neighbourhood in Dordrecht
Merwedepolder-Oost
1,775 residents · postal code 3313 · Part of Staart, Dordrecht
- no. 11,948 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 87 of 102 in Dordrecht
Scores per pillar
In Dordrecht's Staart district sits Merwedepolder-Oost, a neighbourhood that stays below the middle on nearly every measure: its overall grade reaches only 3.1 and housing drops to 2.8. More than a third of residents are over 65 and almost half live alone. Property values are low at €257,000, and both the doctor and the station lie a few kilometres off. Only safety holds up, at 6.4.
Amenities nearby
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.
per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)
Housing
Who lives here
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Frequently asked questions
How is the grade for Merwedepolder-Oost calculated?
Merwedepolder-Oost scores 3.1 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 Merwedepolder-Oost a safe neighbourhood?
Merwedepolder-Oost scores 6.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (18.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.