neighbourhood in Goeree-Overflakkee

Middelharnis bomenbuurt

1,900 residents · postal code 3241 · Part of Middelharnis, Goeree-Overflakkee

Bottom 17% in the Netherlands

The tree-named district of Middelharnis struggles with weak scores: a 3.3 overall, a 3.6 for safety and a 3.3 for wealth, despite reasonable amenities at 7.0. Fewer than 40 percent of homes are owner-occupied and values stay low at €278,000. Four in ten households live alone and more than a quarter of residents are over 65. The railway station lies nearly forty kilometres away.

no. 10,910 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 45 of 52 in Goeree-Overflakkee

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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

24.6 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.7 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.9 per 1,000

Property crime

6.6 per 1,000

Vandalism

2.6 per 1,000

In 2025, 53 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

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Amenities

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

Supermarket

0.5 km

GP practice

1.1 km

Train station

38.7 km

Restaurant

0.4 km

Hospital

5.5 km

Café

0.9 km

Library

1.0 km

Motorway ramp

0.8 km

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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

€ 278,000

Welfare recipients

31.6 per 1,000

High incomes

13%

Low incomes

48%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

38%

Social housing

61%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

78%

Built after 2000

10%

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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

3,310 inw/km²

Noise level

53 dB

Green surroundings

46%

Trees nearby

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,313

Fine particles (PM2.5)

7.9 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

0.4 km

Households with children

30%

Childcare

1.0 km

Secondary school

0.6 km

Residents under 15

15%

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Who lives here

Middelharnis bomenbuurt has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 28%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1515%
NL median 14%
15–2511%
NL median 11%
25–4521%
NL median 22%
45–6525%
NL median 28%
65+28%
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
2.1 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
40% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
30% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
3,310 — far more 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 Middelharnis bomenbuurt calculated?

Middelharnis bomenbuurt scores 3.7 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 Middelharnis bomenbuurt 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 Middelharnis bomenbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Middelharnis bomenbuurt scores 4.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (24.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.