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Breskens

4,285 residents · postal code 4511 · Part of Breskens, Sluis

  • no. 10,560 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 15 of 34 in Sluis

Scores per pillar

Breskens looks out over the Westerschelde and shares the fate of many Zeeuws-Vlaanderen towns: a station more than 44 kilometres off and a housing score of 3.3. Safety holds up best, at 7.1. With 35 percent of residents over 65 and an average home value of €311,000, it is a quiet, ageing coastal place. The total stays at 4.0.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.8 km
General practitioner
0.8 km
Primary school
0.7 km
Secondary school
11.2 km
Childcare
0.8 km
Train station
44.3 km
Hospital
11.4 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Café
0.6 km
Library
0.8 km

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.

Total crimes
15.9
Violent crimes
1.3
Burglaries
0.9

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 311,000
Owner-occupied
63%
Single-family homes
73%
Built after 2000
19%
Income per resident
€ 33,000

Who lives here

0–15 12%15–25 8%25–45 19%45–65 27%65+ 35%
Average household size
2.0
Households with children
24%
Single-person households
39%
Residents per km²
2,182

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Breskens calculated?

Breskens scores 3.9 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 Breskens a safe neighbourhood?

Breskens scores 7.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (15.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.