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neighbourhood in Delft

Afrikabuurt-West

1,795 residents · postal code 2622 · Part of Tanthof-West, Delft

  • no. 1,084 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 6 of 75 in Delft

Scores per pillar

Set in Delft's Tanthof-West, the Afrikabuurt-West is a settled owner-occupied pocket, with 79 per cent of homes owned and 87 per cent single-family. The population is ageing — almost a quarter are over 65 against 13 per cent under fifteen. At €416,000, values track the national midpoint almost exactly. Safety and amenities score 9.4 and 8.0, while greenery is the weak point at 4.1.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
0.8 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
2.1 km
Childcare
1.0 km
Train station
2.4 km
Hospital
2.8 km
Restaurant
0.7 km
Café
1.2 km
Library
2.2 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
16.6
Violent crimes
0.4
Burglaries
0.5

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 416,000
Owner-occupied
79%
Single-family homes
87%
Built after 2000
0%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 13%15–25 10%25–45 23%45–65 30%65+ 24%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
38%
Single-person households
26%
Residents per km²
9,808

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Afrikabuurt-West calculated?

Afrikabuurt-West scores 9.4 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 Afrikabuurt-West a safe neighbourhood?

Afrikabuurt-West scores 9.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (16.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.