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

Is Homeruskwartier Midden a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Homeruskwartier Midden comes out at 18 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer than in most Dutch neighbourhoods. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in Homeruskwartier Midden?

In Homeruskwartier Midden the police recorded 67 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (18 per 1,000) is not simply that count divided by the number of residents: we count residents plus workplaces, so a shopping street or station is not unfairly penalised, and for small counts we pull the figure towards the national average — otherwise a single incident would make a small neighbourhood look unsafe.

How is the grade for Homeruskwartier Midden calculated?

Homeruskwartier Midden scores 10.0 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh five equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income, quiet & nature and families — and see where Homeruskwartier Midden lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the five grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.