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neighbourhood in Altena

Spijk

1,080 residents · postal code 4261 · Part of Wijk en Aalburg, Altena

  • no. 1,569 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 2 of 58 in Altena
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Scores per pillar

Spijk is a spacious residential neighbourhood in Altena with 1,080 residents. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 9.1. The profile is pronounced: safety scores 8.8, while amenities lags at 5.5.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.5 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
0.7 km
Secondary school
0.7 km
Childcare
0.7 km
Train station
15.0 km
Hospital
11.5 km
Restaurant
1.7 km
Café
1.4 km
Library
0.7 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
17.7
Violent crimes
0.5
Burglaries
0.7

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 494,000
Owner-occupied
90%
Single-family homes
88%
Built after 2000
59%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 25%15–25 12%25–45 27%45–65 22%65+ 14%
Average household size
2.8
Households with children
46%
Single-person households
27%
Residents per km²
1,466

Nearby neighbourhoods

Buitengebied Wijk en Aalburg oost

Altena

9.1

Wijk

Altena

6.6

De Rietschoof

Zaltbommel

8.0

Aalburg

Altena

3.7

Aalst

Zaltbommel

7.2

Verspreide huizen in de polder Aalst

Zaltbommel

5.5

Similar neighbourhoods

Loo Gld

Duiven

9.1

Professorenwijk-West

Leiden

9.1

Rietveldse polder

Alphen aan den Rijn

9.1

Binnenhof

Leiderdorp

9.1

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Spijk calculated?

Spijk scores 9.1 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 Spijk a safe neighbourhood?

Spijk scores 8.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (17.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.