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neighbourhood in Urk

De Staart

5,835 residents · postal code 8322 · Part of Urk, Urk

  • no. 5,206 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 2 of 10 in Urk

Scores per pillar

De Staart is the new-build edge of Urk, and carries the fishing town's distinctive profile: 68 percent of households have children, nearly a third of residents are under fifteen and just five percent are over 65. Safety scores a 9.9, with barely nine crimes per 1,000 residents. The nearest train station, however, is 24 kilometres away; amenities stay moderate at 5.4. The ownership rate is 86 percent.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.8 km
General practitioner
0.8 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
0.7 km
Childcare
0.8 km
Train station
23.9 km
Hospital
9.4 km
Restaurant
2.5 km
Café
2.4 km
Library
2.8 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
8.5
Violent crimes
0.8
Burglaries
0.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 391,000
Owner-occupied
86%
Single-family homes
80%
Built after 2000
82%
Income per resident
€ 24,000

Who lives here

0–15 32%15–25 17%25–45 29%45–65 17%65+ 5%
Average household size
3.6
Households with children
68%
Single-person households
16%
Residents per km²
7,705

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for De Staart calculated?

De Staart scores 7.0 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 De Staart a safe neighbourhood?

De Staart scores 9.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (8.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.