neighbourhood in Harderwijk
Hierden De Biest
340 residents · postal code 3849 · Part of Hierden, Harderwijk
Home to 340 residents, Hierden De Biest is a rural area in Harderwijk. On the national yardstick its total score is 8.0. The profile is pronounced: wealth and income scores 9.1, while amenities lags at 4.2. Housing sits in the upper segment, with an average property value of €751k versus €422k nationally. For families it stands at 4.1.
- no. 3,426 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 18 of 54 in Harderwijk
How Hierden De Biest 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.
In 2025, 4 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.
Tick = Dutch median
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.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
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
The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Tick = Dutch median
Who lives here
Hierden De Biest has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 30%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1514%
NL median 14%
- 15–258%
NL median 11%
- 25–4519%
NL median 22%
- 45–6528%
NL median 28%
- 65+30%
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
2.5 — larger than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
22% — fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
36% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
331 — far less 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 Hierden De Biest calculated?
Hierden De Biest scores 8.0 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 Hierden De Biest 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 Hierden De Biest a safe neighbourhood?
Hierden De Biest scores 7.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (18.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.
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