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neighbourhood in Bloemendaal

Meerwijk

1,420 residents · postal code 2121 · Part of Bennebroek, Bloemendaal

  • no. 2,725 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 11 of 22 in Bloemendaal

Scores per pillar

Home to 1,420 residents, Meerwijk is an urban residential neighbourhood in Bloemendaal. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 8.4. Scores are fairly even, with safety (8.6) as the strongest pillar.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.8 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
0.7 km
Secondary school
3.6 km
Childcare
0.7 km
Train station
4.1 km
Hospital
5.2 km
Restaurant
0.8 km
Café
0.8 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
17.9
Violent crimes
0.8
Burglaries
0.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 493,000
Owner-occupied
60%
Single-family homes
80%
Built after 2000
20%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 16%15–25 8%25–45 18%45–65 26%65+ 32%
Average household size
2.4
Households with children
38%
Single-person households
25%
Residents per km²
3,928

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Meerwijk calculated?

Meerwijk scores 8.4 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 Meerwijk a safe neighbourhood?

Meerwijk scores 8.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (17.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.