neighbourhood in Hilversum

Kerkelanden

6,025 residents · postal code 1216 · Part of Zuidwest, Hilversum

Bottom 26% in the Netherlands

Plenty of space, less prosperity

Kerkelanden is an older neighbourhood in Hilversum: almost a third of residents are 65 or older and households with children are in the minority. That accounts for most of the 4.6 for families; the primary school is a kilometre away, which is not far in itself but counts heaviest in this pillar.

More striking is the 4.1 for wealth & income. Property value is below the Dutch middle, which in Hilversum is not a given, and social assistance use is a good three times above it. Low incomes are more common than nationally, earners at the top end less so.

Quiet & nature meanwhile comes out at a 6.8 while the noise level is almost five decibels above the median; the greenery and above all the tree canopy in the surroundings make up for that.

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no. 32 of 37 in Hilversum

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Is Kerkelanden a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Kerkelanden comes out at 25 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is about the same as in an average Dutch neighbourhood.

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Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

25.0 per 1,000

Violent crime

1.4 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.8 per 1,000

Property crime

7.3 per 1,000

Vandalism

3.5 per 1,000

In 2025, 205 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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Amenities

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

Supermarket

0.9 km

GP practice

0.9 km

Train station

4.3 km

Restaurant

1.0 km

Hospital

5.5 km

Café

2.9 km

Library

3.2 km

Motorway ramp

1.7 km

Tick = Dutch median

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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

€ 359,000

Welfare recipients

28.2 per 1,000

High incomes

15%

Low incomes

41%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

38%

Social housing

40%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

48%

Built after 2000

Tick = Dutch median

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Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.

Population density

4,302 inw/km²

Noise level

56 dB

Green surroundings

56%

Trees nearby

17%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,706

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.6 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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Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Primary school

1.0 km

Households with children

29%

Childcare

1.1 km

Secondary school

2.5 km

Residents under 15

15%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Kerkelanden has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 31%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1515%
NL median 14%
15–2510%
NL median 11%
25–4521%
NL median 22%
45–6523%
NL median 28%
65+31%
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
2.0 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
46% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
29% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
4,302 — far more 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

Is Kerkelanden a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Kerkelanden comes out at 25 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is about the same as in an average Dutch neighbourhood. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in Kerkelanden?

In Kerkelanden the police recorded 205 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (25 per 1,000) is not simply that count divided by the number of residents: we count residents plus workplaces, so a shopping street or station is not unfairly penalised, and for small counts we pull the figure towards the national average — otherwise a single incident would make a small neighbourhood look unsafe.

How is the grade for Kerkelanden calculated?

Kerkelanden scores 4.4 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh five equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income, quiet & nature and families — and see where Kerkelanden lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the five grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.