neighbourhood in Ede
Bennekom-Zuidoost
2,615 residents · postal code 6721 · Part of Bennekom, Ede
Well-off, schools and childcare further off
Tree canopy over more than a third of the immediate surroundings, against a fraction of that nationally — that is where the 8.1 for quiet & nature in Bennekom-Zuidoost comes from, together with a noise level below the median. It is the most visible property of this neighbourhood and the only one you notice straight away on the street.
The 6.0 for safety sits poorly with that and has one clear cause: burglary. That figure is more than four times the national median, while violence and vandalism stay below it. A well-off neighbourhood of mostly owner-occupied homes is simply a different target for burglars than the average address. The 5.0 for families comes from the other side: the school is within walking range, but with almost a third of residents over 65 there are few children here.
- no. 1,987 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 14 of 66 in Ede
How Bennekom-Zuidoost scores
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Is Bennekom-Zuidoost a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Bennekom-Zuidoost comes out at 20 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer than in most Dutch neighbourhoods.
The figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
In 2025, 66 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).
Tick = Dutch median
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The figures ⌄Amenities
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄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.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
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
The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Tick = Dutch median
Who lives here
Bennekom-Zuidoost has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 31%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1514%
NL median 14%
- 15–2511%
NL median 11%
- 25–4515%
NL median 22%
- 45–6529%
NL median 28%
- 65+31%
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
2.3 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
31% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
30% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
2,713 — 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 Bennekom-Zuidoost a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Bennekom-Zuidoost comes out at 20 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 Bennekom-Zuidoost?
In Bennekom-Zuidoost the police recorded 66 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (20 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 Bennekom-Zuidoost calculated?
Bennekom-Zuidoost scores 8.9 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 Bennekom-Zuidoost 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.
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