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neighbourhood in Waalre

Voldijn

2,880 residents · postal code 5582 · Part of Waalre, Waalre

  • no. 4,374 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 5 of 5 in Waalre

Scores per pillar

Single-family houses dominate Voldijn, at 87 percent of the stock, and with 68 percent ownership and 36 percent of households raising children, the area reads as a classic commuter village outside Waalre. A quarter of residents are 65 or older, tilting the age profile upward. Safety comes in at a middling 5.0, with 26.9 crimes per 1,000 people present against a national median of 24.1. The nearest railway station sits 6.4 kilometres away, unusually far by Dutch standards, though the supermarket is a 600-metre walk.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
1.0 km
Primary school
0.7 km
Secondary school
2.7 km
Childcare
0.8 km
Train station
6.4 km
Hospital
2.6 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Café
2.4 km
Library
1.6 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
26.9
Violent crimes
1.3
Burglaries
1.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 474,000
Owner-occupied
68%
Single-family homes
87%
Built after 2000
8%
Income per resident
€ 40,000

Who lives here

0–15 17%15–25 10%25–45 21%45–65 27%65+ 25%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
36%
Single-person households
32%
Residents per km²
2,667

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Voldijn calculated?

Voldijn scores 7.5 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 Voldijn a safe neighbourhood?

Voldijn scores 5.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (26.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.