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Lutjegast

720 residents · postal code 9866 · Part of Lutjegast, Westerkwartier

  • no. 8,450 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 46 of 79 in Westerkwartier
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Scores per pillar

Home to 720 residents, Lutjegast is a rural area in Westerkwartier. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 5.1. The profile is pronounced: safety scores 9.6, while amenities lags at 4.0.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
3.4 km
General practitioner
3.5 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
3.5 km
Childcare
3.6 km
Train station
6.5 km
Hospital
22.5 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
5.9 km
Library
3.6 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
14.6
Violent crimes
0.7
Burglaries
0.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 315,000
Owner-occupied
84%
Single-family homes
99%
Built after 2000
10%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 20%15–25 13%25–45 26%45–65 26%65+ 15%
Average household size
2.5
Households with children
46%
Single-person households
27%
Residents per km²
589

Nearby neighbourhoods

Verspreide huizen Lutjegast

Westerkwartier

5.6

Grootegast

Westerkwartier

5.4

Sebaldeburen

Westerkwartier

4.2

Stroobos

Achtkarspelen

2.8

Doezum

Westerkwartier

4.2

Visvliet

Westerkwartier

3.2

Similar neighbourhoods

Eertman

Dinkelland

5.1

Buchten

Sittard-Geleen

5.2

Kop Zeedijk

Amsterdam

5.1

Beemdenbuurt

Oosterhout

5.2

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Lutjegast calculated?

Lutjegast scores 5.1 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 Lutjegast a safe neighbourhood?

Lutjegast scores 9.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (14.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.