neighbourhood in Almere
Markerkant Zuid
50 residents · postal code 1314 · Part of Markerkant, Almere
Home to 50 residents, Markerkant Zuid is a rural area in Almere. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 5.7 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: amenities scores 8.5, while safety lags at 3.0.
- no. 7,526 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 130 of 174 in Almere
This neighbourhood has few residents; figures are indicative.
How Markerkant Zuid 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.
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 ⌄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
Markerkant Zuid has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 68%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1514%
NL median 14%
- 15–25–Not enough data
NL median 11%
- 25–4568%
NL median 22%
- 45–65–Not enough data
NL median 28%
- 65+0%
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
Not enough dataNot enough data
NL median 31%
Households with children
Not enough dataNot enough data
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
301 — far less 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 Markerkant Zuid calculated?
Markerkant Zuid scores 5.7 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 Markerkant Zuid 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 Markerkant Zuid a safe neighbourhood?
Markerkant Zuid scores 3.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (59.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.
The best and worst neighbourhoods of Almere
Same total grade, same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Almere.
More about this area
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