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Kerk Avezaath

1,250 residents · postal code 4012 · Part of Zoelen, Buren

Top 42% in the Netherlands

How we calculate

Home to 1,250 residents, Kerk Avezaath is a spacious residential neighbourhood in Buren. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 6.9 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: safety scores 8.0, while amenities lags at 4.7.

  • no. 5,433 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 16 of 39 in Buren

How Kerk Avezaath 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
20.2 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.1 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.6 per 1,000
Property crime
6.6 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.5 per 1,000

In 2025, 29 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
2.5 km
GP practice
3.5 km
Train station
3.9 km
Restaurant
1.4 km
Hospital
3.6 km
Café
0.6 km
Library
5.4 km
Motorway ramp
0.7 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
€ 445,000
Welfare recipients
8.0 per 1,000
High incomes
22%
Low incomes
34%
Vacancy
1%
Owner-occupied
82%
Social housing
16%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
96%
Built after 2000
2%

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
1,411 inw/km²
Noise level
51 dB
Green surroundings
64%
Trees nearby
5%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
207
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.9 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
0.7 km
Households with children
36%
Childcare
0.7 km
Secondary school
4.6 km
Residents under 15
14%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

The age profile of Kerk Avezaath looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1514%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2511%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4522%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6530%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+23%

    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

    22%fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    36%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    1,411far 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 Kerk Avezaath calculated?

Kerk Avezaath scores 6.9 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 Kerk Avezaath 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 Kerk Avezaath a safe neighbourhood?

Kerk Avezaath scores 8.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (20.2 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

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