neighbourhood in Dronten

Oud-Dronten

3,340 residents · postal code 8251 · Part of Dronten Midden, Dronten

Bottom 42% in the Netherlands

Everything close by, little to spend

Seven per cent of the homes in Oud-Dronten stand vacant, almost twice the national share, and that is only one of the four wealth & income components coming out unfavourably here: property value stays far below the median, high incomes are rare and half of households are in the lowest income group. Hence a 2.7, this neighbourhood's weakest score.

Against that stands quiet. Noise is almost three decibels below the median, the tree canopy is twice as dense as nationally and greenery in the surroundings is above the median — together an 8.0. With almost a third of residents over 65 and the primary school four hundred metres away, the families pillar points at the map rather than at the population.

no. 7,685 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 20 of 37 in Dronten

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Is Oud-Dronten a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Oud-Dronten comes out at 21 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer than in most Dutch neighbourhoods.

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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

21.0 per 1,000

Violent crime

3.2 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.6 per 1,000

Property crime

4.3 per 1,000

Vandalism

3.4 per 1,000

In 2025, 79 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

0.7 km

GP practice

1.0 km

Train station

1.7 km

Restaurant

0.6 km

Hospital

3.4 km

Café

0.6 km

Library

0.6 km

Motorway ramp

1.4 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

€ 273,000

Welfare recipients

35.9 per 1,000

High incomes

Low incomes

50%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

33%

Social housing

63%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

70%

Built after 2000

11%

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

3,842 inw/km²

Noise level

49 dB

Green surroundings

55%

Trees nearby

18%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,491

Fine particles (PM2.5)

7.3 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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Families

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

Primary school

0.4 km

Households with children

27%

Childcare

0.5 km

Secondary school

1.0 km

Residents under 15

14%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Oud-Dronten has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 32%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1514%
NL median 14%
15–2511%
NL median 11%
25–4523%
NL median 22%
45–6520%
NL median 28%
65+32%
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
1.9 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
48% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
27% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
3,842 — 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

Is Oud-Dronten a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Oud-Dronten comes out at 21 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer than in most Dutch neighbourhoods. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in Oud-Dronten?

In Oud-Dronten the police recorded 79 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (21 per 1,000) is not simply that count divided by the number of residents: we count residents plus workplaces, so a shopping street or station is not unfairly penalised, and for small counts we pull the figure towards the national average — otherwise a single incident would make a small neighbourhood look unsafe.

How is the grade for Oud-Dronten calculated?

Oud-Dronten scores 5.6 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh five equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income, quiet & nature and families — and see where Oud-Dronten lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the five grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.