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Vlijmen-Dorp

4,230 residents · postal code 5251 · Part of Vlijmen, Heusden

  • no. 5,401 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 11 of 17 in Heusden

Scores per pillar

Vlijmen-Dorp stands out for a single weak spot in an otherwise solid profile: safety lags at 3.6 with 32 crimes per 1,000 people present, while social life (7.5), amenities (7.4), and housing (6.9) all score well. The total comes to 6.9. This is a village of mostly owner-occupied homes (68 percent), with an average value of €452,000 above the national midpoint.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.7 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.8 km
Secondary school
4.6 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
6.9 km
Hospital
4.7 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Café
0.7 km
Library
1.0 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
32.4
Violent crimes
1.5
Burglaries
1.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 452,000
Owner-occupied
68%
Single-family homes
62%
Built after 2000
39%
Income per resident
€ 39,000

Who lives here

0–15 13%15–25 10%25–45 23%45–65 27%65+ 27%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
28%
Single-person households
37%
Residents per km²
1,623

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Vlijmen-Dorp calculated?

Vlijmen-Dorp scores 6.9 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 Vlijmen-Dorp a safe neighbourhood?

Vlijmen-Dorp scores 3.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (32.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.