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Tussen de Vaarten Z.- Zuidwest

2,300 residents · postal code 1328 · Part of Tussen de Vaarten Zuid, Almere

Top 8% in the Netherlands

How we calculate

Tussen de Vaarten-Zuid is one of the newer parts of Almere, built entirely after 2000 and 76 percent owner-occupied. Safety is the strongest pillar here at 9.5, at 16.1 crimes per 1,000 people present, and amenities score well too at 7.5. Over forty percent of households have children, and the average value, at €409,000, sits just below the national middle. Space and quiet trails badly at 2.9.

  • no. 1,009 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 32 of 174 in Almere

How Tussen de Vaarten Z.- Zuidwest 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
16.1 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.0 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.4 per 1,000
Property crime
4.3 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.8 per 1,000

In 2025, 43 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
0.7 km
GP practice
0.8 km
Train station
1.6 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Hospital
4.0 km
Café
3.8 km
Library
3.8 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
€ 409,000
Welfare recipients
8.7 per 1,000
High incomes
22%
Low incomes
34%
Vacancy
1%
Owner-occupied
76%
Social housing
17%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
74%
Built after 2000
100%

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
7,550 inw/km²
Noise level
51 dB
Green surroundings
37%
Trees nearby
4%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
1,570
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
0.4 km
Households with children
43%
Childcare
0.3 km
Secondary school
1.4 km
Residents under 15
16%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Tussen de Vaarten Z.- Zuidwest has strikingly few residents aged 65 and over: 13%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1516%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2514%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4528%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6528%

    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

    2.4around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    36%more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    43%more than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    7,550far 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 Tussen de Vaarten Z.- Zuidwest calculated?

Tussen de Vaarten Z.- Zuidwest scores 9.4 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 Tussen de Vaarten Z.- Zuidwest 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 Tussen de Vaarten Z.- Zuidwest a safe neighbourhood?

Tussen de Vaarten Z.- Zuidwest scores 9.5 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (16.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

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