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neighbourhood in Apeldoorn

Berg en Bos

2,065 residents · postal code 7313 · Part of West, Apeldoorn

  • no. 330 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 2 of 87 in Apeldoorn

Scores per pillar

Berg en Bos is Apeldoorn's villa quarter: an average home value of 937,000 euro, by far the highest in this set, and 95 per cent owner-occupied. Density is low and greenery ample. Social cohesion (9.7), housing (9.8) and the overall grade (9.8) all score near the top. At 17 offences per 1,000 people present it stays calm, though safety, at 7.1, trails the other pillars. Nearly a third of residents are over 65.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.3 km
General practitioner
1.4 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
0.8 km
Childcare
0.7 km
Train station
3.7 km
Hospital
1.4 km
Restaurant
1.0 km
Café
1.9 km
Library
2.6 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
16.8
Violent crimes
0.3
Burglaries
3.0

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 937,000
Owner-occupied
95%
Single-family homes
89%
Built after 2000
6%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 11%25–45 12%45–65 33%65+ 31%
Average household size
2.4
Households with children
33%
Single-person households
22%
Residents per km²
1,261

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Berg en Bos calculated?

Berg en Bos scores 9.8 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 Berg en Bos a safe neighbourhood?

Berg en Bos scores 7.1 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (16.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.