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neighbourhood in Waalwijk

Meerdijk

3,055 residents · postal code 5143 · Part of Waalwijk, Waalwijk

  • no. 1,499 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 1 of 20 in Waalwijk

Scores per pillar

Meerdijk in Waalwijk is a prosperous, spacious residential district: 85 per cent owner-occupied, as many single-family homes and an average value of 589,000 euro, well above the national midpoint. Housing (9.3) and the social score (8.9) pull the total to 9.1. The downside is location: the station lies nearly fifteen kilometres away and amenities reach no further than 6.0. Three in ten residents are over 65.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.0 km
General practitioner
1.0 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
1.7 km
Childcare
0.8 km
Train station
14.9 km
Hospital
3.0 km
Restaurant
0.7 km
Café
1.1 km
Library
2.1 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
20.4
Violent crimes
0.2
Burglaries
2.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 589,000
Owner-occupied
85%
Single-family homes
85%
Built after 2000
8%
Income per resident
€ 44,000

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 11%25–45 15%45–65 29%65+ 30%
Average household size
2.4
Households with children
35%
Single-person households
26%
Residents per km²
2,231

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Meerdijk calculated?

Meerdijk scores 9.1 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 Meerdijk a safe neighbourhood?

Meerdijk scores 7.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (20.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.