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neighbourhood in Edam-Volendam

Beets

540 residents · postal code 1475 · Part of Beets, Edam-Volendam

  • no. 1,461 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 7 of 26 in Edam-Volendam
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Scores per pillar

Beets is a rural area in Edam-Volendam with 540 residents. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 9.2 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: safety scores 9.3, while amenities lags at 3.9.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
4.1 km
General practitioner
4.0 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
9.5 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
10.0 km
Hospital
10.6 km
Restaurant
2.8 km
Café
0.7 km
Library
7.7 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
0.7
Burglaries
0.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 496,000
Owner-occupied
86%
Single-family homes
97%
Built after 2000
10%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 13%15–25 10%25–45 18%45–65 33%65+ 26%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
32%
Single-person households
22%
Residents per km²
137

Nearby neighbourhoods

Oudendijk Verspreide huizen

Koggenland

7.8

Lange weide en omgeving

Koggenland

5.1

Noordbeemster

Purmerend

8.4

Oosthuizen

Edam-Volendam

7.7

Jaagweg en omgeving

Koggenland

8.7

Grosthuizen

Koggenland

8.1

Similar neighbourhoods

Bijdorp

Barendrecht

9.2

Oud Zevenaar

Zevenaar

9.2

Eilandenbuurt Oost

Almere

9.2

Bolhaar

Enschede

9.2

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Beets calculated?

Beets scores 9.2 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 Beets a safe neighbourhood?

Beets scores 9.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (18.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.