neighbourhood in Lochem

Verspreide huizen Zwarte Veen en Barchemse Enk

340 residents · postal code 7244 · Part of Barchem, Lochem

Top 41% in the Netherlands

Home to 340 residents, Verspreide huizen Zwarte Veen en Barchemse Enk is a rural area in Lochem. On the national yardstick its total score is 6.9. The profile is pronounced: safety scores 8.7, while amenities lags at 3.4. For families it stands at 3.3.

no. 5,339 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 17 of 36 in Lochem

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Safety

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

Total crime

17.4 per 1,000

Violent crime

1.4 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.4 per 1,000

Property crime

6.1 per 1,000

Vandalism

2.2 per 1,000

In 2025, 3 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

3.9 km

GP practice

4.0 km

Train station

4.9 km

Restaurant

2.6 km

Hospital

5.0 km

Café

5.5 km

Library

3.9 km

Motorway ramp

1.7 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

€ 625,000

Welfare recipients

0.0 per 1,000

High incomes

20%

Low incomes

41%

Vacancy

14%

Owner-occupied

83%

Social housing

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

82%

Built after 2000

12%

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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

33 inw/km²

Noise level

37 dB

Green surroundings

80%

Trees nearby

14%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

Fine particles (PM2.5)

7.3 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.

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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

2.7 km

Households with children

38%

Childcare

2.8 km

Secondary school

5.6 km

Residents under 15

12%

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Who lives here

Verspreide huizen Zwarte Veen en Barchemse Enk has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 30%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1512%
NL median 14%
15–2513%
NL median 11%
25–4515%
NL median 22%
45–6530%
NL median 28%
65+30%
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
2.7 — larger than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
16% — far fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
38% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
33 — far 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 Verspreide huizen Zwarte Veen en Barchemse Enk calculated?

Verspreide huizen Zwarte Veen en Barchemse Enk scores 6.9 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 Verspreide huizen Zwarte Veen en Barchemse Enk 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 Verspreide huizen Zwarte Veen en Barchemse Enk a safe neighbourhood?

Verspreide huizen Zwarte Veen en Barchemse Enk scores 8.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (17.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.