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Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van Blokzijl

105 residents · postal code 8356 · Part of Blokzijl, Steenwijkerland

Bottom 14% in the Netherlands

How we calculate

Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van Blokzijl is a rural area in Steenwijkerland with 105 residents. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 3.5 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: space and quiet scores 9.5, while amenities lags at 2.9.

  • no. 11,289 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 69 of 78 in Steenwijkerland

This neighbourhood has few residents; figures are indicative.

How Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van Blokzijl scores

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Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
Total crime
29.1 per 1,000
Violent crime
3.4 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.6 per 1,000
Property crime
8.8 per 1,000
Vandalism
3.2 per 1,000

In 2025, 6 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
2.4 km
GP practice
2.4 km
Train station
16.9 km
Restaurant
2.4 km
Hospital
16.7 km
Café
4.4 km
Library
5.8 km
Motorway ramp
2.6 km

Tick = Dutch median

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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.
Property value
€ 373,000
Welfare recipients
0.0 per 1,000
Vacancy
11%
Owner-occupied
82%
Social housing
0%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes
96%
Built after 2000
2%

Tick = Dutch median

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Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
10 inw/km²
Noise level
34 dB
Green surroundings
73%
Trees nearby
1%
Water share
6%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²
77
Fine particles (PM2.5)
6.5 µg/m³

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

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Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
2.3 km
Households with children
44%
Childcare
2.3 km
Secondary school
13.7 km
Residents under 15
17%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van Blokzijl has strikingly few residents aged 65 and over: 15%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1517%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–258%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4525%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6535%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+15%

    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

    2.7larger than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    21%far fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    44%more than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    10far 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 ten zuiden van Blokzijl calculated?

Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van Blokzijl scores 3.5 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 ten zuiden van Blokzijl 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 ten zuiden van Blokzijl a safe neighbourhood?

Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van Blokzijl scores 4.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (29.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

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