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neighbourhood in Almere

Waterwijk Oost

1,650 residents · postal code 1317 · Part of Waterwijk, Almere

  • no. 9,981 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 128 of 173 in Almere
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Scores per pillar

Home to 1,650 residents, Waterwijk Oost is an urban residential neighbourhood in Almere. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 4.3. The profile is pronounced: amenities scores 8.2, while socio-economic position lags at 3.8.

Amenities nearby

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Large supermarket
0.8 km
General practitioner
0.8 km
Primary school
0.3 km
Secondary school
2.4 km
Childcare
0.3 km
Train station
2.9 km
Hospital
3.4 km
Restaurant
0.8 km
Café
0.8 km
Library
3.3 km

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.

Total crimes
20.4
Violent crimes
1.1
Burglaries
2.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 304,000
Owner-occupied
53%
Single-family homes
71%
Built after 2000
12%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 9%25–45 27%45–65 24%65+ 24%
Average household size
2.0
Households with children
33%
Single-person households
42%
Residents per km²
6,727

Nearby neighbourhoods

Waterwijk Midden

Almere

5.8

Waterwijk Zuid

Almere

7.5

Verzetswijk West

Almere

9.7

Waterwijk Noord

Almere

4.2

Verzetswijk Oost

Almere

5.9

Waterwijk West

Almere

7.4

Similar neighbourhoods

Steenbergerweiden

Hoogeveen

4.3

Bergkwartier

Deventer

4.3

Nieuw Mathenesse

Rotterdam

4.3

Hippolytushoef West (woonkern)

Hollands Kroon

4.3

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Waterwijk Oost calculated?

Waterwijk Oost scores 4.3 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.

Is Waterwijk Oost a safe neighbourhood?

Waterwijk Oost scores 5.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (20.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.