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neighbourhood in Arnhem

Boulevardwijk

2,030 residents · postal code 6828 · Part of Spijkerkwartier, Arnhem

  • no. 11,041 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 52 of 81 in Arnhem

Scores per pillar

The Boulevardwijk is the southern tip of Arnhem's Spijkerkwartier, between the Boulevard Heuvelink and the railway. It is extremely single: 74 percent of households, hardly any children — students and starters dominate the stacked flats. Amenities score 9.6, and crime runs above the median at 33 incidents per 1,000 people present. Overall: 3.7.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
0.7 km
Childcare
0.2 km
Train station
1.1 km
Hospital
3.1 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
0.6 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
33.3
Violent crimes
2.4
Burglaries
1.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 353,000
Owner-occupied
31%
Single-family homes
10%
Built after 2000
9%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 6%15–25 20%25–45 44%45–65 20%65+ 10%
Average household size
1.4
Households with children
8%
Single-person households
74%
Residents per km²
11,954

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Boulevardwijk calculated?

Boulevardwijk scores 3.7 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 Boulevardwijk a safe neighbourhood?

Boulevardwijk scores 3.1 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (33.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.