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neighbourhood in Hellendoorn

De Blokken

2,090 residents · postal code 7442 · Part of Nijverdal Oost, Hellendoorn

  • no. 8,523 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 32 of 38 in Hellendoorn

Scores per pillar

De Blokken lies between Nijverdal's centre and the river Regge, with supermarket, school and GP all within 400 metres — amenities score 8.7. Safety reaches 8.1. The neighbourhood mixes owned and rented, and the €288k average value belongs to the Twente price level. Socio-economically it stays thin at 3.2. Overall: 5.1.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.4 km
General practitioner
0.4 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
0.8 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
1.6 km
Hospital
8.0 km
Restaurant
1.2 km
Café
1.3 km
Library
1.5 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
19.6
Violent crimes
2.0
Burglaries
0.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 288,000
Owner-occupied
55%
Single-family homes
85%
Built after 2000
6%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 11%25–45 27%45–65 26%65+ 21%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
32%
Single-person households
38%
Residents per km²
3,557

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for De Blokken calculated?

De Blokken scores 5.1 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 De Blokken a safe neighbourhood?

De Blokken scores 8.1 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (19.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.