neighbourhood in Almere
Literatuurwijk Zuid
2,070 residents · postal code 1321 · Part of Literatuurwijk, Almere
Well-off, but not spacious
A 9.7 for wealth & income that holds up on every component: in Literatuurwijk Zuid property value is far above the national median, the top income group is almost twice as wide as nationally and the bottom one narrower, vacancy stands at zero and there is hardly any social assistance. Such uniform figures are unusual; normally at least one component points the other way.
Safety lags slightly behind at 8.3, and that comes down to one category: burglary runs more than three times above the national middle, while violence, property crime and vandalism stay well below it.
Quiet & nature is the weakest component at 5.0. Not because of the density, which is moderate, but because of the surroundings: less greenery and less tree canopy nearby than nationally, and ambient noise just above the median.
- no. 383 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 16 of 174 in Almere
How Literatuurwijk Zuid scores
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Is Literatuurwijk Zuid a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Literatuurwijk Zuid comes out at 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Literatuurwijk Zuid is among the 20% of Dutch neighbourhoods with the fewest recorded crimes.
The figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
In 2025, 30 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.
Tick = Dutch median
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.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
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
The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Tick = Dutch median
Who lives here
Literatuurwijk Zuid has strikingly few residents aged 65 and over: 13%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1516%
NL median 14%
- 15–2515%
NL median 11%
- 25–4521%
NL median 22%
- 45–6536%
NL median 28%
- 65+13%
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
2.8 — larger than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
13% — far fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
55% — far more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
5,340 — 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 Literatuurwijk Zuid a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Literatuurwijk Zuid comes out at 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Literatuurwijk Zuid is among the 20% of Dutch neighbourhoods with the fewest recorded crimes. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.
How much crime is there in Literatuurwijk Zuid?
In Literatuurwijk Zuid the police recorded 30 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (13 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 Literatuurwijk Zuid calculated?
Literatuurwijk Zuid scores 9.8 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 Literatuurwijk Zuid 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.
The best and worst neighbourhoods of Almere
Same total grade, same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Almere.
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