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neighbourhood in Edam-Volendam

Edam-Singelwijk

1,765 residents · postal code 1135 · Part of Edam, Edam-Volendam

  • no. 8,483 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 23 of 26 in Edam-Volendam

Scores per pillar

Edam-Singelwijk leans against the historic core of Edam and draws on its amenities: an 8.7, with shops and a school within walking distance. Safety is high at 8.9. Its social fabric and nature, by contrast, lag at 3.2 and 3.4, and the overall grade comes to 5.1. Most homes are single-family; the nearest station is more than eight kilometres away.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.3 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
0.3 km
Secondary school
1.4 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
8.4 km
Hospital
2.5 km
Restaurant
0.8 km
Café
0.8 km
Library
0.5 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
22.5
Violent crimes
1.1
Burglaries
0.2

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 365,000
Owner-occupied
49%
Single-family homes
85%
Built after 2000
0%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 13%25–45 18%45–65 26%65+ 27%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
35%
Single-person households
38%
Residents per km²
6,186

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Edam-Singelwijk calculated?

Edam-Singelwijk scores 5.1 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 Edam-Singelwijk a safe neighbourhood?

Edam-Singelwijk scores 8.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (22.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.