neighbourhood in Best

Wilhelminadorp

3,605 residents · postal code 5684 · Part of Centrum, Best

Bottom 39% in the Netherlands

Wilhelminadorp in Best is an ordinary residential area where figures cluster around the middle: amenities rank highest at 8.1, while wealth & income (4.2) and space & quiet (3.6) lag. Over three-quarters of homes are single-family, averaging 336,000 euro. Four in ten households live alone, and the overall grade comes in at 5.4.

no. 8,084 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 15 of 18 in Best

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Safety

no grade

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The figures ⌄

Amenities

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

Supermarket

0.4 km

GP practice

1.1 km

Train station

1.7 km

Restaurant

0.5 km

Hospital

8.8 km

Café

0.6 km

Library

2.1 km

Motorway ramp

1.8 km

Tick = Dutch median

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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

€ 336,000

Welfare recipients

27.7 per 1,000

High incomes

14%

Low incomes

41%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

63%

Social housing

30%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

77%

Built after 2000

12%

Tick = Dutch median

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Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.

Population density

4,575 inw/km²

Noise level

55 dB

Green surroundings

40%

Trees nearby

11%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,642

Fine particles (PM2.5)

9.0 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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Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Primary school

0.5 km

Households with children

30%

Childcare

0.6 km

Secondary school

1.2 km

Residents under 15

14%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Wilhelminadorp has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 29%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1514%
NL median 14%
15–259%
NL median 11%
25–4529%
NL median 22%
45–6526%
NL median 28%
65+21%
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
2.0 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
40% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
30% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
4,575 — far more 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 Wilhelminadorp calculated?

Wilhelminadorp scores 5.4 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 Wilhelminadorp 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.