neighbourhood in Edam-Volendam
Volendam-Blokgouw 7 en 8
2,225 residents · postal code 1132 · Part of Volendam, Edam-Volendam
- no. 664 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 3 of 26 in Edam-Volendam
Scores per pillar
Blokgouw 7 and 8 in Volendam show what makes the village exceptional: 97 percent owner-occupied — matched almost nowhere in the Netherlands — and 64 percent of households with children. Crime, at 8.6 incidents per 1,000 people present, is a third of the median; safety scores 9.8. The 9.6 overall puts the area in the national top 700. Own house, own village, everything close except the railway.
Amenities nearby
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.
per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)
Housing
Who lives here
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Frequently asked questions
How is the grade for Volendam-Blokgouw 7 en 8 calculated?
Volendam-Blokgouw 7 en 8 scores 9.6 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 Volendam-Blokgouw 7 en 8 a safe neighbourhood?
Volendam-Blokgouw 7 en 8 scores 9.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (8.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.