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Burchtpolder

1,310 residents · postal code 4251 · Part of Werkendam, Altena

  • no. 11,600 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 57 of 58 in Altena
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Scores per pillar

Burchtpolder is an urban residential neighbourhood in Altena with 1,310 residents. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 3.3. The profile is pronounced: amenities scores 6.7, while safety lags at 3.1.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.3 km
General practitioner
0.8 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
4.7 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
9.7 km
Hospital
10.7 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Café
0.7 km
Library
6.5 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
28.6
Violent crimes
2.6
Burglaries
2.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 343,000
Owner-occupied
65%
Single-family homes
93%
Built after 2000
9%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 20%15–25 11%25–45 27%45–65 22%65+ 19%
Average household size
2.5
Households with children
39%
Single-person households
31%
Residents per km²
4,914

Nearby neighbourhoods

Welgelegen

Altena

3.6

Centrum Werkendam

Altena

5.1

Vervoornepolder noord

Altena

6.8

Vervoornepolder zuid

Altena

4.7

Bedrijventerrein Werkendam

Altena

6.1

Werkense polder

Altena

7.8

Similar neighbourhoods

Langeheit West

Zaanstad

3.3

Helleraetplein en omgeving

Zutphen

3.3

De Sprookjesbuurt

's-Hertogenbosch

3.3

Gerkesklooster

Achtkarspelen

3.3

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Burchtpolder calculated?

Burchtpolder scores 3.3 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 Burchtpolder a safe neighbourhood?

Burchtpolder scores 3.1 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (28.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.