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neighbourhood in Steenwijkerland

Oostermeenthe

3,055 residents · postal code 8332 · Part of Steenwijk, Steenwijkerland

  • no. 10,760 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 69 of 78 in Steenwijkerland

Scores per pillar

Oostermeenthe in Steenwijk is a spacious single-family district (84 per cent) with a low average value: 245,000 euro, the lowest in this set. That drags the housing mark to 2.8 and the total to 3.8. Amenities (8.2) and safety (7.2) stand stronger, at sixteen crimes per 1,000 people present, under the median. Income per resident (27,000) stays modest and the social score lands at 3.3.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
1.2 km
Primary school
0.7 km
Secondary school
1.2 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
1.6 km
Hospital
1.0 km
Restaurant
1.4 km
Café
1.5 km
Library
1.6 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
15.8
Violent crimes
1.0
Burglaries
1.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 245,000
Owner-occupied
61%
Single-family homes
84%
Built after 2000
7%
Income per resident
€ 27,000

Who lives here

0–15 17%15–25 13%25–45 25%45–65 24%65+ 21%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
39%
Single-person households
31%
Residents per km²
3,962

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Oostermeenthe calculated?

Oostermeenthe scores 3.8 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 Oostermeenthe a safe neighbourhood?

Oostermeenthe scores 7.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (15.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.