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neighbourhood in Ede

De Burgen

2,285 residents · postal code 6714 · Part of Ede-Veldhuizen, Ede

  • no. 10,579 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 58 of 66 in Ede

Scores per pillar

De Burgen, in Ede's Veldhuizen district, is strikingly young and family-heavy: 46 percent of households have children and barely seven percent of residents are 65 or older. The homes are partly rented — 42 percent owner-occupied — and a quarter date from after 2000. Safety and amenities hold up at 7.3 and 7.4, but social cohesion and nature stay low at 3.2 and 2.8. The average value is €303,000.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.2 km
General practitioner
1.3 km
Primary school
0.3 km
Secondary school
1.7 km
Childcare
0.3 km
Train station
2.5 km
Hospital
3.5 km
Restaurant
1.2 km
Café
1.7 km
Library
1.8 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
25.1
Violent crimes
0.9
Burglaries
0.7

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 303,000
Owner-occupied
42%
Single-family homes
67%
Built after 2000
25%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 24%15–25 14%25–45 34%45–65 21%65+ 7%
Average household size
2.5
Households with children
46%
Single-person households
34%
Residents per km²
8,123

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for De Burgen calculated?

De Burgen scores 3.9 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 De Burgen a safe neighbourhood?

De Burgen scores 7.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (25.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.