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neighbourhood in Urk

Urk-Kom

1,955 residents · postal code 8321 · Part of Urk, Urk

  • no. 10,183 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 9 of 10 in Urk

Scores per pillar

Urk-Kom is the old fishing village within the former island's shoreline: narrow lanes, 88 percent single-family and 81 percent owner-occupied — Urk houses stay in Urk hands. The €324k average value and crime around the median keep the overall grade at 4.2. Harbour, lighthouse and fish auction all lie within 500 metres.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.3 km
General practitioner
0.4 km
Primary school
0.7 km
Secondary school
1.2 km
Childcare
1.0 km
Train station
23.1 km
Hospital
11.3 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
0.3 km
Library
0.7 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
25.0
Violent crimes
4.5
Burglaries
0.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 324,000
Owner-occupied
81%
Single-family homes
88%
Built after 2000
6%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 17%15–25 15%25–45 27%45–65 26%65+ 15%
Average household size
2.4
Households with children
37%
Single-person households
37%
Residents per km²
8,438

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Urk-Kom calculated?

Urk-Kom scores 4.2 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 Urk-Kom a safe neighbourhood?

Urk-Kom scores 5.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (25.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.