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Vlakwater

885 residents · postal code 5801 · Part of Vlakwater, Venray

  • no. 174 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 1 of 32 in Venray
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Scores per pillar

Home to 885 residents, Vlakwater is a rural area in Venray. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 9.9. The profile is pronounced: housing scores 9.8, while amenities lags at 5.4. Housing sits in the upper segment, with an average property value of €655k versus €422k nationally.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.3 km
General practitioner
1.9 km
Primary school
1.7 km
Secondary school
2.3 km
Childcare
1.6 km
Train station
4.6 km
Hospital
0.8 km
Restaurant
1.4 km
Café
1.2 km
Library
1.3 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
23.0
Violent crimes
0.5
Burglaries
0.2

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 655,000
Owner-occupied
98%
Single-family homes
100%
Built after 2000
23%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 13%15–25 10%25–45 14%45–65 32%65+ 31%
Average household size
2.4
Households with children
33%
Single-person households
20%
Residents per km²
368

Nearby neighbourhoods

Noordwest

Venray

2.7

West midden

Venray

3.5

Centrum

Venray

3.8

Veltum 2

Venray

9.4

Brabander

Venray

9.4

Veltum 1

Venray

4.2

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Gooise Meren

9.9

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9.9

Paradijssel

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9.9

Verspreide huizen Zuidhorn

Westerkwartier

9.9

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Vlakwater calculated?

Vlakwater scores 9.9 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 Vlakwater a safe neighbourhood?

Vlakwater scores 9.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (23.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.