neighbourhood in Ede
De Venen en Zanden
3,810 residents · postal code 6718 · Part of Kernhem, Ede
Everything for children close by, and little room
Every home in De Venen en Zanden was built after the turn of the century, and the population make-up matches: six in ten households have children, a good three in ten residents are under fifteen and the share of over-65s is negligible. Such a one-sided make-up is rare in the Netherlands, and the 9.8 for families follows directly from it.
The wealth & income pillar points the same way on every component. Property value sits above the Dutch median, a good quarter of households have a high income, the share of low incomes stays far below it, social assistance sits slightly under the national level and vacancy is minimal. An 8.0 with no exception.
The trade sits in reach and quiet. Supermarket and restaurant are well beyond walking distance, which holds the amenities pillar at a 4.8, and the 3.1 for quiet & nature comes from little greenery immediately around, no open water and a noise level above the Dutch median. Only the primary school is close by.
- no. 2,828 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 23 of 66 in Ede
How De Venen en Zanden scores
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Is De Venen en Zanden a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, De Venen en Zanden comes out at 16 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: De Venen en Zanden is among the 20% of Dutch neighbourhoods with the fewest recorded crimes.
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
De Venen en Zanden has strikingly many children under 15: 31%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1531%
NL median 14%
- 15–259%
NL median 11%
- 25–4541%
NL median 22%
- 45–6516%
NL median 28%
- 65+3%
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
3.0 — far larger than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
17% — far fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
60% — far more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
5,334 — far 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 De Venen en Zanden a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, De Venen en Zanden comes out at 16 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: De Venen en Zanden is among the 20% of Dutch neighbourhoods with the fewest recorded crimes. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.
How much crime is there in De Venen en Zanden?
In De Venen en Zanden the police recorded 66 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (16 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 De Venen en Zanden calculated?
De Venen en Zanden scores 8.4 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 De Venen en Zanden 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.
The best and worst neighbourhoods of Ede
Same total grade, same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Ede.