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Vrijenburg

5,405 residents · postal code 2994 · Part of Vrijenburg, Barendrecht

  • no. 3,220 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 20 of 44 in Barendrecht

Scores per pillar

Young and full of children: in Vrijenburg, near Barendrecht, 55 percent of households have children and barely 11 percent are over 65. Built entirely after 2000, the district scores safe (8.3) and strong on housing (8.3). Amenities lag at 4.9, the supermarket 2.3 kilometres away. Property values are above average at €453,000. With 20 crimes per thousand residents, it is quiet.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
2.3 km
General practitioner
2.3 km
Primary school
0.7 km
Secondary school
2.5 km
Childcare
0.8 km
Train station
5.0 km
Hospital
2.8 km
Restaurant
1.5 km
Café
2.2 km
Library
3.2 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
20.0
Violent crimes
1.6
Burglaries
0.2

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 453,000
Owner-occupied
70%
Single-family homes
69%
Built after 2000
100%
Income per resident
€ 36,000

Who lives here

0–15 21%15–25 15%25–45 23%45–65 30%65+ 11%
Average household size
2.7
Households with children
55%
Single-person households
23%
Residents per km²
5,439

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Vrijenburg calculated?

Vrijenburg scores 8.2 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 Vrijenburg a safe neighbourhood?

Vrijenburg scores 8.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (20.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.