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neighbourhood in Midden-Drenthe

Wijster

770 residents · postal code 9418 · Part of Wijster, Midden-Drenthe

  • no. 3,765 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 5 of 47 in Midden-Drenthe
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Scores per pillar

Home to 770 residents, Wijster is a rural area in Midden-Drenthe. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 7.8. The profile is pronounced: safety scores 9.8, while amenities lags at 5.3.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
6.5 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
6.5 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
5.8 km
Hospital
13.3 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
5.6 km
Library
6.3 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
12.7
Violent crimes
0.6
Burglaries
0.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 367,000
Owner-occupied
81%
Single-family homes
99%
Built after 2000
14%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 11%25–45 22%45–65 29%65+ 22%
Average household size
2.5
Households with children
39%
Single-person households
20%
Residents per km²
695

Nearby neighbourhoods

Verspreide huizen Wijster

Midden-Drenthe

4.8

Spier

Midden-Drenthe

6.1

Verspreide huizen Spier

Midden-Drenthe

3.9

Holthe

Midden-Drenthe

8.3

Lieving Makkum

Midden-Drenthe

6.3

Verspreide huizen Drijber

Midden-Drenthe

4.7

Similar neighbourhoods

Heiliglanden

Haarlem

7.8

Sint-Oedenrode Centrum Zuid

Meierijstad

7.8

Landweg

Bergen (NH.)

7.8

Zuidplas Kruiden

Zuidplas

7.8

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Wijster calculated?

Wijster scores 7.8 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 Wijster a safe neighbourhood?

Wijster scores 9.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (12.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.