neighbourhood in Emmen

Verspreide huizen Zwartemeer

65 residents · postal code 7894 · Part of Zwartemeer, Emmen

Bottom 20% in the Netherlands

Home to 65 residents, Verspreide huizen Zwartemeer is a rural area in Emmen. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 3.9 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: space and quiet scores 9.1, while safety lags at 3.3.

no. 10,585 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 41 of 75 in Emmen

This neighbourhood has few residents; figures are indicative.

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Wealth & income

no grade

CBS publishes too few figures for this neighbourhood.

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Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

35.4 per 1,000

Violent crime

7.8 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.7 per 1,000

Property crime

14.7 per 1,000

Vandalism

2.4 per 1,000

In 2025, 5 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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Amenities

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

Supermarket

1.1 km

GP practice

3.2 km

Train station

13.7 km

Restaurant

1.2 km

Hospital

12.7 km

Café

1.4 km

Library

3.5 km

Motorway ramp

1.8 km

Tick = Dutch median

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Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.

Population density

6 inw/km²

Noise level

29 dB

Green surroundings

48%

Trees nearby

Water share

21%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

209

Fine particles (PM2.5)

6.5 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.

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Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Primary school

1.0 km

Households with children

39%

Childcare

1.0 km

Secondary school

3.5 km

Residents under 15

21%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Verspreide huizen Zwartemeer has strikingly many children under 15: 21%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1521%
NL median 14%
15–2516%
NL median 11%
25–4521%
NL median 22%
45–6522%
NL median 28%
65+21%
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
3.5 — far larger than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
12% — far fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
39% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
6 — far 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 Verspreide huizen Zwartemeer calculated?

Verspreide huizen Zwartemeer scores 3.9 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 Verspreide huizen Zwartemeer 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 Verspreide huizen Zwartemeer a safe neighbourhood?

Verspreide huizen Zwartemeer scores 3.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (35.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.