neighbourhood in Terneuzen

Kern Axel

7,150 residents · postal code 4571 · Part of Kern Axel, Terneuzen

Bottom 18% in the Netherlands

Plenty of space, less prosperity

The property value in Kern Axel lies around half the national median, the social assistance rate at almost four times the Dutch level, and the top income group is thinly filled while the bottom one is broad. All the components of the wealth pillar point the same way; a 3.0 is then no surprise.

Set against that is a 8.9 for quiet, carried by plenty of greenery, plenty of tree canopy, a low noise level and few people per square kilometre. In this Zeeland centre that is the score there is nothing to object to.

A warning goes with safety. The total stays below the average, but violence, burglary and vandalism all three rise above it; only theft presses the sum down. Anyone going by that total reads this centre wrongly.

no. 10,797 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 16 of 36 in Terneuzen

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Is Kern Axel a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Kern Axel comes out at 23 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is about the same as in an average Dutch neighbourhood.

The figures ⌄

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

22.9 per 1,000

Violent crime

3.3 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.8 per 1,000

Property crime

4.5 per 1,000

Vandalism

3.9 per 1,000

In 2025, 202 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

0.8 km

GP practice

0.9 km

Train station

37.3 km

Restaurant

0.7 km

Hospital

6.3 km

Café

0.8 km

Library

0.8 km

Motorway ramp

1.2 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

€ 232,000

Welfare recipients

30.8 per 1,000

High incomes

15%

Low incomes

45%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

59%

Social housing

32%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

85%

Built after 2000

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

2,451 inw/km²

Noise level

50 dB

Green surroundings

69%

Trees nearby

13%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

931

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.0 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

0.6 km

Households with children

28%

Childcare

0.9 km

Secondary school

7.1 km

Residents under 15

15%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

The age profile of Kern Axel looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1515%
NL median 14%
15–259%
NL median 11%
25–4523%
NL median 22%
45–6526%
NL median 28%
65+27%
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
2.0 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
40% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
28% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
2,451 — around the 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

Is Kern Axel a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Kern Axel comes out at 23 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is about the same as in an average Dutch neighbourhood. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in Kern Axel?

In Kern Axel the police recorded 202 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (23 per 1,000) is not simply that count divided by the number of residents: we count residents plus workplaces, so a shopping street or station is not unfairly penalised, and for small counts we pull the figure towards the national average — otherwise a single incident would make a small neighbourhood look unsafe.

How is the grade for Kern Axel calculated?

Kern Axel scores 3.8 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh five equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income, quiet & nature and families — and see where Kern Axel lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the five grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.