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neighbourhood in Veenendaal

Franse Gat

5,790 residents · postal code 3904 · Part of Zuidwest, Veenendaal

  • no. 10,924 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 33 of 36 in Veenendaal

Scores per pillar

The Franse Gat is a postwar residential district in south-west Veenendaal, sixty percent single-family homes and a low ownership rate of 41 percent. Amenities score an 8.8, but nature (3.0), social cohesion (3.5) and overall (3.7) stay low. Crime, at nearly 25 offences per 1,000 residents, sits almost exactly on the national middle. A train station is within walking distance; the average home value of €332,000 stays below the median.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
1.4 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
0.5 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
1.1 km
Hospital
0.9 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
1.5 km
Library
2.2 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
24.8
Violent crimes
1.6
Burglaries
0.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 332,000
Owner-occupied
41%
Single-family homes
61%
Built after 2000
16%
Income per resident
€ 29,000

Who lives here

0–15 17%15–25 13%25–45 28%45–65 25%65+ 17%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
35%
Single-person households
39%
Residents per km²
6,690

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Franse Gat calculated?

Franse Gat scores 3.7 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 Franse Gat a safe neighbourhood?

Franse Gat scores 4.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (24.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.