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neighbourhood in Westerkwartier

Diepswal

685 residents · postal code 9351 · Part of Leek, Westerkwartier

  • no. 431 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 2 of 79 in Westerkwartier
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Scores per pillar

Diepswal is a spacious residential neighbourhood in Westerkwartier with 685 residents. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 9.8. The profile is pronounced: safety scores 9.5, while amenities lags at 4.9.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.8 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
1.2 km
Secondary school
1.4 km
Childcare
1.0 km
Train station
14.3 km
Hospital
17.7 km
Restaurant
2.0 km
Café
2.2 km
Library
1.6 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
17.5
Violent crimes
0.7
Burglaries
0.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 483,000
Owner-occupied
91%
Single-family homes
100%
Built after 2000
33%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 13%15–25 13%25–45 16%45–65 36%65+ 23%
Average household size
2.4
Households with children
40%
Single-person households
19%
Residents per km²
1,399

Nearby neighbourhoods

Buitengebied ten zuiden van Leek

Westerkwartier

9.6

Rodenburg en omgeving

Westerkwartier

4.6

Buitengebied Roden West

Noordenveld

8.1

Centrum Leek en omgeving

Westerkwartier

3.2

Sint Maheerdt

Westerkwartier

3.6

Buitengebied ten noorden van Zevenhuizen

Westerkwartier

9.6

Similar neighbourhoods

De Lingert

Wijchen

9.8

de Wuurde

Overbetuwe

9.8

Veers

Peel en Maas

9.8

Zwaanstraat

Eindhoven

9.8

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Diepswal calculated?

Diepswal scores 9.8 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 Diepswal a safe neighbourhood?

Diepswal scores 9.5 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (17.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.