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neighbourhood in Apeldoorn

Brinkhorst

3,085 residents · postal code 7311 · Part of West, Apeldoorn

  • no. 7,793 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 53 of 87 in Apeldoorn

Scores per pillar

Brinkhorst in western Apeldoorn has amenities a stone's throw away — a 9.3, everything within a kilometre — but safety trails at 4.3 amid more than 41 crimes per 1,000 people present. Social cohesion still scores a 6.5, while nature at 3.2 is the weak spot. Nearly half of households live alone. At €350,000, home values sit below the national median.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.4 km
General practitioner
0.5 km
Primary school
0.9 km
Secondary school
0.6 km
Childcare
0.7 km
Train station
2.0 km
Hospital
1.6 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
0.4 km
Library
1.0 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
41.8
Violent crimes
1.0
Burglaries
1.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 350,000
Owner-occupied
60%
Single-family homes
68%
Built after 2000
5%
Income per resident
€ 36,000

Who lives here

0–15 12%15–25 12%25–45 24%45–65 28%65+ 24%
Average household size
1.9
Households with children
23%
Single-person households
46%
Residents per km²
5,351

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Brinkhorst calculated?

Brinkhorst scores 5.5 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 Brinkhorst a safe neighbourhood?

Brinkhorst scores 4.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (41.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.