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neighbourhood in Lelystad

De Veste

815 residents · postal code 8231 · Part of Atolwijk, Lelystad

  • no. 10,263 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 52 of 87 in Lelystad
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Scores per pillar

Home to 815 residents, De Veste is an urban residential neighbourhood in Lelystad. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 4.1. The profile is pronounced: amenities scores 6.7, while nature and quiet lags at 3.6.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.3 km
General practitioner
1.5 km
Primary school
1.1 km
Secondary school
1.5 km
Childcare
1.1 km
Train station
1.4 km
Hospital
2.3 km
Restaurant
0.2 km
Café
1.3 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
21.6
Violent crimes
1.2
Burglaries
0.9

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 310,000
Owner-occupied
50%
Single-family homes
66%
Built after 2000
22%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 17%15–25 10%25–45 36%45–65 26%65+ 11%
Average household size
2.0
Households with children
32%
Single-person households
49%
Residents per km²
5,045

Nearby neighbourhoods

Bastion

Lelystad

3.5

De Schans

Lelystad

2.7

Kempenaar Oost

Lelystad

3.3

De Meent

Lelystad

3.1

Kofschip, SGL

Lelystad

6.7

Damrif, Kustrif, Gors, Zandbank

Lelystad

2.6

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Kolkgriend en Oostgriend

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4.1

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for De Veste calculated?

De Veste 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 De Veste a safe neighbourhood?

De Veste scores 6.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (21.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.