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Herkingen woonkern

1,055 residents · postal code 3249 · Part of Herkingen, Goeree-Overflakkee

  • no. 10,994 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 50 of 52 in Goeree-Overflakkee
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Scores per pillar

Herkingen woonkern is an urban residential neighbourhood in Goeree-Overflakkee with 1,055 residents. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 3.7 out of 10. Scores are fairly even, with safety (6.3) as the strongest pillar. Housing is relatively affordable here, with an average property value of €287k.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.4 km
General practitioner
5.7 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
9.4 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
39.2 km
Hospital
6.2 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
5.6 km
Library
10.2 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
23.1
Violent crimes
0.5
Burglaries
2.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 287,000
Owner-occupied
61%
Single-family homes
87%
Built after 2000
16%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 13%15–25 10%25–45 22%45–65 28%65+ 27%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
28%
Single-person households
31%
Residents per km²
4,144

Nearby neighbourhoods

Herkingen buitengebied

Goeree-Overflakkee

8.4

Dirksland zuid

Goeree-Overflakkee

8.3

Dirksland centrum

Goeree-Overflakkee

4.1

Nieuwe-Tonge buitengebied

Goeree-Overflakkee

8.6

Dirksland noord

Goeree-Overflakkee

6.3

Dirksland buitengebied

Goeree-Overflakkee

8.3

Similar neighbourhoods

Juniusbuurt

Delft

3.7

De Blauwe Bergen en de Bongerd

Wageningen

3.7

Heelwijk

Bernheze

3.7

Zeeheldenbuurt

Tilburg

3.7

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Herkingen woonkern calculated?

Herkingen woonkern 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 Herkingen woonkern a safe neighbourhood?

Herkingen woonkern scores 6.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (23.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.