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neighbourhood in Drimmelen

Vaartkant

1,175 residents · postal code 4844 · Part of Terheijden, Drimmelen

  • no. 3,698 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 11 of 35 in Drimmelen

Scores per pillar

Home to 1,175 residents, Vaartkant is a spacious residential neighbourhood in Drimmelen. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 7.9. Scores are fairly even, with safety (8.2) as the strongest pillar.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.0 km
General practitioner
1.2 km
Primary school
0.7 km
Secondary school
5.3 km
Childcare
0.7 km
Train station
7.2 km
Hospital
9.4 km
Restaurant
1.0 km
Café
1.1 km
Library
1.5 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
19.0
Violent crimes
1.5
Burglaries
0.2

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 445,000
Owner-occupied
66%
Single-family homes
72%
Built after 2000
41%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 13%15–25 10%25–45 23%45–65 32%65+ 21%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
34%
Single-person households
31%
Residents per km²
2,477

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Vaartkant calculated?

Vaartkant scores 7.9 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 Vaartkant a safe neighbourhood?

Vaartkant scores 8.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (19.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.