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neighbourhood in Middelburg (Z.)

Damplein

1,730 residents · postal code 4331 · Part of Binnenstad, Middelburg (Z.)

  • no. 9,871 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 34 of 52 in Middelburg (Z.)

Scores per pillar

The Damplein sits in the middle of Middelburg's old town, between the abbey towers and the Dam square. The profile is historic-urban: 61 percent single households, 41 percent over 65 and hardly any children. Middelburg station is 700 metres away. The 38 crimes per 1,000 people present come with the centre. Overall: 4.3.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
0.9 km
Primary school
1.0 km
Secondary school
1.6 km
Childcare
0.3 km
Train station
0.7 km
Hospital
1.0 km
Restaurant
0.2 km
Café
0.4 km
Library
0.6 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
38.1
Violent crimes
1.8
Burglaries
1.0

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 330,000
Owner-occupied
50%
Single-family homes
27%
Built after 2000
3%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 4%15–25 7%25–45 22%45–65 25%65+ 41%
Average household size
1.5
Households with children
10%
Single-person households
61%
Residents per km²
7,077

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Damplein calculated?

Damplein scores 4.3 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 Damplein a safe neighbourhood?

Damplein scores 3.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (38.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.