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neighbourhood in Waterland

Oranjewijk

990 residents · postal code 1141 · Part of Monnickendam, Waterland

  • no. 6,597 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 15 of 19 in Waterland
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Scores per pillar

Home to 990 residents, Oranjewijk is an urban residential neighbourhood in Waterland. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 6.2 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: safety scores 8.0, while socio-economic position lags at 4.5.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.8 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.2 km
Secondary school
1.0 km
Childcare
1.1 km
Train station
10.3 km
Hospital
5.9 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Café
0.9 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
19.5
Violent crimes
1.7
Burglaries
0.2

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 356,000
Owner-occupied
58%
Single-family homes
87%
Built after 2000
13%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 21%15–25 12%25–45 27%45–65 24%65+ 16%
Average household size
2.4
Households with children
47%
Single-person households
30%
Residents per km²
8,000

Nearby neighbourhoods

Ringshemmen

Waterland

9.3

't Spil

Waterland

6.6

Markgouw

Waterland

4.1

Ooster Ee

Waterland

8.1

Monnickendam

Waterland

8.0

Binnengouw

Waterland

9.8

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Deventer

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6.2

Hanzekwartier

Dronten

6.2

Welberg

Steenbergen

6.2

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Oranjewijk calculated?

Oranjewijk scores 6.2 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 Oranjewijk a safe neighbourhood?

Oranjewijk scores 8.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (19.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.