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Kern Westdorpe

1,915 residents · postal code 4554 · Part of Kern Westdorpe, Terneuzen

Bottom 17% in the Netherlands

How we calculate

Kern Westdorpe lies deep in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, the nearest station more than forty kilometres off and a GP four away. Greenery is plentiful, but housing here remains modest despite 93 percent single-family homes and 76 percent ownership. At €252,000 the average value is among the lowest in this group. More than a quarter of residents are over 65, and the overall picture comes to 3.7.

  • no. 10,943 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 19 of 36 in Terneuzen

How Kern Westdorpe scores

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The figures

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
Total crime
17.9 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.6 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.9 per 1,000
Property crime
2.6 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.9 per 1,000

In 2025, 36 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
0.6 km
GP practice
4.3 km
Train station
40.7 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Hospital
11.0 km
Café
0.7 km
Library
4.9 km
Motorway ramp
0.8 km

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

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
€ 252,000
Welfare recipients
10.4 per 1,000
High incomes
16%
Low incomes
39%
Vacancy
7%
Owner-occupied
76%
Social housing
17%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
93%
Built after 2000
14%

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
1,212 inw/km²
Noise level
48 dB
Green surroundings
76%
Trees nearby
5%
Water share
2%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
243
Fine particles (PM2.5)
7.8 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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The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.8 km
Households with children
31%
Childcare
0.6 km
Secondary school
11.5 km
Residents under 15
13%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

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

Age profile

  • 0–1513%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–259%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4521%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6530%

    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

    2.1smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    35%more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    31%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    1,212far 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 Kern Westdorpe calculated?

Kern Westdorpe scores 3.7 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 Kern Westdorpe 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 Kern Westdorpe a safe neighbourhood?

Kern Westdorpe scores 5.5 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (17.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

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