neighbourhood in Purmerend
Afrika
5,370 residents · postal code 1448 · Part of Weidevenne, Purmerend
- no. 870 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 3 of 31 in Purmerend
Scores per pillar
Built almost entirely after 2000, the Afrika district in Purmerend's Weidevenne earns an overall mark of 9.5. Housing (8.7) and social cohesion (8.3) score highly, and with 46 percent of households raising children it is clearly family territory. Property values of €509,000 sit above the median. With just over 19 crimes per thousand residents, it is quiet.
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 Afrika calculated?
Afrika scores 9.5 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 Afrika a safe neighbourhood?
Afrika scores 8.1 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (19.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.