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neighbourhood in Wageningen

Veluvia

1,320 residents · postal code 6703 · Part of Veluvia-Hamelakkers, Wageningen

  • no. 2,552 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 8 of 33 in Wageningen

Scores per pillar

Home to 1,320 residents, Veluvia is an urban residential neighbourhood in Wageningen. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 8.5. The profile is pronounced: amenities scores 9.2, while nature and quiet lags at 4.1.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
0.8 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
1.6 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
7.4 km
Hospital
0.8 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
0.5 km
Library
0.8 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
19.2
Violent crimes
1.1
Burglaries
1.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 527,000
Owner-occupied
58%
Single-family homes
59%
Built after 2000
14%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 8%15–25 14%25–45 18%45–65 31%65+ 28%
Average household size
1.8
Households with children
19%
Single-person households
52%
Residents per km²
3,717

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Veluvia calculated?

Veluvia scores 8.5 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 Veluvia a safe neighbourhood?

Veluvia scores 6.1 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (19.2 per year). The national median is around 24.1.