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Nieuw-Amsterdam-Centrum

4,285 residents · postal code 7833 · Part of Nieuw-Amsterdam, Emmen

Bottom 28% in the Netherlands

How we calculate

Of the pillars, only space & quiet rises above the rest in Nieuw-Amsterdam-Centrum, at 7.4; safety (4.5) and wealth & income (3.8) fall well below. The total comes to 4.6. This is a village neighbourhood of single-family homes (85 percent) with heavy ownership (70 percent), and the average home is worth €284,000. More than a third of households have children.

  • no. 9,437 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 31 of 75 in Emmen

How Nieuw-Amsterdam-Centrum scores

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The figures

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
Total crime
26.7 per 1,000
Violent crime
3.2 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.6 per 1,000
Property crime
12.9 per 1,000
Vandalism
3.1 per 1,000

In 2025, 145 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
0.7 km
GP practice
1.0 km
Train station
1.4 km
Restaurant
0.9 km
Hospital
11.0 km
Café
0.8 km
Library
0.9 km
Motorway ramp
1.8 km

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Wealth & income

What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.
Property value
€ 284,000
Welfare recipients
14.0 per 1,000
High incomes
13%
Low incomes
44%
Vacancy
3%
Owner-occupied
70%
Social housing
26%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes
85%
Built after 2000
18%

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
1,552 inw/km²
Noise level
51 dB
Green surroundings
43%
Trees nearby
11%
Water share
4%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²
660
Fine particles (PM2.5)
7.2 µg/m³

Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.7 km
Households with children
36%
Childcare
0.7 km
Secondary school
8.9 km
Residents under 15
14%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

The age profile of Nieuw-Amsterdam-Centrum looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1514%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2512%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4521%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6530%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+23%

    NL median 22%

Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.

  • Average household size

    2.3around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    30%around the average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    36%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    1,552far less densely populated than average

    NL median 2,364

Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade.

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Nieuw-Amsterdam-Centrum calculated?

Nieuw-Amsterdam-Centrum scores 4.6 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Nieuw-Amsterdam-Centrum lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.

Is Nieuw-Amsterdam-Centrum a safe neighbourhood?

Nieuw-Amsterdam-Centrum scores 4.5 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (26.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

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Same total grade, same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Emmen.

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