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neighbourhood in Westerkwartier

Sint Maheerdt

2,345 residents · postal code 9356 · Part of Tolbert, Westerkwartier

  • no. 11,216 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 73 of 79 in Westerkwartier

Scores per pillar

Far from the railway, in the Groningen village of Tolbert, lies Sint Maheerdt: the nearest station is 13.5 kilometres off. Safety earns a 7.8 and crime is low at 15.3 offences per 1,000 people present, but community, housing and amenities trail at 3.8, 3.7 and 4.9. The overall is a 3.6. Homes are cheap at an average €262,000; 59 percent are owned and three-quarters single-family.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.4 km
General practitioner
1.4 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
1.3 km
Childcare
0.9 km
Train station
13.5 km
Hospital
18.2 km
Restaurant
2.4 km
Café
2.6 km
Library
1.4 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
15.3
Violent crimes
1.8
Burglaries
0.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 262,000
Owner-occupied
59%
Single-family homes
76%
Built after 2000
18%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 10%25–45 22%45–65 29%65+ 24%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
33%
Single-person households
34%
Residents per km²
3,633

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Sint Maheerdt calculated?

Sint Maheerdt scores 3.6 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 Sint Maheerdt a safe neighbourhood?

Sint Maheerdt scores 7.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (15.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.