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Wageningse Berg

865 residents · postal code 6704 · Part of Buitengebied, Wageningen

Bottom 4% in the Netherlands

How we calculate

Wageningse Berg is a rural area in Wageningen with 865 residents. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 2.7 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: space and quiet scores 9.6, while safety lags at 2.6.

  • no. 12,657 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 33 of 33 in Wageningen

How Wageningse Berg scores

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The figures

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
Total crime
57.0 per 1,000
Violent crime
13.7 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.6 per 1,000
Property crime
15.0 per 1,000
Vandalism
8.9 per 1,000

In 2025, 70 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
1.9 km
GP practice
1.7 km
Train station
7.3 km
Restaurant
1.3 km
Hospital
4.1 km
Café
3.4 km
Library
1.9 km
Motorway ramp
0.6 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Wageningen

The figures

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
€ 351,000
Welfare recipients
0.0 per 1,000
High incomes
19%
Low incomes
48%
Vacancy
8%
Owner-occupied
21%
Social housing
16%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
48%
Built after 2000
5%

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
150 inw/km²
Noise level
46 dB
Green surroundings
90%
Trees nearby
49%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
162
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.4 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

The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Wageningen

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
1.9 km
Households with children
21%
Childcare
1.7 km
Secondary school
3.3 km
Residents under 15
6%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Wageningen

Who lives here

Wageningse Berg has strikingly few children under 15: 6%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–156%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2514%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4533%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6514%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+32%

    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

    1.8smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    51%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    21%far fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    150far 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 Wageningse Berg calculated?

Wageningse Berg scores 2.7 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 Wageningse Berg 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.

Is Wageningse Berg a safe neighbourhood?

Wageningse Berg scores 2.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (57.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

The best and worst neighbourhoods of Wageningen

Same total grade, same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Wageningen.

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