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neighbourhood in Emmen

Erica-Centrum

3,825 residents · postal code 7887 · Part of Erica, Emmen

  • no. 8,061 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 20 of 75 in Emmen

Scores per pillar

Erica-Centrum in the Emmen municipality is a spacious, safe village: nature at 7.3 and safety at 8.7 are its strengths, good for a 5.4 overall. Seven in ten homes are owned and over ninety percent single-family. The average home is inexpensive at €288,000. At close to fourteen offences per 1,000 people present, crime is low, but the social measure at 4.3 and housing at 4.4 lag, and the station is six kilometres away.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.8 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
0.7 km
Secondary school
5.5 km
Childcare
0.7 km
Train station
6.0 km
Hospital
9.7 km
Restaurant
0.8 km
Café
0.8 km
Library
5.1 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
13.6
Violent crimes
1.5
Burglaries
0.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 288,000
Owner-occupied
71%
Single-family homes
91%
Built after 2000
13%
Income per resident
€ 31,000

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 11%25–45 23%45–65 29%65+ 22%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
37%
Single-person households
29%
Residents per km²
1,873

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Erica-Centrum calculated?

Erica-Centrum scores 5.4 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 Erica-Centrum a safe neighbourhood?

Erica-Centrum scores 8.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (13.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.