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neighbourhood in Emmen

Hoofdkanaal

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

  • no. 10,919 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 55 of 75 in Emmen

This neighbourhood has few residents; figures are indicative.

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Scores per pillar

Social & income

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CBS does not publish this for small or non-residential areas.

Home to 75 residents, Hoofdkanaal is a rural area in Emmen. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 3.7 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: nature and quiet scores 9.3, while amenities lags at 3.5.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
2.2 km
General practitioner
2.5 km
Primary school
1.2 km
Secondary school
6.5 km
Childcare
2.1 km
Train station
13.2 km
Hospital
13.3 km
Restaurant
1.4 km
Café
1.5 km
Library
2.3 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
29.9
Violent crimes
1.6
Burglaries
0.7

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 372,000
Owner-occupied
97%
Single-family homes
100%
Built after 2000
10%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 12%25–45 20%45–65 31%65+ 22%
Average household size
2.8
Households with children
46%
Single-person households
24%
Residents per km²
138

Nearby neighbourhoods

Munnekemoer

Westerwolde

3.9

Roswinkel-Centrum

Emmen

2.9

Roswinkelerstraat

Emmen

4.5

Emmer-Compascuum-Centrum

Emmen

3.6

Verspreide huizen Roswinkel

Emmen

4.9

Barnflair

Westerwolde

4.8

Similar neighbourhoods

Westerdraai

Eemsdelta

3.7

Bexdelle

Brunssum

3.7

Onna

Steenwijkerland

3.7

Holte

Stadskanaal

3.7

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Hoofdkanaal calculated?

Hoofdkanaal scores 3.7 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 Hoofdkanaal a safe neighbourhood?

Hoofdkanaal scores 4.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (29.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.