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neighbourhood in Meppel

Veldenbuurt

2,005 residents · postal code 7943 · Part of Oosterboer, Meppel

  • no. 5,460 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 9 of 36 in Meppel

Scores per pillar

The Veldenbuurt in Meppel's Oosterboer is a 1980s owner-occupied neighbourhood: 80 percent privately owned, 97 percent single-family, by now considerably aged with 29 percent over-65s. Safety (7.7) and amenities (7.4) are comfortably in order. The €335k average value keeps the overall grade at 6.9.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
1.0 km
Primary school
0.7 km
Secondary school
2.4 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
2.8 km
Hospital
1.3 km
Restaurant
1.4 km
Café
2.3 km
Library
2.0 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
17.4
Violent crimes
0.7
Burglaries
1.5

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 335,000
Owner-occupied
80%
Single-family homes
97%
Built after 2000
0%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 12%15–25 10%25–45 20%45–65 28%65+ 29%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
30%
Single-person households
31%
Residents per km²
3,584

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Veldenbuurt calculated?

Veldenbuurt scores 6.9 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 Veldenbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Veldenbuurt scores 7.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (17.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.