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neighbourhood in Apeldoorn

Matendonk

5,090 residents · postal code 7326 · Part of Zuidoost, Apeldoorn

  • no. 9,405 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 66 of 87 in Apeldoorn
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Scores per pillar

On the south-eastern edge of Apeldoorn, Matendonk pairs a high safety mark (8.7) and solid amenities (7.5) with a thin social fabric (3.5) and little greenery (3.5). Homes are cheap by national standards at an average €300,000, and 85 percent are single-family. Nearly a quarter of residents are over 65 against 16 percent under fifteen. With almost 17 crimes per thousand people present, it is quiet.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.9 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
2.0 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
1.6 km
Hospital
6.4 km
Restaurant
0.8 km
Café
1.5 km
Library
1.3 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
16.7
Violent crimes
0.9
Burglaries
0.5

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 300,000
Owner-occupied
58%
Single-family homes
85%
Built after 2000
0%
Income per resident
€ 29,000

Who lives here

0–15 16%15–25 13%25–45 23%45–65 26%65+ 23%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
38%
Single-person households
32%
Residents per km²
5,647

Nearby neighbourhoods

Matenhoeve

Apeldoorn

6.2

Matengaarde

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3.2

Groot Zonnehoeve

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8.0

Matenveld

Apeldoorn

5.3

Matendreef

Apeldoorn

4.9

Matenhorst

Apeldoorn

4.5

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4.6

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Matendonk calculated?

Matendonk scores 4.6 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 Matendonk a safe neighbourhood?

Matendonk scores 8.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (16.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.