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neighbourhood in Venlo

Velden-Oost

2,605 residents · postal code 5941 · Part of Velden, Venlo

  • no. 2,505 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 12 of 94 in Venlo

Scores per pillar

Velden-Oost, in Venlo, ranks among the calmer corners of the country: a 9.8 for safety and 15.7 crimes per 1,000 people present, against a national median of 24.1. Home ownership runs at 82 percent, single-family houses at 96 percent, and both supermarket and GP sit within 700 metres. Average home values of €376,000 trail the national median of €422,000, at an average income of €33,000 per resident. Forty-one percent of households here are raising children, and an overall grade of 8.6 rounds out a settled family suburb.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.7 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.7 km
Secondary school
4.9 km
Childcare
0.7 km
Train station
6.3 km
Hospital
7.5 km
Restaurant
0.7 km
Café
0.7 km
Library
0.7 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
15.7
Violent crimes
0.8
Burglaries
0.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 376,000
Owner-occupied
82%
Single-family homes
96%
Built after 2000
15%
Income per resident
€ 33,000

Who lives here

0–15 17%15–25 10%25–45 25%45–65 26%65+ 22%
Average household size
2.4
Households with children
41%
Single-person households
23%
Residents per km²
2,619

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Velden-Oost calculated?

Velden-Oost scores 8.6 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 Velden-Oost a safe neighbourhood?

Velden-Oost scores 9.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (15.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.