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neighbourhood in Pekela

Oude Pekela

7,645 residents · postal code 9665 · Part of Wijk 00, Pekela

  • no. 12,289 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 5 of 5 in Pekela

Scores per pillar

Oude Pekela is spaciously laid out, with fewer than 800 residents per square kilometre, which translates into a 7.6 for nature. Beyond that the figures stay low: a 2.8 for housing, a 3.0 on the social pillar and a 2.9 total. At 202,000 euro the average home is among the lowest here, under half the median. More than eight in ten homes are single-family houses and six in ten owner-occupied; income per resident is a modest 27,000 euro.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.0 km
General practitioner
0.9 km
Primary school
1.0 km
Secondary school
1.5 km
Childcare
1.0 km
Train station
5.5 km
Hospital
10.0 km
Restaurant
0.8 km
Café
0.9 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
26.7
Violent crimes
3.1
Burglaries
0.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 202,000
Owner-occupied
60%
Single-family homes
87%
Built after 2000
9%
Income per resident
€ 27,000

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 11%25–45 22%45–65 28%65+ 25%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
32%
Single-person households
38%
Residents per km²
794

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Oude Pekela calculated?

Oude Pekela scores 2.9 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 Oude Pekela a safe neighbourhood?

Oude Pekela scores 5.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (26.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.