neighbourhood in Veendam
Veendam-Centrum
2,635 residents · postal code 9641 · Part of Veendam-kern, Veendam
- no. 12,326 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 15 of 17 in Veendam
Scores per pillar
Nowhere in this batch is the home value lower than in Veendam-Centrum: €203,000, less than half the national median of €422,000. Crime runs almost double the median there, at 43.1 incidents per 1,000 people present against 24. Safety and housing both score a bare 2.8, and 34 per cent of the population is 65 or older. Nearly half of households, 48 per cent, consist of one person. Amenities, at 8.3, are the exception in an otherwise weak picture.
Amenities nearby
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.
per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)
Housing
Who lives here
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Frequently asked questions
How is the grade for Veendam-Centrum calculated?
Veendam-Centrum scores 2.9 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 Veendam-Centrum a safe neighbourhood?
Veendam-Centrum scores 2.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (43.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.