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Gravenrode

105 residents · postal code 6372 · Part of Schaesberg, Landgraaf

Bottom 5% in the Netherlands

How we calculate

Gravenrode is a rural area in Landgraaf with 105 residents. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 2.8 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: space and quiet scores 9.1, while safety lags at 2.8. For families it stands at 2.8.

  • no. 12,466 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 24 of 26 in Landgraaf

This neighbourhood has few residents; figures are indicative.

How Gravenrode 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
136.1 per 1,000
Violent crime
14.3 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.6 per 1,000
Property crime
62.4 per 1,000
Vandalism
8.1 per 1,000

In 2025, 75 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
2.5 km
GP practice
2.0 km
Train station
2.2 km
Restaurant
1.5 km
Hospital
5.0 km
Café
2.0 km
Library
3.1 km
Motorway ramp
1.4 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
€ 377,000
Welfare recipients
0.0 per 1,000
Vacancy
15%
Owner-occupied
67%
Social housing
0%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
81%
Built after 2000
4%

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
41 inw/km²
Noise level
54 dB
Green surroundings
67%
Trees nearby
25%
Water share
1%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
494
Fine particles (PM2.5)
7.4 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
2.0 km
Households with children
20%
Childcare
2.0 km
Secondary school
3.5 km
Residents under 15
10%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Gravenrode has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 32%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1510%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2511%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4532%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6532%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+15%

    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

    1.7smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    50%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    20%far fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    41far 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 Gravenrode calculated?

Gravenrode scores 2.8 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 Gravenrode 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 Gravenrode a safe neighbourhood?

Gravenrode scores 2.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (136.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

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