neighbourhood in Pekela
Nieuwe Pekela
3,995 residents · postal code 9663 · Part of Wijk 01, Pekela
- no. 11,273 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 4 of 5 in Pekela
Scores per pillar
At 360 residents per square kilometre, Nieuwe Pekela is emphatically rural, which shows in a 7.9 for nature and an 8.8 for safety. Against that, housing at 2.9 and the social measure at 3.1 come in low. The average home, at €219,000, is among the cheapest anywhere in the country, though nearly seven in ten are owner-occupied. Recorded crime, at close to 24 offences per 1,000 people present, sits just under the national median.
Amenities nearby
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.
per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)
Housing
Who lives here
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Frequently asked questions
How is the grade for Nieuwe Pekela calculated?
Nieuwe Pekela scores 3.5 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 Nieuwe Pekela a safe neighbourhood?
Nieuwe Pekela scores 8.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (23.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.