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Emmer-Compascuum-Centrum

4,795 residents · postal code 7881 · Part of Emmer-Compascuum, Emmen

  • no. 11,091 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 56 of 75 in Emmen

Scores per pillar

Emmer-Compascuum-Centrum is above all cheap: at an average €232,000 its homes are among the most affordable in the country, and income per resident is low at €28,000. Nature (7.3) is the strongest pillar, but social cohesion (3.2), housing (3.6) and the overall score (3.6) are among the weakest. This former peat colony near Emmen is largely single-family. At nearly 23 crimes per thousand present, crime sits just under the median; the station is eleven kilometres away.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
0.8 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
9.0 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
11.1 km
Hospital
11.2 km
Restaurant
0.7 km
Café
1.3 km
Library
0.8 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
22.9
Violent crimes
2.9
Burglaries
0.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 232,000
Owner-occupied
61%
Single-family homes
84%
Built after 2000
12%
Income per resident
€ 28,000

Who lives here

0–15 13%15–25 11%25–45 23%45–65 30%65+ 23%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
31%
Single-person households
37%
Residents per km²
1,766

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Emmer-Compascuum-Centrum calculated?

Emmer-Compascuum-Centrum scores 3.6 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 Emmer-Compascuum-Centrum a safe neighbourhood?

Emmer-Compascuum-Centrum scores 6.5 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (22.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.