neighbourhood in Veendam

Veendam-Sorghvliet

7,925 residents · postal code 9642 · Part of Veendam-kern, Veendam

Bottom 41% in the Netherlands

Plenty of space, less prosperity

The property value in Veendam-Sorghvliet is about half the Dutch middle, and that is the component that determines nearly four tenths of the wealth pillar. On top of that, the top income group is considerably thinner than nationally, the bottom one rather larger, and social assistance lies many times above the Dutch level. So four components pull the same way; only vacancy is low. That is how a 3.2 comes about.

The counterweight is in quiet, with a 7.5. The tree canopy around the homes is considerably denser than is usual nationally and the noise stays below the Dutch level, although the measured greenery in the neighbourhood does not reach that middle.

Theft and violence stay below the Dutch level; vandalism and burglary edge just above it. The crime total therefore stays below the national middle.

no. 7,762 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 3 of 17 in Veendam

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Is Veendam-Sorghvliet a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Veendam-Sorghvliet comes out at 22 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is about the same as in an average Dutch neighbourhood.

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Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

21.7 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.0 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.7 per 1,000

Property crime

7.0 per 1,000

Vandalism

3.0 per 1,000

In 2025, 194 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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Amenities

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

Supermarket

0.9 km

GP practice

0.8 km

Train station

3.3 km

Restaurant

0.8 km

Hospital

2.9 km

Café

1.3 km

Library

2.2 km

Motorway ramp

2.3 km

Tick = Dutch median

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Wealth & income

What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.

Property value

€ 215,000

Welfare recipients

31.5 per 1,000

High incomes

10%

Low incomes

45%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

62%

Social housing

27%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes

83%

Built after 2000

Tick = Dutch median

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Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.

Population density

3,405 inw/km²

Noise level

51 dB

Green surroundings

46%

Trees nearby

17%

Water share

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²

1,174

Fine particles (PM2.5)

6.4 µg/m³

Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.

Tick = Dutch median

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Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Primary school

0.8 km

Households with children

35%

Childcare

0.6 km

Secondary school

1.6 km

Residents under 15

16%

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Who lives here

The age profile of Veendam-Sorghvliet looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1516%
NL median 14%
15–2511%
NL median 11%
25–4524%
NL median 22%
45–6524%
NL median 28%
65+25%
NL median 22%

Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.

Average household size
2.2 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
35% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
35% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
3,405 — far more densely populated than average
NL median 2,364

Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade.

Frequently asked questions

Is Veendam-Sorghvliet a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Veendam-Sorghvliet comes out at 22 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is about the same as in an average Dutch neighbourhood. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in Veendam-Sorghvliet?

In Veendam-Sorghvliet the police recorded 194 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (22 per 1,000) is not simply that count divided by the number of residents: we count residents plus workplaces, so a shopping street or station is not unfairly penalised, and for small counts we pull the figure towards the national average — otherwise a single incident would make a small neighbourhood look unsafe.

How is the grade for Veendam-Sorghvliet calculated?

Veendam-Sorghvliet scores 5.5 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh five equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income, quiet & nature and families — and see where Veendam-Sorghvliet lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the five grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.