neighbourhood in Putten
Verspreide huizen Norden, Bijsteren en Hoef
2,415 residents · postal code 3882 · Part of Putten, Putten
The scattered houses around Norden, Bijsteren and Hoef form open countryside near Putten, with a density of just 221 residents per square kilometre. It runs young for a rural area: 23 per cent under fifteen against 11 per cent over 65, and 47 per cent of households have children. Home values are hefty — €602,000 on average. Only amenities lie at a remove, which explains their 5.0.
- no. 531 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 3 of 13 in Putten
How Verspreide huizen Norden, Bijsteren en Hoef 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, 31 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.
Tick = Dutch median
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.
Tick = Dutch median
Who lives here
Verspreide huizen Norden, Bijsteren en Hoef has strikingly many children under 15: 23%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1523%
NL median 14%
- 15–2511%
NL median 11%
- 25–4531%
NL median 22%
- 45–6524%
NL median 28%
- 65+11%
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
2.7 — larger than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
24% — fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
47% — far more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
221 — 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 Norden, Bijsteren en Hoef calculated?
Verspreide huizen Norden, Bijsteren en Hoef scores 9.7 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 Norden, Bijsteren en Hoef 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 Norden, Bijsteren en Hoef a safe neighbourhood?
Verspreide huizen Norden, Bijsteren en Hoef scores 9.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (10.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.
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