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neighbourhood in Valkenswaard

Het Gegraaf

2,640 residents · postal code 5552 · Part of Valkenswaard, Valkenswaard

  • no. 10,730 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 18 of 19 in Valkenswaard

Scores per pillar

Het Gegraaf, in Valkenswaard, has no single glaring weakness, which is itself the story: every pillar sits somewhere between 4.2 and 6.2, just under the national middle, adding up to an overall grade of 3.8. The home value of €374,000 trails the national median of €422,000, while 42 per cent of households consist of one person. At 24.5 crimes per 1,000 people present, the neighbourhood sits almost exactly on the national average of 24.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.4 km
General practitioner
1.2 km
Primary school
0.8 km
Secondary school
1.7 km
Childcare
0.8 km
Train station
11.4 km
Hospital
6.9 km
Restaurant
1.0 km
Café
1.5 km
Library
2.4 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
24.5
Violent crimes
1.3
Burglaries
1.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 374,000
Owner-occupied
46%
Single-family homes
63%
Built after 2000
8%
Income per resident
€ 32,000

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 10%25–45 28%45–65 24%65+ 23%
Average household size
2.0
Households with children
31%
Single-person households
42%
Residents per km²
2,229

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Het Gegraaf calculated?

Het Gegraaf scores 3.8 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 Het Gegraaf a safe neighbourhood?

Het Gegraaf scores 4.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (24.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.