neighbourhood in Almere
Overig Almere Hout West
60 residents · postal code 1358 · Part of Overig Almere Hout, Almere
Home to 60 residents, Overig Almere Hout West is a rural area in Almere. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 2.7 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: space and quiet scores 9.9, while amenities lags at 3.1. For families it stands at 2.6.
- no. 12,729 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 172 of 174 in Almere
This neighbourhood has few residents; figures are indicative.
How Overig Almere Hout West 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, 26 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
Overig Almere Hout West has strikingly many residents aged 45 to 65: 46%, against 28% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–157%
NL median 14%
- 15–2511%
NL median 11%
- 25–4515%
NL median 22%
- 45–6546%
NL median 28%
- 65+31%
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
2.2 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
21% — far fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
21% — far fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
15 — 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 Overig Almere Hout West calculated?
Overig Almere Hout West scores 2.7 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 Overig Almere Hout 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 Overig Almere Hout West a safe neighbourhood?
Overig Almere Hout West scores 3.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (61.1 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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