neighbourhood in Midden-Drenthe
Westerbork
4,510 residents · postal code 9431 · Part of Westerbork, Midden-Drenthe
- no. 7,684 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 24 of 47 in Midden-Drenthe
Scores per pillar
Out on the Drenthe sandy soils lies Westerbork, quiet and ageing: 35% of residents are 65 or older, against just eleven per cent children. Safety holds at 8.0, but amenities (5.0) and housing (5.2) trail, and the station is more than seven kilometres off. Nearly nine in ten homes are single-family houses. At €359,000, values stay below the national median.
Amenities nearby
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.
per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)
Housing
Who lives here
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Frequently asked questions
How is the grade for Westerbork calculated?
Westerbork scores 5.6 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 Westerbork a safe neighbourhood?
Westerbork scores 8.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (13.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.