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Nieuw-Bergen Buitengebied

280 residents · postal code 5854 · Part of Nieuw-Bergen, Bergen (L.)

Bottom 46% in the Netherlands

How we calculate

Home to 280 residents, Nieuw-Bergen Buitengebied is a rural area in Bergen (L.). On the national yardstick its total score is 5.9. The profile is pronounced: space and quiet scores 10.0, while amenities lags at 4.2. For families it stands at 2.8.

  • no. 7,148 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 4 of 14 in Bergen (L.)

How Nieuw-Bergen Buitengebied scores

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The figures

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
Total crime
37.0 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.6 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.4 per 1,000
Property crime
16.2 per 1,000
Vandalism
3.5 per 1,000

In 2025, 20 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
1.9 km
GP practice
2.2 km
Train station
6.5 km
Restaurant
1.7 km
Hospital
14.5 km
Café
1.8 km
Library
2.1 km
Motorway ramp
1.2 km

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Wealth & income

What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.
Property value
€ 537,000
Welfare recipients
0.0 per 1,000
High incomes
20%
Low incomes
35%
Vacancy
1%
Owner-occupied
87%
Social housing
0%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes
98%
Built after 2000
6%

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
16 inw/km²
Noise level
40 dB
Green surroundings
75%
Trees nearby
23%
Water share
1%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²
217
Fine particles (PM2.5)
7.7 µg/m³

Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
2.1 km
Households with children
31%
Childcare
2.1 km
Secondary school
11.7 km
Residents under 15
9%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Nieuw-Bergen Buitengebied has strikingly few children under 15: 9%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–159%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2514%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4519%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6538%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+20%

    NL median 22%

Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.

  • Average household size

    2.3around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    31%around the average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    31%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    16far less densely populated than average

    NL median 2,364

Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade.

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Nieuw-Bergen Buitengebied calculated?

Nieuw-Bergen Buitengebied scores 5.9 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Nieuw-Bergen Buitengebied lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.

Is Nieuw-Bergen Buitengebied a safe neighbourhood?

Nieuw-Bergen Buitengebied scores 4.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (37.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

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Same total grade, same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Bergen (L.).

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