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Zilverschoon/Oranjebuurt

2,025 residents · postal code 3862 · Part of Nijkerk-stad, Nijkerk

  • no. 5,610 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 25 of 32 in Nijkerk
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Scores per pillar

Zilverschoon and the Oranjebuurt sit beside Nijkerk station (600 metres) and are strikingly grey: 44 percent of residents are over 65 — care complexes and apartments define the picture. Four in ten homes were built after 2000. The €497k average value and amenities at 8.8 keep the overall grade at 6.8.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
0.5 km
Primary school
1.2 km
Secondary school
1.2 km
Childcare
0.9 km
Train station
0.6 km
Hospital
0.5 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
0.8 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
36.6
Violent crimes
0.6
Burglaries
2.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 497,000
Owner-occupied
58%
Single-family homes
60%
Built after 2000
41%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 12%15–25 8%25–45 14%45–65 22%65+ 44%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
27%
Single-person households
34%
Residents per km²
2,017

Nearby neighbourhoods

Bruins Slotlaan/Campenbuurt

Nijkerk

7.4

Luxool

Nijkerk

7.1

Industriegebied

Nijkerk

7.2

Centrum

Nijkerk

4.6

Paasbos-oost

Nijkerk

5.8

Coltoflaan/van Oldenbarneveldstraat

Nijkerk

5.4

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6.8

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6.8

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6.8

Huizermaat Noord

Huizen

6.8

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Zilverschoon/Oranjebuurt calculated?

Zilverschoon/Oranjebuurt scores 6.8 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 Zilverschoon/Oranjebuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Zilverschoon/Oranjebuurt scores 4.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (36.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.