neighbourhood in Voorst

Verspreide huizen op de oeverwal Terwolde

610 residents · postal code 7396 · Part of Nijbroek, Voorst

Bottom 40% in the Netherlands

Verspreide huizen op de oeverwal Terwolde is a rural area in Voorst with 610 residents. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 5.5 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: space and quiet scores 9.2, while amenities lags at 4.2. For families it stands at 4.5.

no. 7,932 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 26 of 30 in Voorst

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Safety

no grade

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Amenities

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

Supermarket

1.8 km

GP practice

1.9 km

Train station

5.5 km

Restaurant

1.5 km

Hospital

9.8 km

Café

4.5 km

Library

5.0 km

Motorway ramp

0.8 km

Tick = Dutch median

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Wealth & income

What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.

Property value

€ 438,000

Welfare recipients

0.0 per 1,000

High incomes

21%

Low incomes

38%

Vacancy

59%

Owner-occupied

67%

Social housing

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes

81%

Built after 2000

31%

Tick = Dutch median

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Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.

Population density

81 inw/km²

Noise level

42 dB

Green surroundings

70%

Trees nearby

Water share

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²

123

Fine particles (PM2.5)

7.7 µg/m³

Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.

Tick = Dutch median

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Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Primary school

2.0 km

Households with children

39%

Childcare

1.9 km

Secondary school

5.3 km

Residents under 15

20%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Verspreide huizen op de oeverwal Terwolde has strikingly many children under 15: 20%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1520%
NL median 14%
15–2510%
NL median 11%
25–4516%
NL median 22%
45–6531%
NL median 28%
65+22%
NL median 22%

Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.

Average household size
2.5 — larger than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
26% — fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
39% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
81 — far less densely populated than average
NL median 2,364

Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade.

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Verspreide huizen op de oeverwal Terwolde calculated?

Verspreide huizen op de oeverwal Terwolde scores 5.5 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Verspreide huizen op de oeverwal Terwolde lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.