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neighbourhood in Wierden

Wierden-West

2,165 residents · postal code 7642 · Part of Wierden (kern), Wierden

  • no. 7,531 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 21 of 27 in Wierden

Scores per pillar

Wierden-West is a quiet single-family neighbourhood — 98 percent of homes — where safety stands out: a 9.3, at just 15.4 crimes per 1,000 people present. Amenities are close and score an 8.4. Against that, housing and social cohesion trail at 4.1 and 3.5. Two-thirds is owner-occupied, at a value of €329,000 below the national middle. Nearly four in ten households have children.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
0.9 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
2.2 km
Childcare
0.8 km
Train station
1.2 km
Hospital
6.5 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Café
0.5 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
15.4
Violent crimes
1.3
Burglaries
0.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 329,000
Owner-occupied
65%
Single-family homes
98%
Built after 2000
8%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 17%15–25 12%25–45 26%45–65 26%65+ 19%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
39%
Single-person households
30%
Residents per km²
4,174

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Wierden-West calculated?

Wierden-West scores 5.7 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 Wierden-West a safe neighbourhood?

Wierden-West scores 9.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (15.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.