neighbourhood in Veenendaal
Petenbos
3,475 residents · postal code 3903 · Part of Zuidoost, Veenendaal
- no. 1,127 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 7 of 36 in Veenendaal
Scores per pillar
A large ownership share and plenty of families: 83 percent of homes are owner-occupied and four in ten households have children. Safety scores 9.0, on just ten crimes per 1,000 people present, and housing 8.6. Nature lags behind at 3.9. The average home is worth €502,000, well above the national median of €422,000, and the overall grade comes to 9.4.
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 Petenbos calculated?
Petenbos scores 9.4 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 Petenbos a safe neighbourhood?
Petenbos scores 9.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (10.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.