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Vulcanus - de Pirk

1,110 residents · postal code 8171 · Part of Vaassen, Epe

Top 16% in the Netherlands

How we calculate

Home to 1,110 residents, Vulcanus - de Pirk is a spacious residential neighbourhood in Epe. On the national yardstick its total score is 8.8. Scores are fairly even, with safety (8.1) as the strongest pillar. For families it stands at 6.9.

  • no. 2,055 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 6 of 28 in Epe

How Vulcanus - de Pirk 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
16.0 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.8 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.7 per 1,000
Property crime
4.8 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.2 per 1,000

In 2025, 16 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
0.6 km
Train station
9.7 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Hospital
8.6 km
Café
0.8 km
Library
0.9 km
Motorway ramp
3.3 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
€ 487,000
Welfare recipients
9.0 per 1,000
High incomes
20%
Low incomes
34%
Vacancy
2%
Owner-occupied
82%
Social housing
10%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
83%
Built after 2000
62%

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
2,349 inw/km²
Noise level
51 dB
Green surroundings
58%
Trees nearby
11%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
1,075
Fine particles (PM2.5)
7.7 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
0.9 km
Households with children
44%
Childcare
1.0 km
Secondary school
6.2 km
Residents under 15
25%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Vulcanus - de Pirk has strikingly many children under 15: 25%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1525%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–258%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4528%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6521%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+18%

    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

    2.6larger than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    24%fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    44%more than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    2,349around the 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 Vulcanus - de Pirk calculated?

Vulcanus - de Pirk scores 8.8 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 Vulcanus - de Pirk 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 Vulcanus - de Pirk a safe neighbourhood?

Vulcanus - de Pirk scores 8.1 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (16.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

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