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Zwartemeer-Centrum

2,820 residents · postal code 7894 · Part of Zwartemeer, Emmen

  • no. 10,365 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 44 of 75 in Emmen

Scores per pillar

Housing is cheap in Zwartemeer-Centrum, in Emmen: house values average €248,000 and income €28,000 per resident, both well below the national average. Its village character shows in a density of just 1,148 residents per square kilometre and 95 percent single-family homes. Safety scores well at 8.5, with crime of 16.4 per 1,000 people present well under the national median of 24, but social cohesion (3.3) and housing quality (3.8) pull the overall grade down to 4.0. The GP surgery is 3.8 kilometres away.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.7 km
General practitioner
3.8 km
Primary school
0.7 km
Secondary school
4.1 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
14.5 km
Hospital
13.3 km
Restaurant
0.7 km
Café
0.7 km
Library
4.1 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
16.4
Violent crimes
1.9
Burglaries
0.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 248,000
Owner-occupied
70%
Single-family homes
95%
Built after 2000
9%
Income per resident
€ 28,000

Who lives here

0–15 13%15–25 13%25–45 23%45–65 30%65+ 21%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
39%
Single-person households
27%
Residents per km²
1,148

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Zwartemeer-Centrum calculated?

Zwartemeer-Centrum scores 4.0 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 Zwartemeer-Centrum a safe neighbourhood?

Zwartemeer-Centrum scores 8.5 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (16.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.