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Niebert

500 residents · postal code 9365 · Part of Marum, Westerkwartier

Bottom 29% in the Netherlands

How we calculate

Home to 500 residents, Niebert is a rural area in Westerkwartier. On the national yardstick its total score is 4.6. The profile is pronounced: space and quiet scores 8.0, while amenities lags at 3.1.

  • no. 9,347 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 52 of 79 in Westerkwartier

How Niebert 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
55.9 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.2 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.3 per 1,000
Property crime
37.1 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.1 per 1,000

In 2025, 53 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
2.9 km
GP practice
2.8 km
Train station
11.8 km
Restaurant
1.3 km
Hospital
18.2 km
Café
5.2 km
Library
4.3 km
Motorway ramp
1.6 km

Tick = Dutch median

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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
€ 405,000
Welfare recipients
0.0 per 1,000
High incomes
16%
Low incomes
36%
Vacancy
5%
Owner-occupied
88%
Social housing
8%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
98%
Built after 2000
6%

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
118 inw/km²
Noise level
49 dB
Green surroundings
81%
Trees nearby
8%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
62
Fine particles (PM2.5)
6.2 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

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The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
1.5 km
Households with children
36%
Childcare
1.4 km
Secondary school
5.0 km
Residents under 15
15%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

The age profile of Niebert looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1515%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–259%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4522%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6533%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+22%

    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

    2.4around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    21%far fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    36%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    118far 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 Niebert calculated?

Niebert scores 4.6 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 Niebert 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 Niebert a safe neighbourhood?

Niebert scores 7.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (55.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

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

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