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Den Brabander

595 residents · postal code 4861 · Part of Chaam, Alphen-Chaam

Top 32% in the Netherlands

How we calculate

Home to 595 residents, Den Brabander is an urban residential neighbourhood in Alphen-Chaam. On the national yardstick its total score is 7.6. The profile is pronounced: wealth and income scores 9.0, while space and quiet lags at 5.3.

  • no. 4,168 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 5 of 17 in Alphen-Chaam

How Den Brabander 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
21.1 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.9 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.1 per 1,000
Property crime
7.3 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.6 per 1,000

In 2025, 12 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
14.4 km
Restaurant
0.7 km
Hospital
12.5 km
Café
0.4 km
Library
8.2 km
Motorway ramp
0.3 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
€ 510,000
Welfare recipients
0.0 per 1,000
High incomes
30%
Low incomes
30%
Vacancy
3%
Owner-occupied
84%
Social housing
9%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
98%
Built after 2000
79%

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
3,024 inw/km²
Noise level
49 dB
Green surroundings
53%
Trees nearby
7%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
394
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.7 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
0.9 km
Households with children
43%
Childcare
0.8 km
Secondary school
7.9 km
Residents under 15
19%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Den Brabander has strikingly many children under 15: 19%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1519%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2511%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4527%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6528%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+15%

    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

    22%fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    43%more than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    3,024more 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 Den Brabander calculated?

Den Brabander scores 7.6 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 Den Brabander 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 Den Brabander a safe neighbourhood?

Den Brabander scores 6.1 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (21.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

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