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neighbourhood in Almere

Waterwijk West

1,615 residents · postal code 1316 · Part of Waterwijk, Almere

  • no. 4,597 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 72 of 173 in Almere

Scores per pillar

Waterwijk West is an urban residential neighbourhood in Almere with 1,615 residents. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 7.4 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: amenities scores 9.8, while safety lags at 3.9.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.3 km
General practitioner
0.5 km
Primary school
0.3 km
Secondary school
1.8 km
Childcare
0.3 km
Train station
2.3 km
Hospital
2.8 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
0.4 km
Library
2.6 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
22.3
Violent crimes
2.3
Burglaries
1.7

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 355,000
Owner-occupied
86%
Single-family homes
92%
Built after 2000
2%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 17%15–25 9%25–45 30%45–65 24%65+ 20%
Average household size
2.4
Households with children
41%
Single-person households
27%
Residents per km²
4,069

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Waterwijk West calculated?

Waterwijk West scores 7.4 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 West a safe neighbourhood?

Waterwijk West scores 3.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (22.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.