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neighbourhood in Edam-Volendam

Volendam-Middengebied

3,685 residents · postal code 1132 · Part of Volendam, Edam-Volendam

  • no. 1,632 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 8 of 26 in Edam-Volendam

Scores per pillar

Seven in ten households in Volendam-Middengebied have children, one of the highest shares in the country. This is pronounced family territory: 91 percent owner-occupied, barely 6 percent over 65. Safety scores 9.7 with just over 11 recorded crimes per 1,000 people, and housing an 8.9. The overall grade reaches 9.1. The station, though, is nearly ten kilometres away.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.9 km
General practitioner
1.8 km
Primary school
0.8 km
Secondary school
2.2 km
Childcare
1.1 km
Train station
9.6 km
Hospital
2.2 km
Restaurant
1.1 km
Café
2.0 km
Library
1.4 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
11.2
Violent crimes
1.1
Burglaries
0.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 449,000
Owner-occupied
91%
Single-family homes
86%
Built after 2000
46%
Income per resident
€ 37,000

Who lives here

0–15 12%15–25 31%25–45 12%45–65 39%65+ 6%
Average household size
3.2
Households with children
70%
Single-person households
18%
Residents per km²
8,066

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Volendam-Middengebied calculated?

Volendam-Middengebied scores 9.1 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 Volendam-Middengebied a safe neighbourhood?

Volendam-Middengebied scores 9.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (11.2 per year). The national median is around 24.1.