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neighbourhood in Venray

Veltum 1

2,165 residents · postal code 5801 · Part of Veltum, Venray

  • no. 10,081 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 20 of 32 in Venray

Scores per pillar

Veltum in Venray has excellent amenities — a 9.2, with everything within half a kilometre — but is visibly ageing: a third of residents are over 65 and 44 percent of households live alone. Social cohesion stays low at 3.1, safety comes to 5.7 with 31.4 crimes per 1,000 people present. Just over forty percent is owner-occupied, at a value of €300,000.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.3 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
1.3 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
4.0 km
Hospital
1.5 km
Restaurant
0.9 km
Café
1.0 km
Library
1.2 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
31.4
Violent crimes
0.9
Burglaries
1.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 300,000
Owner-occupied
42%
Single-family homes
61%
Built after 2000
17%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 12%15–25 8%25–45 24%45–65 23%65+ 33%
Average household size
1.9
Households with children
24%
Single-person households
44%
Residents per km²
3,879

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Veltum 1 calculated?

Veltum 1 scores 4.2 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 Veltum 1 a safe neighbourhood?

Veltum 1 scores 5.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (31.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.