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neighbourhood in Veere

Westkapelle

2,470 residents · postal code 4361 · Part of Westkapelle, Veere

  • no. 6,046 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 14 of 32 in Veere

Scores per pillar

The nearest station is sixteen kilometres away: Westkapelle in Veere is the Zeeland coast at its most remote. The upside is the calm, with a safety score of 9.8 and just over 11 crimes per 1,000 people present, half the median. More than nine in ten homes are single-family and 84 per cent are owned. The housing score lags at 4.2, and the core is ageing, with 27 per cent over 65.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.3 km
Secondary school
14.2 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
16.0 km
Hospital
14.3 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
5.0 km
Library
14.9 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
11.2
Violent crimes
0.8
Burglaries
0.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 340,000
Owner-occupied
84%
Single-family homes
92%
Built after 2000
10%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 9%25–45 22%45–65 28%65+ 27%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
28%
Single-person households
36%
Residents per km²
2,344

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Westkapelle calculated?

Westkapelle scores 6.5 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 Westkapelle a safe neighbourhood?

Westkapelle scores 9.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (11.2 per year). The national median is around 24.1.