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neighbourhood in Veenendaal

Pioniersbuurt

3,275 residents · postal code 3905 · Part of West, Veenendaal

  • no. 7,229 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 27 of 36 in Veenendaal

Scores per pillar

In the west of Veenendaal lies the Pioniersbuurt, where four in ten households include children. Safety and amenities score 8.0 and 8.2, with a school half a kilometre away. Greenery is the weak spot at 3.0. Just over half of residents own their home, and at €371,000 values sit just below the national middle. Crime runs at around 20 per 1,000 people present.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.9 km
General practitioner
1.4 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
1.2 km
Childcare
0.3 km
Train station
1.3 km
Hospital
2.5 km
Restaurant
0.8 km
Café
0.9 km
Library
2.0 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
20.1
Violent crimes
0.7
Burglaries
0.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 371,000
Owner-occupied
54%
Single-family homes
75%
Built after 2000
13%
Income per resident
€ 30,000

Who lives here

0–15 18%15–25 12%25–45 27%45–65 25%65+ 18%
Average household size
2.4
Households with children
41%
Single-person households
31%
Residents per km²
7,555

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Pioniersbuurt calculated?

Pioniersbuurt scores 5.9 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 Pioniersbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Pioniersbuurt scores 8.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (20.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.