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neighbourhood in Altena

Giessen

1,450 residents · postal code 4283 · Part of Giessen, Altena

  • no. 9,683 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 50 of 58 in Altena
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Scores per pillar

Home to 1,450 residents, Giessen is a spacious residential neighbourhood in Altena. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 4.4. Scores are fairly even, with amenities (6.0) as the strongest pillar.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.8 km
General practitioner
0.4 km
Primary school
1.0 km
Secondary school
1.5 km
Childcare
0.9 km
Train station
14.7 km
Hospital
15.8 km
Restaurant
0.7 km
Café
0.6 km
Library
3.8 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
17.1
Violent crimes
1.7
Burglaries
1.9

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 362,000
Owner-occupied
68%
Single-family homes
87%
Built after 2000
14%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 18%15–25 12%25–45 23%45–65 27%65+ 20%
Average household size
2.4
Households with children
35%
Single-person households
33%
Residents per km²
2,558

Nearby neighbourhoods

Buitengebied Giessen

Altena

6.6

Rijswijk (NB)

Altena

6.5

Buitengebied Rijswijk (NB)

Altena

7.5

Uitwijk

Altena

5.5

Andel

Altena

6.9

Buitengebied Andel

Altena

6.5

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Putten

4.4

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4.4

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Capelle aan den IJssel

4.4

Urmond ten westen van Julianakanaal

Stein (L.)

4.4

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Giessen calculated?

Giessen scores 4.4 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 Giessen a safe neighbourhood?

Giessen scores 5.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (17.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.