neighbourhood in Doetinchem

Oosseld / Vijverberg - zuidwest

2,820 residents · postal code 7004 · Part of Oosseld / Vijverberg, Doetinchem

Top 21% in the Netherlands

More than a third of homes in Doetinchem's Oosseld/Vijverberg south-west were built after 2000, and households with children make up a substantial 41 percent of the total. Amenities score well at 7.7, safety at 7.9, with crime of 22.7 per 1,000 people present just under the national median of 24. Wealth & income and space & quiet stay average at 4.6 and 5.1. Nearly nine in ten homes are single-family houses, two-thirds of them owner-occupied.

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no. 19 of 76 in Doetinchem

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Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

22.7 per 1,000

Violent crime

1.6 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.6 per 1,000

Property crime

6.5 per 1,000

Vandalism

1.5 per 1,000

In 2025, 80 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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Amenities

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

Supermarket

0.5 km

GP practice

2.2 km

Train station

1.7 km

Restaurant

0.7 km

Hospital

1.3 km

Café

1.6 km

Library

2.3 km

Motorway ramp

1.1 km

Tick = Dutch median

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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

€ 354,000

Welfare recipients

17.7 per 1,000

High incomes

18%

Low incomes

39%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

66%

Social housing

30%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

89%

Built after 2000

36%

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Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.

Population density

3,885 inw/km²

Noise level

56 dB

Green surroundings

54%

Trees nearby

16%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

628

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.1 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.

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Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Primary school

0.5 km

Households with children

41%

Childcare

0.5 km

Secondary school

0.8 km

Residents under 15

18%

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Who lives here

Oosseld / Vijverberg - zuidwest has strikingly many children under 15: 18%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1518%
NL median 14%
15–2510%
NL median 11%
25–4527%
NL median 22%
45–6527%
NL median 28%
65+18%
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
2.4 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
31% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
41% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
3,885 — far 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 Oosseld / Vijverberg - zuidwest calculated?

Oosseld / Vijverberg - zuidwest scores 8.4 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 Oosseld / Vijverberg - zuidwest 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 Oosseld / Vijverberg - zuidwest a safe neighbourhood?

Oosseld / Vijverberg - zuidwest scores 7.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (22.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.