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neighbourhood in Ameland

Buren

755 residents · postal code 9164 · Part of Wijk 00, Ameland

  • no. 6,524 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 1 of 7 in Ameland
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Scores per pillar

Home to 755 residents, Buren is a rural area in Ameland. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 6.3 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: safety scores 9.4, while amenities lags at 4.5.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.0 km
General practitioner
2.5 km
Primary school
1.5 km
Secondary school
2.5 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
37.0 km
Hospital
43.9 km
Restaurant
0.2 km
Café
2.0 km
Library
1.8 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
15.5
Violent crimes
0.6
Burglaries
0.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 400,000
Owner-occupied
75%
Single-family homes
82%
Built after 2000
23%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 18%15–25 10%25–45 27%45–65 24%65+ 21%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
34%
Single-person households
35%
Residents per km²
37

Nearby neighbourhoods

Nes

Ameland

5.8

Verspreide huizen Ternaard

Noardeast-Fryslân

4.9

Ternaard

Noardeast-Fryslân

3.0

Verspreide huizen Holwerd

Noardeast-Fryslân

4.6

Wierum

Noardeast-Fryslân

2.5

Holwerd

Noardeast-Fryslân

3.3

Similar neighbourhoods

Dirksland noord

Goeree-Overflakkee

6.3

Zebraspoor

Stichtse Vecht

6.3

Buitengebied De Horst

Berg en Dal

6.3

Winkelcentrum Vathorst

Amersfoort

6.3

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Buren calculated?

Buren scores 6.3 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 Buren a safe neighbourhood?

Buren scores 9.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (15.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.