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Vink

2,560 residents · postal code 6464 · Part of Kerkrade-Noord, Kerkrade

  • no. 10,199 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 2 of 17 in Kerkrade
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Scores per pillar

Vink in Kerkrade-Noord settles into the middle on nearly every measure: most scores hover around five, amenities (6.7) highest and housing (3.7) lowest. Almost eight in ten homes are owned and 87 per cent single-family, unusually high ownership for a neighbourhood with property valued at 272,000 euro. With more than 29 crimes per 1,000 people present, crime runs above the median. A third of households have children.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.3 km
General practitioner
1.1 km
Primary school
0.7 km
Secondary school
2.9 km
Childcare
1.0 km
Train station
1.1 km
Hospital
2.7 km
Restaurant
0.8 km
Café
0.8 km
Library
1.6 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
29.1
Violent crimes
1.3
Burglaries
0.9

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 272,000
Owner-occupied
79%
Single-family homes
87%
Built after 2000
15%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 13%15–25 9%25–45 23%45–65 31%65+ 23%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
33%
Single-person households
34%
Residents per km²
2,176

Nearby neighbourhoods

Chevremont

Kerkrade

2.9

Haanrade

Kerkrade

3.6

Erenstein

Kerkrade

3.1

Eygelshoven-Kom

Kerkrade

3.8

Hopel

Kerkrade

4.0

Rolduckerveld

Kerkrade

2.7

Similar neighbourhoods

Zienesch

Haaksbergen

4.1

Terborg

Oude IJsselstreek

4.1

Hoogerheide

Drimmelen

4.1

Schuilenburg-Noord

Amersfoort

4.1

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Vink calculated?

Vink scores 4.1 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 Vink a safe neighbourhood?

Vink scores 5.5 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (29.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.