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Nijkerkerveen-Noord

2,180 residents · postal code 3864 · Part of Nijkerkerveen en Holkerveen, Nijkerk

Top 1% in the Netherlands

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Nijkerkerveen-Noord is a peat-colony village between Nijkerk and Amersfoort that quietly belongs to the national top: 10.0 overall, and a perfect 10 for safety — position 21, with fewer than 9 crimes per 1,000 people present. Four in ten homes were built after 2000, 46 percent of households have children and the average value is €522k. The Randstad's edge doesn't get more village than this.

  • no. 75 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 2 of 32 in Nijkerk

How Nijkerkerveen-Noord scores

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The figures

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
Total crime
9.0 per 1,000
Violent crime
0.4 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.1 per 1,000
Property crime
2.4 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.0 per 1,000

In 2025, 16 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
0.6 km
GP practice
0.5 km
Train station
3.5 km
Restaurant
1.4 km
Hospital
4.5 km
Café
3.6 km
Library
0.6 km
Motorway ramp
2.8 km

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Wealth & income

What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.
Property value
€ 522,000
Welfare recipients
9.2 per 1,000
High incomes
20%
Low incomes
39%
Vacancy
3%
Owner-occupied
67%
Social housing
27%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes
95%
Built after 2000
42%

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
1,158 inw/km²
Noise level
44 dB
Green surroundings
81%
Trees nearby
7%
Water share
0%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²
421
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.5 µg/m³

Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.6 km
Households with children
46%
Childcare
0.6 km
Secondary school
2.2 km
Residents under 15
19%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Nijkerkerveen-Noord has strikingly many children under 15: 19%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1519%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2512%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4526%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6528%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+15%

    NL median 22%

Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.

  • Average household size

    2.5larger than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    26%fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    46%far more than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    1,158far less densely populated than average

    NL median 2,364

Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade.

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Nijkerkerveen-Noord calculated?

Nijkerkerveen-Noord scores 10.0 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Nijkerkerveen-Noord lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.

Is Nijkerkerveen-Noord a safe neighbourhood?

Nijkerkerveen-Noord scores 10.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (9.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

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