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Vogelwijk en De Borgen

2,355 residents · postal code 9502 · Part of Stadskanaal, Stadskanaal

  • no. 6,383 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 4 of 27 in Stadskanaal

Scores per pillar

The figures for Vogelwijk en De Borgen in Stadskanaal pull hard in opposite directions. Safety scores an exceptional 9.7, with 13.5 offences per 1,000 people present, yet housing and amenities lag at 5.0 and 4.9. Homes are cheap by national standards at an average €327,000, almost all single-family and none built after 2000. The nearest station lies nearly nineteen kilometres off, a mark of how peripheral this corner sits.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.8 km
General practitioner
1.8 km
Primary school
1.6 km
Secondary school
1.2 km
Childcare
1.6 km
Train station
18.9 km
Hospital
4.3 km
Restaurant
1.2 km
Café
1.4 km
Library
2.0 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
13.5
Violent crimes
0.3
Burglaries
0.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 327,000
Owner-occupied
76%
Single-family homes
93%
Built after 2000
0%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 13%15–25 10%25–45 21%45–65 30%65+ 25%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
32%
Single-person households
33%
Residents per km²
2,503

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Vogelwijk en De Borgen calculated?

Vogelwijk en De Borgen scores 6.3 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 Vogelwijk en De Borgen a safe neighbourhood?

Vogelwijk en De Borgen scores 9.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (13.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.