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neighbourhood in Vaals

Vijlen

1,250 residents · postal code 6294 · Part of Vijlen-Lemiers, Vaals

  • no. 7,654 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 1 of 9 in Vaals
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Scores per pillar

Home to 1,250 residents, Vijlen is a rural area in Vaals. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 5.6 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: safety scores 9.9, while housing lags at 3.7.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
4.9 km
General practitioner
3.5 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
7.0 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
11.2 km
Hospital
11.7 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
0.5 km
Library
4.6 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
12.3
Violent crimes
0.4
Burglaries
0.2

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 333,000
Owner-occupied
70%
Single-family homes
92%
Built after 2000
10%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 13%15–25 8%25–45 19%45–65 29%65+ 31%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
31%
Single-person households
27%
Residents per km²
298

Nearby neighbourhoods

Verspreide huizen

Gulpen-Wittem

5.6

Mechelen

Gulpen-Wittem

4.0

Nijswiller

Gulpen-Wittem

4.1

Wahlwiller

Gulpen-Wittem

4.1

Schweiberg-Dal

Gulpen-Wittem

6.9

Epen

Gulpen-Wittem

5.9

Similar neighbourhoods

Geestcomplex

Westland

5.6

Bokkenbuurt

Utrecht

5.6

Oudemirdum

De Fryske Marren

5.6

Marathonbuurt-Oost

Amsterdam

5.6

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Vijlen calculated?

Vijlen scores 5.6 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 Vijlen a safe neighbourhood?

Vijlen scores 9.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (12.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.