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neighbourhood in Midden-Drenthe

Beilen

9,345 residents · postal code 9411 · Part of Beilen, Midden-Drenthe

  • no. 8,506 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 31 of 47 in Midden-Drenthe
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Scores per pillar

Beilen is the main town of Midden-Drenthe, a village of 1,700 residents per square kilometre where 81 per cent of homes are single-family. Nature (6.9) and safety (6.9) score above average, and at close to 20 crimes per thousand, crime sits below the national median. Over a quarter of residents are aged over 65. Amenities (6.7) and housing (4.5) stay mid-table; the average home is worth 320,000 euro.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.8 km
General practitioner
0.9 km
Primary school
0.7 km
Secondary school
1.0 km
Childcare
0.7 km
Train station
1.6 km
Hospital
16.6 km
Restaurant
1.0 km
Café
1.3 km
Library
1.1 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
19.7
Violent crimes
0.8
Burglaries
1.2

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 320,000
Owner-occupied
60%
Single-family homes
81%
Built after 2000
21%
Income per resident
€ 32,000

Who lives here

0–15 13%15–25 10%25–45 21%45–65 27%65+ 28%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
31%
Single-person households
36%
Residents per km²
1,670

Nearby neighbourhoods

Lieving Makkum

Midden-Drenthe

6.3

Holthe

Midden-Drenthe

8.3

Verspreide huizen Beilen

Midden-Drenthe

9.5

Hijken

Midden-Drenthe

8.0

Verspreide huizen Hijken

Midden-Drenthe

4.5

Wijster

Midden-Drenthe

7.8

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Breda

5.1

Zonnemaat

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5.1

Zijdelwaard

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5.1

Uilebomen

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5.1

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Beilen calculated?

Beilen scores 5.1 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 Beilen a safe neighbourhood?

Beilen scores 6.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (19.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.