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neighbourhood in Veenendaal

Dichtersbuurt

2,615 residents · postal code 3906 · Part of West, Veenendaal

  • no. 3,650 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 18 of 36 in Veenendaal

Scores per pillar

Every pillar in Dichtersbuurt scores somewhere between 4.5 and 8.3, with nothing dramatically out of step — a neighbourhood without sharp edges. The train station sits barely 800 metres away, unusually close for an area on Veenendaal's west side. A crime rate of 15.6 per 1,000 people present stays well under the national figure of 24.1, and safety is the strongest pillar at 8.3. With a WOZ value of €445,000, just above the median, and 69 percent owner-occupied homes, this reads as solid middle-class territory.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.0 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.8 km
Secondary school
0.6 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
0.8 km
Hospital
2.4 km
Restaurant
1.6 km
Café
1.0 km
Library
3.3 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
15.6
Violent crimes
0.5
Burglaries
0.9

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 445,000
Owner-occupied
69%
Single-family homes
67%
Built after 2000
5%
Income per resident
€ 35,000

Who lives here

0–15 13%15–25 11%25–45 17%45–65 30%65+ 29%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
31%
Single-person households
30%
Residents per km²
4,193

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Dichtersbuurt calculated?

Dichtersbuurt scores 7.9 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 Dichtersbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Dichtersbuurt scores 8.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (15.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.