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Farmsum

945 residents · postal code 9936 · Part of Farmsum, Eemsdelta

  • no. 10,721 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 39 of 78 in Eemsdelta

Scores per pillar

Home to 945 residents, Farmsum is a spacious residential neighbourhood in Eemsdelta. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 3.8 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: amenities scores 7.9, while housing lags at 2.6. Housing is relatively affordable here, with an average property value of €182k.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.4 km
General practitioner
1.2 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
3.6 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
1.5 km
Hospital
1.2 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
0.4 km
Library
1.2 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
21.7
Violent crimes
0.6
Burglaries
0.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 182,000
Owner-occupied
63%
Single-family homes
74%
Built after 2000
6%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 11%15–25 9%25–45 24%45–65 29%65+ 27%
Average household size
1.9
Households with children
24%
Single-person households
47%
Residents per km²
1,830

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Farmsum calculated?

Farmsum scores 3.8 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 Farmsum a safe neighbourhood?

Farmsum scores 7.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (21.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.