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Engelenburg

4,075 residents · postal code 3901 · Part of Zuidoost, Veenendaal

Bottom 37% in the Netherlands

How we calculate

In Engelenburg, in Veenendaal's south-east, almost everything rests on the amenities (8.9): wealth (2.7) and space and quiet (5.6) stay low and keep the total at 5.3. More than three-quarters of homes are rented and the average value is €268,000. More than half of households are single people, and a station is within walking distance.

  • no. 8,267 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 30 of 36 in Veenendaal

How Engelenburg scores

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The figures

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
Total crime
26.5 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.3 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.4 per 1,000
Property crime
7.0 per 1,000
Vandalism
3.7 per 1,000

In 2025, 130 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
1.0 km
GP practice
0.6 km
Train station
1.0 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Hospital
0.7 km
Café
0.9 km
Library
1.1 km
Motorway ramp
1.2 km

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

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
€ 268,000
Welfare recipients
51.5 per 1,000
High incomes
8%
Low incomes
54%
Vacancy
5%
Owner-occupied
24%
Social housing
57%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
18%
Built after 2000
5%

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
6,999 inw/km²
Noise level
53 dB
Green surroundings
44%
Trees nearby
11%
Water share
8%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
3,169
Fine particles (PM2.5)
9.2 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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The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.3 km
Households with children
25%
Childcare
0.2 km
Secondary school
1.3 km
Residents under 15
14%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

The age profile of Engelenburg looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1514%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2513%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4526%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6522%

    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

    1.9smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    53%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    25%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    6,999far 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

How is the grade for Engelenburg calculated?

Engelenburg scores 5.3 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Engelenburg lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.

Is Engelenburg a safe neighbourhood?

Engelenburg scores 4.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (26.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

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