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neighbourhood in Valkenswaard

Kerkakkers

2,435 residents · postal code 5554 · Part of Valkenswaard, Valkenswaard

  • no. 9,210 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 13 of 19 in Valkenswaard

Scores per pillar

Kerkakkers in Valkenswaard leans towards solo dwellers and older residents: 40 percent of households are single-person and nearly a quarter are over 65. The figures stay largely middling, with an overall 4.7 and a social score of 4.4. Homes are mostly single-family and average €369,000, below the national middle. Crime runs under the median at almost 22 per 1,000 people present, yet safety reaches only 5.7.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.4 km
General practitioner
0.8 km
Primary school
0.9 km
Secondary school
2.4 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
11.3 km
Hospital
8.3 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Café
0.5 km
Library
1.6 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
21.7
Violent crimes
1.4
Burglaries
1.2

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 369,000
Owner-occupied
61%
Single-family homes
89%
Built after 2000
14%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 13%15–25 10%25–45 28%45–65 26%65+ 23%
Average household size
2.0
Households with children
29%
Single-person households
40%
Residents per km²
2,358

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Kerkakkers calculated?

Kerkakkers scores 4.7 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 Kerkakkers a safe neighbourhood?

Kerkakkers scores 5.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (21.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.