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neighbourhood in Ooststellingwerf

Donkerbroek-Buitengebied

740 residents · postal code 8435 · Part of Donkerbroek, Ooststellingwerf

  • no. 4,816 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 8 of 57 in Ooststellingwerf
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Scores per pillar

Donkerbroek-Buitengebied is a rural area in Ooststellingwerf with 740 residents. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 7.2. The profile is pronounced: nature and quiet scores 9.3, while amenities lags at 3.0.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
2.1 km
General practitioner
2.1 km
Primary school
2.2 km
Secondary school
5.1 km
Childcare
2.2 km
Train station
24.8 km
Hospital
16.1 km
Restaurant
2.0 km
Café
4.3 km
Library
6.6 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
19.7
Violent crimes
1.2
Burglaries
0.2

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 462,000
Owner-occupied
96%
Single-family homes
100%
Built after 2000
10%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 16%15–25 12%25–45 17%45–65 34%65+ 20%
Average household size
2.6
Households with children
42%
Single-person households
18%
Residents per km²
34

Nearby neighbourhoods

Donkerbroek-Noord

Ooststellingwerf

5.3

Donkerbroek-Zuid

Ooststellingwerf

4.4

Wijnjewoude-Buitengebied-Kleine Groningen

Opsterland

7.0

Hoornsterzwaag

Heerenveen

6.6

Wijnjewoude-Gentiaan

Opsterland

5.8

Wijnjewoude-Centrum

Opsterland

5.1

Similar neighbourhoods

Klinkenberg

Buren

7.2

Raamsdonk

Geertruidenberg

7.2

Het Hoog

Lingewaard

7.2

Boerdonk

Meierijstad

7.2

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Donkerbroek-Buitengebied calculated?

Donkerbroek-Buitengebied scores 7.2 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 Donkerbroek-Buitengebied a safe neighbourhood?

Donkerbroek-Buitengebied scores 8.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (19.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.