neighbourhood in Bronckhorst
Zelhem
5,745 residents · postal code 7021 · Part of Zelhem, Bronckhorst
- no. 6,583 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 28 of 45 in Bronckhorst
Scores per pillar
Safety is Zelhem's strongest card: an 8.9, with just 11 crimes per thousand residents, far below the median of 24. This Achterhoek village is mostly single-family housing (85 percent) and ageing, with three in ten residents past 65. Amenities are above average at 7.7, but social cohesion (4.1) and housing (4.9) score poorly. Property values are modest at €364,000.
Amenities nearby
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.
per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)
Housing
Who lives here
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Frequently asked questions
How is the grade for Zelhem calculated?
Zelhem scores 6.2 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 Zelhem a safe neighbourhood?
Zelhem scores 8.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (11.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.