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Kern Boekend

640 residents · postal code 5927 · Part of Boekend, Venlo

  • no. 5,585 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 21 of 94 in Venlo
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Scores per pillar

Kern Boekend is a spacious residential neighbourhood in Venlo with 640 residents. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 6.8. The profile is pronounced: housing scores 8.6, while amenities lags at 4.4.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
2.6 km
General practitioner
2.3 km
Primary school
2.7 km
Secondary school
2.3 km
Childcare
2.7 km
Train station
3.8 km
Hospital
5.1 km
Restaurant
2.7 km
Café
0.4 km
Library
3.6 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
27.5
Violent crimes
0.7
Burglaries
1.0

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 450,000
Owner-occupied
86%
Single-family homes
97%
Built after 2000
33%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 16%15–25 12%25–45 16%45–65 29%65+ 27%
Average household size
2.5
Households with children
40%
Single-person households
21%
Residents per km²
1,062

Nearby neighbourhoods

Klingerberg-Noord

Venlo

6.1

Klingerberg-Zuid

Venlo

2.7

Verspreide huizen Boekend

Venlo

5.7

Vossener-West

Venlo

3.4

Vossener-Noord

Venlo

5.7

Vossener-Centrum

Venlo

2.9

Similar neighbourhoods

Een

Noordenveld

6.8

Veulen

Venray

6.8

Broekland

Harderwijk

6.8

Waldervaart-Noordoost

Schagen

6.8

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Kern Boekend calculated?

Kern Boekend scores 6.8 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 Kern Boekend a safe neighbourhood?

Kern Boekend scores 6.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (27.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.