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Engelbert

880 residents · postal code 9723 · Part of Meerdorpen, Groningen

  • no. 4,005 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 36 of 118 in Groningen
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Scores per pillar

Home to 880 residents, Engelbert is a rural area in Groningen. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 7.7. The profile is pronounced: nature and quiet scores 8.5, while amenities lags at 4.8.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
3.8 km
General practitioner
3.2 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
5.7 km
Childcare
0.7 km
Train station
5.3 km
Hospital
6.6 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Café
0.8 km
Library
4.3 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
17.5
Violent crimes
0.5
Burglaries
0.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 415,000
Owner-occupied
80%
Single-family homes
93%
Built after 2000
15%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 16%15–25 11%25–45 22%45–65 30%65+ 20%
Average household size
2.4
Households with children
40%
Single-person households
26%
Residents per km²
272

Nearby neighbourhoods

Harkstede GN

Groningen

4.7

Meeroevers

Groningen

10.0

Middelbert

Groningen

6.4

Groenewei

Groningen

9.7

Tersluis

Groningen

10.0

De Zeilen

Groningen

9.8

Similar neighbourhoods

Buitengebied ’t Harde Noord

Elburg

7.7

Vogelbuurt-Oost

Zwijndrecht

7.7

Oploo buitengebied

Land van Cuijk

7.7

Oud-Boshoven

Weert

7.7

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Engelbert calculated?

Engelbert scores 7.7 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 Engelbert a safe neighbourhood?

Engelbert scores 8.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (17.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.