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neighbourhood in Venlo

Velden-West

1,750 residents · postal code 5941 · Part of Velden, Venlo

  • no. 11,487 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 71 of 94 in Venlo

Scores per pillar

Velden-West is the village west side of this Maas village above Venlo: three quarters single-family, two thirds owner-occupied, with supermarket and GP 500 metres away. Three in ten residents are over 65. Crime sits just above the median. The average value stays at €317k. Overall: 3.4.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
0.5 km
Primary school
0.8 km
Secondary school
4.9 km
Childcare
0.8 km
Train station
6.3 km
Hospital
7.4 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
0.5 km
Library
0.8 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
25.3
Violent crimes
1.9
Burglaries
1.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 317,000
Owner-occupied
65%
Single-family homes
75%
Built after 2000
20%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 9%25–45 25%45–65 22%65+ 30%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
27%
Single-person households
39%
Residents per km²
3,893

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Velden-West calculated?

Velden-West scores 3.4 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 Velden-West a safe neighbourhood?

Velden-West scores 3.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (25.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.