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Ommerveld en verspreide huizen polder Meerten

310 residents · postal code 4032 · Part of Lienden, Buren

Top 40% in the Netherlands

How we calculate

Home to 310 residents, Ommerveld en verspreide huizen polder Meerten is a rural area in Buren. On the national yardstick its total score is 7.0. The profile is pronounced: wealth and income scores 9.3, while amenities lags at 3.6. For families it stands at 3.3.

  • no. 5,185 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 14 of 39 in Buren

How Ommerveld en verspreide huizen polder Meerten 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
21.2 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.4 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.4 per 1,000
Property crime
10.8 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.3 per 1,000

In 2025, 7 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
3.3 km
GP practice
1.9 km
Train station
7.7 km
Restaurant
3.3 km
Hospital
9.0 km
Café
2.3 km
Library
3.0 km
Motorway ramp
1.5 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
€ 611,000
Welfare recipients
0.0 per 1,000
High incomes
26%
Low incomes
32%
Vacancy
5%
Owner-occupied
86%
Social housing
0%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
94%
Built after 2000
15%

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
86 inw/km²
Noise level
48 dB
Green surroundings
67%
Trees nearby
3%
Water share
12%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
50
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.6 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
3.4 km
Households with children
39%
Childcare
3.0 km
Secondary school
7.2 km
Residents under 15
14%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Ommerveld en verspreide huizen polder Meerten has strikingly many young people aged 15 to 25: 17%, against 11% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1514%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2517%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4517%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6534%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+19%

    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

    2.5larger than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    30%around the average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    39%more than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    86far 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 Ommerveld en verspreide huizen polder Meerten calculated?

Ommerveld en verspreide huizen polder Meerten scores 7.0 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 Ommerveld en verspreide huizen polder Meerten 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 Ommerveld en verspreide huizen polder Meerten a safe neighbourhood?

Ommerveld en verspreide huizen polder Meerten scores 8.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (21.2 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

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