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neighbourhood in Meppel

Hesselingen

1,985 residents · postal code 7944 · Part of Koedijkslanden, Meppel

  • no. 11,748 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 29 of 36 in Meppel

Scores per pillar

Hesselingen in Meppel is an affordable family area with weak scores: the overall grade stays at 3.3, housing at 3.2 and social cohesion at 3.5. At €247,000, home values rank among the country's lower. Four in ten households have children, and owned and rented homes are evenly split. Amenities are close by and score 7.8; safety trails at 4.6.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.8 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.8 km
Secondary school
0.5 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
1.9 km
Hospital
3.5 km
Restaurant
1.2 km
Café
1.2 km
Library
1.9 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
15.7
Violent crimes
1.7
Burglaries
2.2

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 247,000
Owner-occupied
50%
Single-family homes
84%
Built after 2000
0%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 17%15–25 10%25–45 24%45–65 24%65+ 25%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
40%
Single-person households
29%
Residents per km²
3,586

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Hesselingen calculated?

Hesselingen scores 3.3 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 Hesselingen a safe neighbourhood?

Hesselingen scores 4.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (15.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.