neighbourhood in Terneuzen

Zeldenrust

2,925 residents · postal code 4535 · Part of Terneuzen Zuid, Terneuzen

Top 30% in the Netherlands

School close by, shops further off

In Zeldenrust the social assistance rate stands at zero, where nationally almost eight per thousand residents receive a payment. The income distribution is favourable too and vacancy is minimal. And yet wealth & income sticks at a 6.7, because the heaviest component of that pillar is property value, and here it sits well below the national median.

The price of this Terneuzen neighbourhood shows in the distances. The railway station is more than thirty kilometres away, and the supermarket and GP both nearly two. That pushes amenities down to a 5.0 in a place where the primary school is in fact around the corner — hence a 9.1 for families at the same time.

The crime picture is mixed: the total stays below the national median and burglary and property offences are clearly below it, but violence is above.

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no. 2 of 36 in Terneuzen

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Is Zeldenrust a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Zeldenrust 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

23.2 per 1,000

Violent crime

3.5 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.3 per 1,000

Property crime

5.8 per 1,000

Vandalism

2.7 per 1,000

In 2025, 82 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

1.7 km

GP practice

1.7 km

Train station

31.0 km

Restaurant

0.7 km

Hospital

0.9 km

Café

1.3 km

Library

4.1 km

Motorway ramp

1.0 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

€ 308,000

Welfare recipients

0.0 per 1,000

High incomes

25%

Low incomes

32%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

95%

Social housing

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

99%

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

3,034 inw/km²

Noise level

51 dB

Green surroundings

54%

Trees nearby

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

990

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.1 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

39%

Childcare

0.5 km

Secondary school

0.5 km

Residents under 15

16%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

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

Age profile

0–1516%
NL median 14%
15–2511%
NL median 11%
25–4524%
NL median 22%
45–6529%
NL median 28%
65+20%
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
2.4 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
24% — fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
39% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
3,034 — more 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

Is Zeldenrust a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Zeldenrust 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 Zeldenrust?

In Zeldenrust the police recorded 82 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 Zeldenrust calculated?

Zeldenrust scores 7.8 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 Zeldenrust 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.