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Opwierde Noord

2,240 residents · postal code 9902 · Part of Appingedam-Oost, Eemsdelta

  • no. 12,889 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 74 of 78 in Eemsdelta
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Scores per pillar

Opwierde Noord in Appingedam sits in the earthquake zone, and the numbers show it: a third of the housing was built after 2000 — much of it reinforcement and rebuilding — while values stay low at €260k. Only 29 percent is owner-occupied and the socio-economic score is 2.8. The practical side works: supermarket 600 metres away, station at one and a half kilometres. Overall: 2.6.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
1.2 km
Primary school
0.7 km
Secondary school
0.8 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
1.6 km
Hospital
5.2 km
Restaurant
1.0 km
Café
1.0 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
23.8
Violent crimes
2.6
Burglaries
2.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 260,000
Owner-occupied
29%
Single-family homes
75%
Built after 2000
32%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 13%15–25 9%25–45 18%45–65 27%65+ 32%
Average household size
1.9
Households with children
28%
Single-person households
45%
Residents per km²
3,910

Nearby neighbourhoods

Farmsumerweg

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5.0

Opwierde Zuid

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3.6

Centrum-Appingedam

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3.1

Oranjebuurt

Eemsdelta

6.4

Solwerd

Eemsdelta

2.6

Eendrachtbuurt

Eemsdelta

3.9

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Opwierde Noord calculated?

Opwierde Noord scores 2.6 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 Opwierde Noord a safe neighbourhood?

Opwierde Noord scores 3.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (23.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.