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neighbourhood in Midden-Drenthe

Hijken

665 residents · postal code 9415 · Part of Hijken, Midden-Drenthe

  • no. 3,493 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 3 of 47 in Midden-Drenthe

Scores per pillar

Hijken is a rural area in Midden-Drenthe with 665 residents. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 8.0 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: safety scores 9.5, while amenities lags at 4.3.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
4.7 km
General practitioner
4.9 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
4.9 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
6.3 km
Hospital
14.2 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Café
5.8 km
Library
5.2 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
13.0
Violent crimes
0.7
Burglaries
0.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 385,000
Owner-occupied
87%
Single-family homes
96%
Built after 2000
15%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 13%25–45 21%45–65 31%65+ 20%
Average household size
2.5
Households with children
39%
Single-person households
21%
Residents per km²
702

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Hijken calculated?

Hijken scores 8.0 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 Hijken a safe neighbourhood?

Hijken scores 9.5 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (13.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.