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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.

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
3.1 km
Primary school
2.0 km
Secondary school
3.4 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
4.8 km
Hospital
5.3 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Café
3.8 km
Library
4.9 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
18.3
Violent crimes
1.5
Burglaries
0.9

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 257,000
Owner-occupied
49%
Single-family homes
40%
Built after 2000
0%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 12%15–25 7%25–45 25%45–65 20%65+ 36%
Average household size
1.9
Households with children
25%
Single-person households
47%
Residents per km²
5,625

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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.