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neighbourhood in Urk

Urkerhard

4,220 residents · postal code 8321 · Part of Urk, Urk

  • no. 7,125 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 6 of 10 in Urk

Scores per pillar

Urkerhard reflects Urk's exceptional demographic profile: 64 percent of households have children and nearly a quarter of residents are under fifteen — figures found nowhere else in this set. Safety is near-maximal at 9.9, on twelve crimes per 1,000 people present. The social score (3.7) and green space (3.5) stay low, and the nearest station is more than 23 kilometres off. The total comes to 5.9.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.7 km
General practitioner
0.9 km
Primary school
0.3 km
Secondary school
0.9 km
Childcare
0.8 km
Train station
23.3 km
Hospital
10.2 km
Restaurant
1.7 km
Café
1.6 km
Library
1.9 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
12.2
Violent crimes
0.7
Burglaries
0.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 358,000
Owner-occupied
71%
Single-family homes
87%
Built after 2000
8%
Income per resident
€ 27,000

Who lives here

0–15 23%15–25 20%25–45 22%45–65 25%65+ 11%
Average household size
3.5
Households with children
64%
Single-person households
15%
Residents per km²
6,349

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Urkerhard calculated?

Urkerhard scores 5.9 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 Urkerhard a safe neighbourhood?

Urkerhard scores 9.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (12.2 per year). The national median is around 24.1.