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Stadscentrum - noord

1,170 residents · postal code 7001 · Part of Centrum, Doetinchem

Bottom 12% in the Netherlands

How we calculate

Home to 1,170 residents, Stadscentrum - noord is an urban residential neighbourhood in Doetinchem. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 3.4 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: amenities scores 9.7, while wealth and income lags at 3.0. Housing is relatively affordable here, with an average property value of €245k. For families it stands at 4.8.

  • no. 11,559 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 69 of 76 in Doetinchem

How Stadscentrum - noord scores

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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
48.8 per 1,000
Violent crime
4.2 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.2 per 1,000
Property crime
19.9 per 1,000
Vandalism
9.8 per 1,000

In 2025, 96 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
0.3 km
GP practice
0.6 km
Train station
2.0 km
Restaurant
0.2 km
Hospital
1.4 km
Café
0.5 km
Library
1.0 km
Motorway ramp
2.4 km

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

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
€ 245,000
Welfare recipients
34.2 per 1,000
High incomes
10%
Low incomes
41%
Vacancy
4%
Owner-occupied
39%
Social housing
39%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
16%
Built after 2000
21%

Tick = Dutch median

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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
5,503 inw/km²
Noise level
54 dB
Green surroundings
30%
Trees nearby
9%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
2,223
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.2 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.

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.7 km
Households with children
9%
Childcare
0.7 km
Secondary school
0.8 km
Residents under 15
4%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Stadscentrum - noord has strikingly few children under 15: 4%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–154%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–259%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4528%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6522%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+37%

    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

    1.5far smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    62%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    9%far fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    5,503far 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 Stadscentrum - noord calculated?

Stadscentrum - noord scores 3.4 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 Stadscentrum - noord 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 Stadscentrum - noord a safe neighbourhood?

Stadscentrum - noord scores 4.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (48.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

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