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Boskamp Kern

1,085 residents · postal code 8121 · Part of Boskamp, Olst-Wijhe

  • no. 9,261 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 21 of 23 in Olst-Wijhe

Scores per pillar

Home to 1,085 residents, Boskamp Kern is a spacious residential neighbourhood in Olst-Wijhe. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 4.7 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: safety scores 8.7, while housing lags at 3.5.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.8 km
General practitioner
1.5 km
Primary school
1.8 km
Secondary school
7.4 km
Childcare
1.5 km
Train station
1.5 km
Hospital
11.2 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
7.6 km
Library
1.7 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
15.6
Violent crimes
0.5
Burglaries
0.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 325,000
Owner-occupied
61%
Single-family homes
86%
Built after 2000
7%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 12%15–25 11%25–45 23%45–65 28%65+ 26%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
32%
Single-person households
32%
Residents per km²
1,812

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Boskamp Kern calculated?

Boskamp Kern scores 4.7 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 Boskamp Kern a safe neighbourhood?

Boskamp Kern scores 8.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (15.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.