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neighbourhood in De Wolden

Ruinen

2,665 residents · postal code 7963 · Part of Ruinen, De Wolden

  • no. 8,634 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 29 of 39 in De Wolden

Scores per pillar

Ageing defines Ruinen, in De Wolden: 34 per cent of residents are 65-plus, against 12 per cent children under fifteen. At 1,531 residents per square kilometre, it is among the least densely built neighbourhoods in this batch. Safety scores 8.0, with 11.4 crimes per 1,000 people present against a national median of 24. Social cohesion lags at 4.5. The average home value of €353,000 sits below the national median of €422,000, with the train station almost 11 kilometres away.

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
11.0 km
Childcare
0.8 km
Train station
10.8 km
Hospital
11.0 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Café
6.2 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
11.4
Violent crimes
1.0
Burglaries
1.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 353,000
Owner-occupied
66%
Single-family homes
86%
Built after 2000
16%
Income per resident
€ 32,000

Who lives here

0–15 12%15–25 10%25–45 18%45–65 26%65+ 34%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
26%
Single-person households
34%
Residents per km²
1,531

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Ruinen calculated?

Ruinen scores 5.0 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 Ruinen a safe neighbourhood?

Ruinen scores 8.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (11.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.