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Grijpskerk

2,460 residents · postal code 9843 · Part of Wijk 15, Westerkwartier

  • no. 4,948 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 18 of 79 in Westerkwartier
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Scores per pillar

Calm defines Grijpskerk, a village in the Westerkwartier: safety scores 9.5 and crime stays at just 14 offences per 1,000 people present. Nine in ten homes are single-family, 68 percent owner-occupied, and more than a quarter of residents are over 65. Against that quiet sits a thin 3.8 for housing and an average value of €278,000, well below the national median. Amenities, at 8.9, are unexpectedly complete for its size.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
0.8 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
0.5 km
Childcare
0.3 km
Train station
1.2 km
Hospital
21.4 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Café
0.5 km
Library
0.5 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
14.1
Violent crimes
0.3
Burglaries
0.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 278,000
Owner-occupied
68%
Single-family homes
90%
Built after 2000
10%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 12%25–45 21%45–65 26%65+ 27%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
32%
Single-person households
36%
Residents per km²
1,804

Nearby neighbourhoods

Niezijl

Westerkwartier

4.8

Verspreide huizen Grijpskerk

Westerkwartier

7.8

Kommerzijl

Westerkwartier

4.2

Pieterzijl

Westerkwartier

4.1

Visvliet

Westerkwartier

3.2

Sebaldeburen

Westerkwartier

4.2

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Brielle

Voorne aan Zee

7.2

Oud Gastel

Halderberge

7.2

Aardam West

Nieuwkoop

7.2

Parkweg en omgeving

Almelo

7.2

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Grijpskerk calculated?

Grijpskerk scores 7.2 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 Grijpskerk a safe neighbourhood?

Grijpskerk scores 9.5 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (14.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.