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Verspreide huizen Harlingen

185 residents · postal code 8862 · Part of Harlingen, Harlingen

Bottom 39% in the Netherlands

How we calculate

Verspreide huizen Harlingen is a rural area in Harlingen with 185 residents. On the national yardstick its total score is 5.4. The profile is pronounced: space and quiet scores 9.0, while amenities lags at 3.4. For families it stands at 5.0.

  • no. 7,979 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 3 of 11 in Harlingen

This neighbourhood has few residents; figures are indicative.

How Verspreide huizen Harlingen 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
24.6 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.8 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.5 per 1,000
Property crime
10.2 per 1,000
Vandalism
4.1 per 1,000

In 2025, 5 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
3.4 km
GP practice
3.6 km
Train station
4.0 km
Restaurant
4.4 km
Hospital
3.6 km
Café
4.3 km
Library
4.8 km
Motorway ramp
3.4 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
€ 400,000
Welfare recipients
0.0 per 1,000
High incomes
26%
Low incomes
35%
Vacancy
10%
Owner-occupied
86%
Social housing
0%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
94%
Built after 2000
16%

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
22 inw/km²
Noise level
45 dB
Green surroundings
77%
Trees nearby
1%
Water share
4%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
137
Fine particles (PM2.5)
5.9 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.

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
2.6 km
Households with children
51%
Childcare
2.4 km
Secondary school
3.9 km
Residents under 15
18%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Verspreide huizen Harlingen has strikingly many young people aged 15 to 25: 15%, against 11% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1518%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2515%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4517%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6535%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+14%

    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

    3.0far larger than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    14%far fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    51%far more than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    22far 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 Verspreide huizen Harlingen calculated?

Verspreide huizen Harlingen scores 5.4 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 Verspreide huizen Harlingen 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 Verspreide huizen Harlingen a safe neighbourhood?

Verspreide huizen Harlingen scores 6.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (24.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

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