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Bloemen/Oranjebuurt

2,160 residents · postal code 4101 · Part of Culemborg Oost, Culemborg

Top 12% in the Netherlands

How we calculate

The Bloemen and Oranje neighbourhood in eastern Culemborg scores well across the board: amenities a 9.4, wealth and income a 6.3 and an overall 9.1. Over a quarter of the homes were built after 2000, 85 percent single-family and seventy percent owner-occupied, at a value of €417,000 around the national middle. Space & quiet, at 6.6, is the weakest pillar. Crime, at 20.4 offences per 1,000 people present, sits below the median.

  • no. 1,546 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 5 of 20 in Culemborg

How Bloemen/Oranjebuurt 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
20.4 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.1 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.0 per 1,000
Property crime
6.7 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.8 per 1,000

In 2025, 56 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
0.7 km
GP practice
0.3 km
Train station
1.6 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Hospital
0.6 km
Café
0.9 km
Library
1.0 km
Motorway ramp
1.8 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
€ 417,000
Welfare recipients
9.3 per 1,000
High incomes
23%
Low incomes
36%
Vacancy
3%
Owner-occupied
71%
Social housing
19%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
85%
Built after 2000
27%

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
5,664 inw/km²
Noise level
52 dB
Green surroundings
55%
Trees nearby
12%
Water share
3%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
2,000
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.8 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
0.8 km
Households with children
35%
Childcare
0.3 km
Secondary school
1.0 km
Residents under 15
16%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

The age profile of Bloemen/Oranjebuurt looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1516%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–259%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4522%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6528%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+25%

    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

    2.2around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    32%around the average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    35%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    5,664far more 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 Bloemen/Oranjebuurt calculated?

Bloemen/Oranjebuurt scores 9.1 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 Bloemen/Oranjebuurt 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 Bloemen/Oranjebuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Bloemen/Oranjebuurt scores 6.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (20.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

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