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neighbourhood in Doetinchem

De IJkenberg

2,500 residents · postal code 7009 · Part of Bezelhorst / De Kruisberg / Ijkenberg, Doetinchem

  • no. 10,940 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 65 of 76 in Doetinchem

Scores per pillar

With just 20 per cent owner-occupied homes and property at 238,000 euro, De IJkenberg is a decidedly rental quarter of Doetinchem. Amenities score 9.0, but social cohesion (2.6), housing (3.3) and nature (3.3) all sit near the bottom, and the overall grade stalls at 3.7. Close to four in ten households are single-person, and at more than 28 crimes per 1,000 people present, crime runs above the national median.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.4 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.8 km
Secondary school
0.8 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
2.7 km
Hospital
0.9 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Café
1.2 km
Library
1.6 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
29.0
Violent crimes
1.6
Burglaries
0.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 238,000
Owner-occupied
20%
Single-family homes
89%
Built after 2000
2%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 17%15–25 14%25–45 26%45–65 25%65+ 17%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
38%
Single-person households
38%
Residents per km²
5,957

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for De IJkenberg calculated?

De IJkenberg scores 3.7 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 IJkenberg a safe neighbourhood?

De IJkenberg scores 7.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (29.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.