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neighbourhood in Coevorden

Dalen

3,235 residents · postal code 7751 · Part of Dalen, Coevorden

  • no. 5,400 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 13 of 61 in Coevorden

Scores per pillar

The Drenthe village of Dalen is spacious and ageing: a third of residents are over 65 and, at 1,259 people per square kilometre, it is rural. Safety scores 7.9 with barely 14 crimes per 1,000 people present, and most pillars sit in the upper middle. Housing trails at 4.7. The station is within walking distance. At €349,000, home values sit below the national median.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.7 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
0.8 km
Secondary school
5.6 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
1.1 km
Hospital
5.4 km
Restaurant
0.7 km
Café
3.9 km
Library
0.8 km

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.

Total crimes
13.8
Violent crimes
0.4
Burglaries
1.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 349,000
Owner-occupied
78%
Single-family homes
84%
Built after 2000
7%
Income per resident
€ 36,000

Who lives here

0–15 12%15–25 10%25–45 16%45–65 28%65+ 33%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
30%
Single-person households
31%
Residents per km²
1,259

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Dalen calculated?

Dalen scores 6.9 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 Dalen a safe neighbourhood?

Dalen scores 7.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (13.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.