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neighbourhood in Meppel

Koninginnebuurt

2,525 residents · postal code 7941 · Part of Centrum, Meppel

  • no. 9,708 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 24 of 36 in Meppel

Scores per pillar

Meppel's town centre shows the familiar core dilemma in the Koninginnebuurt: amenities at 9.3, but safety at 2.9 and housing at 3.4. With more than 43 crimes per 1,000 people present, crime runs at nearly double the median, though centre crowds inflate that figure. Over half of households are single-person and close to three in ten residents are over 65. The station is 800 metres away, property at 319,000 euro below the middle.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.8 km
General practitioner
1.5 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
0.9 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
0.8 km
Hospital
2.3 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
0.4 km
Library
0.9 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
43.1
Violent crimes
2.4
Burglaries
1.5

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 319,000
Owner-occupied
60%
Single-family homes
51%
Built after 2000
10%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 8%15–25 13%25–45 21%45–65 29%65+ 29%
Average household size
1.7
Households with children
18%
Single-person households
54%
Residents per km²
4,328

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Koninginnebuurt calculated?

Koninginnebuurt scores 4.4 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 Koninginnebuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Koninginnebuurt scores 2.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (43.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.