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Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van Grootegast

310 residents · postal code 9863 · Part of Grootegast, Westerkwartier

Bottom 50% in the Netherlands

How we calculate

Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van Grootegast is a rural area in Westerkwartier with 310 residents. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 6.2 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: space and quiet scores 9.1, while amenities lags at 2.9. For families it stands at 4.7.

  • no. 6,668 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 34 of 79 in Westerkwartier

How Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van Grootegast 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
21.4 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.6 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.4 per 1,000
Property crime
6.8 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.4 per 1,000

In 2025, 5 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
3.6 km
GP practice
3.2 km
Train station
10.5 km
Restaurant
3.2 km
Hospital
17.3 km
Café
6.1 km
Library
3.8 km
Motorway ramp
1.0 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
€ 447,000
Welfare recipients
0.0 per 1,000
High incomes
16%
Low incomes
41%
Vacancy
3%
Owner-occupied
92%
Social housing
1%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
100%
Built after 2000
9%

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
35 inw/km²
Noise level
42 dB
Green surroundings
76%
Trees nearby
6%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
64
Fine particles (PM2.5)
6.1 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
1.6 km
Households with children
44%
Childcare
3.0 km
Secondary school
3.7 km
Residents under 15
14%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van Grootegast has strikingly many young people aged 15 to 25: 14%, against 11% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1514%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2514%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4516%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6533%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+23%

    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

    2.7larger than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    18%far fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    44%more than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    35far 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 Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van Grootegast calculated?

Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van Grootegast scores 6.2 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 Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van Grootegast 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 Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van Grootegast a safe neighbourhood?

Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van Grootegast scores 8.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (21.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

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