neighbourhood in Pekela
Verspreide huizen Nieuwe Pekela
110 residents · postal code 9663 · Part of Wijk 01, Pekela
Home to 110 residents, Verspreide huizen Nieuwe Pekela is a rural area in Pekela. On the national yardstick its total score is 4.3. The profile is pronounced: space and quiet scores 7.6, while amenities lags at 3.7. Housing is relatively affordable here, with an average property value of €290k.
- no. 10,024 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 1 of 5 in Pekela
This neighbourhood has few residents; figures are indicative.
How Verspreide huizen Nieuwe Pekela scores
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The figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
In 2025, 8 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).
Tick = Dutch median
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The figures ⌄Amenities
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
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The figures ⌄Wealth & income
What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
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Who lives here
Verspreide huizen Nieuwe Pekela has strikingly many children under 15: 22%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1522%
NL median 14%
- 15–2512%
NL median 11%
- 25–4518%
NL median 22%
- 45–6530%
NL median 28%
- 65+19%
NL median 22%
Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.
Average household size
2.8 — larger than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
18% — far fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
51% — far more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
10 — far less densely populated than average
NL median 2,364
Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade.
Frequently asked questions
How is the grade for Verspreide huizen Nieuwe Pekela calculated?
Verspreide huizen Nieuwe Pekela scores 4.3 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Verspreide huizen Nieuwe Pekela lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.
Is Verspreide huizen Nieuwe Pekela a safe neighbourhood?
Verspreide huizen Nieuwe Pekela scores 4.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (31.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.
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