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neighbourhood in De Wolden

De Wijk

2,660 residents · postal code 7957 · Part of De Wijk, De Wolden

  • no. 6,721 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 21 of 39 in De Wolden

Scores per pillar

De Wijk, the village that gives this part of De Wolden its name, has a village-scale density of 1,857 residents per square kilometre. Nearly a third of residents are 65 or older, against 14 percent under 15. Average home values of €372,000 sit below the national midpoint of €422,000, and at 14.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — well under the national median of 24.1 — the area is notably safe, though the safety score itself lands at a middling 6.3. The train station is 8.8 kilometres off.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.7 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
8.1 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
8.8 km
Hospital
6.8 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Café
0.5 km
Library
0.6 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
14.6
Violent crimes
0.7
Burglaries
2.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 372,000
Owner-occupied
67%
Single-family homes
87%
Built after 2000
20%
Income per resident
€ 35,000

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 10%25–45 18%45–65 27%65+ 31%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
29%
Single-person households
30%
Residents per km²
1,857

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for De Wijk calculated?

De Wijk scores 6.1 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 De Wijk a safe neighbourhood?

De Wijk scores 6.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (14.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.