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Seizoenenbuurt West

2,385 residents · postal code 1335 · Part of Seizoenenbuurt, Almere

Top 12% in the Netherlands

How we calculate

Almere in miniature: Seizoenenbuurt West is densely built, at over 9,000 residents per square kilometre, young and safe. More than half of households have children, only 9 per cent are over 65, and a 8.6 for safety places it among the calmest neighbourhoods in the country. Homes remain below the median at €374,000. Nature is the Achilles heel, a 5.3, about as low as the scale goes.

  • no. 1,500 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 41 of 174 in Almere

How Seizoenenbuurt 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.
Total crime
19.9 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.0 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.1 per 1,000
Property crime
5.6 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.3 per 1,000

In 2025, 58 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
0.4 km
GP practice
0.9 km
Train station
1.2 km
Restaurant
0.9 km
Hospital
7.0 km
Café
2.7 km
Library
1.4 km
Motorway ramp
1.5 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
€ 374,000
Welfare recipients
25.2 per 1,000
High incomes
20%
Low incomes
37%
Vacancy
1%
Owner-occupied
61%
Social housing
24%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
85%
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
9,149 inw/km²
Noise level
52 dB
Green surroundings
58%
Trees nearby
15%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
2,216
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
0.6 km
Households with children
56%
Childcare
0.5 km
Secondary school
1.9 km
Residents under 15
20%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Seizoenenbuurt West has strikingly few residents aged 65 and over: 9%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1520%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2514%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4528%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6529%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+9%

    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

    2.6larger than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    24%fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    56%far more than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    9,149far 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 Seizoenenbuurt West calculated?

Seizoenenbuurt West scores 9.1 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 Seizoenenbuurt 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 Seizoenenbuurt West a safe neighbourhood?

Seizoenenbuurt West scores 8.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (19.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

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