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neighbourhood in Wageningen

Benedenbuurt

2,590 residents · postal code 6706 · Part of Boven- en Benedenbuurt, Wageningen

  • no. 7,330 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 16 of 33 in Wageningen

Scores per pillar

Everything sits close by in Benedenbuurt in Wageningen: supermarket, GP and primary school are all 400 metres away, driving an amenities score of 9.5. Yet nature is the weakest grade at 3.0, and 53 percent of households live alone against just 22 percent raising children. At 20.3 crimes per 1,000 people present, the area stays below the national median of 24.1. Average home values of €389,000 sit slightly below the national median of €422,000, alongside an owner-occupation rate of just 44 percent.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.4 km
General practitioner
0.4 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
1.1 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
7.1 km
Hospital
1.2 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Café
0.8 km
Library
1.1 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
20.3
Violent crimes
1.5
Burglaries
0.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 389,000
Owner-occupied
44%
Single-family homes
72%
Built after 2000
33%
Income per resident
€ 30,000

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 19%25–45 25%45–65 25%65+ 17%
Average household size
1.8
Households with children
22%
Single-person households
53%
Residents per km²
6,916

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Benedenbuurt calculated?

Benedenbuurt scores 5.8 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 Benedenbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Benedenbuurt scores 6.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (20.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.