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neighbourhood in Westerveld

Dwingeloo

2,380 residents · postal code 7991 · Part of Dwingeloo, Westerveld

  • no. 9,769 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 36 of 42 in Westerveld

Scores per pillar

Dwingeloo is a Drenthe village with room to breathe: 1,591 residents per square kilometre, 88 per cent single-family homes and plenty of green (a 6.4 for nature). It is safe — a 7.8, well under the median at 13 offences per 1,000 people present — but also ageing, with 31 per cent over 65. The average home stays below the national middle at €363,000. Amenities (5.1) and housing (4.6) drag the overall mark down to a 4.4; the station is twelve kilometres away.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.7 km
General practitioner
1.0 km
Primary school
1.3 km
Secondary school
5.1 km
Childcare
1.0 km
Train station
12.3 km
Hospital
19.6 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Café
12.0 km
Library
1.0 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
13.0
Violent crimes
1.0
Burglaries
0.9

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 363,000
Owner-occupied
67%
Single-family homes
88%
Built after 2000
8%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 12%15–25 10%25–45 19%45–65 28%65+ 31%
Average household size
2.0
Households with children
27%
Single-person households
39%
Residents per km²
1,591

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Dwingeloo calculated?

Dwingeloo scores 4.4 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 Dwingeloo a safe neighbourhood?

Dwingeloo scores 7.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (13.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.