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Bedrijventerrein Veen

480 residents · postal code 4264 · Part of Veen, Altena

A residential area despite the name: 480 residents, mostly owner-occupied homes.

Bottom 47% in the Netherlands

How we calculate

Bedrijventerrein Veen is a rural area in Altena with 480 residents. On the national yardstick its total score is 6.0. The profile is pronounced: wealth and income scores 7.9, while amenities lags at 4.6. For families it stands at 5.2.

  • no. 7,039 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 27 of 58 in Altena

How Bedrijventerrein Veen 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
22.5 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.7 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.0 per 1,000
Property crime
9.1 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.3 per 1,000

In 2025, 18 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
1.3 km
Train station
14.6 km
Restaurant
2.7 km
Hospital
12.3 km
Café
2.6 km
Library
2.8 km
Motorway ramp
1.3 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
€ 534,000
Welfare recipients
0.0 per 1,000
High incomes
15%
Low incomes
33%
Vacancy
5%
Owner-occupied
80%
Social housing
0%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
94%
Built after 2000
25%

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
617 inw/km²
Noise level
49 dB
Green surroundings
54%
Trees nearby
4%
Water share
1%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
363
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.6 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
1.4 km
Households with children
36%
Childcare
1.5 km
Secondary school
2.9 km
Residents under 15
20%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Bedrijventerrein Veen has strikingly few residents aged 65 and over: 6%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1520%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2512%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4536%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6526%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+6%

    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

    2.3around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    49%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    36%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    617far less 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 Bedrijventerrein Veen calculated?

Bedrijventerrein Veen scores 6.0 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 Bedrijventerrein Veen 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 Bedrijventerrein Veen a safe neighbourhood?

Bedrijventerrein Veen scores 6.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (22.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

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