neighbourhood in Lochem

Lochem-Oost

2,620 residents · postal code 7241 · Part of Lochem kern, Lochem

Top 7% in the Netherlands

Everything close by, except school and childcare

Two in five residents of Lochem-Oost are past 65, and that explains the one weak figure here: a 4.4 for families. Not distance — the primary school is within walking range — but the share of households with children pulls that pillar down. Anyone moving here with young children will find the amenities in order and their children's peers further afield.

The safety score of 8.8 hides one exception. Violence, vandalism and property crime all sit well below the national median, but burglary does not: that figure is clearly above it. In a neighbourhood this size that means a handful of reported offences a year, so read it as a point of attention rather than a trend. Otherwise this is a village edge that keeps up on everything, with a property value above the national median and more tree canopy than average.

no. 909 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 2 of 36 in Lochem

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Is Lochem-Oost a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Lochem-Oost comes out at 11 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Lochem-Oost is among the 20% of Dutch neighbourhoods with the fewest recorded crimes.

The figures ⌄

Safety

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

Total crime

11.3 per 1,000

Violent crime

0.8 per 1,000

Burglaries

2.2 per 1,000

Property crime

3.1 per 1,000

Vandalism

0.8 per 1,000

In 2025, 33 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

0.8 km

GP practice

0.6 km

Train station

1.7 km

Restaurant

0.6 km

Hospital

0.6 km

Café

0.7 km

Library

0.8 km

Motorway ramp

1.2 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

€ 474,000

Welfare recipients

7.6 per 1,000

High incomes

24%

Low incomes

37%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

78%

Social housing

10%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

78%

Built after 2000

15%

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

2,577 inw/km²

Noise level

49 dB

Green surroundings

60%

Trees nearby

15%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,047

Fine particles (PM2.5)

7.8 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

0.7 km

Households with children

24%

Childcare

0.9 km

Secondary school

2.7 km

Residents under 15

10%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Lochem-Oost has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 40%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1510%
NL median 14%
15–259%
NL median 11%
25–4513%
NL median 22%
45–6528%
NL median 28%
65+40%
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
2.1 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
35% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
24% — far fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
2,577 — 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 Lochem-Oost a safe neighbourhood?

How much crime is there in Lochem-Oost?

In Lochem-Oost the police recorded 33 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (11 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 Lochem-Oost calculated?

Lochem-Oost scores 9.5 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 Lochem-Oost 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.