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Wijhe Centrum

2,590 residents · postal code 8131 · Part of Wijhe, Olst-Wijhe

  • no. 8,546 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 20 of 23 in Olst-Wijhe
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Scores per pillar

Wijhe Centrum is the beating heart of an IJssel village: the station and supermarket sit within a kilometre and amenities score 8.4. At the same time the core is ageing sharply, with 34 per cent over 65, and social cohesion lags at 3.9. With more than 35 crimes per 1,000 people present, safety runs above the national middle, unusual for a village centre. Just over half the homes are owner-occupied.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.4 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
1.7 km
Childcare
1.7 km
Train station
0.7 km
Hospital
9.3 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
0.8 km
Library
0.5 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
35.3
Violent crimes
0.8
Burglaries
0.9

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 346,000
Owner-occupied
55%
Single-family homes
65%
Built after 2000
16%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 13%15–25 10%25–45 20%45–65 22%65+ 34%
Average household size
2.0
Households with children
26%
Single-person households
42%
Residents per km²
1,923

Nearby neighbourhoods

Verspreide huizen Vorchten

Heerde

7.0

Buitengebied Wijhe

Olst-Wijhe

8.1

Peperkamp en De Enk

Olst-Wijhe

6.3

Boerhaar Kern

Olst-Wijhe

6.8

Krijtenberg en Noorder Koeslag

Olst-Wijhe

8.5

Herxen

Olst-Wijhe

9.2

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5.1

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Wijhe Centrum calculated?

Wijhe Centrum scores 5.1 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 Wijhe Centrum a safe neighbourhood?

Wijhe Centrum scores 5.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (35.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.