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neighbourhood in Lochem

Molengronden

1,300 residents · postal code 7241 · Part of Lochem kern, Lochem

  • no. 1,410 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 5 of 36 in Lochem
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Scores per pillar

Home to 1,300 residents, Molengronden is a spacious residential neighbourhood in Lochem. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 9.2 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: housing scores 9.4, while amenities lags at 6.0.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.1 km
General practitioner
1.3 km
Primary school
1.0 km
Secondary school
2.2 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
2.7 km
Hospital
2.3 km
Restaurant
1.3 km
Café
1.7 km
Library
1.8 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
18.0
Violent crimes
0.9
Burglaries
1.5

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 485,000
Owner-occupied
97%
Single-family homes
100%
Built after 2000
24%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 10%25–45 17%45–65 33%65+ 25%
Average household size
2.5
Households with children
38%
Single-person households
17%
Residents per km²
2,299

Nearby neighbourhoods

Lochem-Noord

Lochem

4.2

Zuiderenk

Lochem

4.2

Lochem-West

Lochem

7.6

Vesting

Lochem

4.2

Lochem-Zuid

Lochem

6.7

Lochem-Oost

Lochem

9.2

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Weststellingwerf

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9.2

Buitengebied Beneden-Leeuwen

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9.2

Den Bogerd

Tilburg

9.2

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Molengronden calculated?

Molengronden scores 9.2 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 Molengronden a safe neighbourhood?

Molengronden scores 7.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (18.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.