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Balgoij

610 residents · postal code 6613 · Part of Balgoij, Wijchen

  • no. 2,412 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 14 of 56 in Wijchen
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Scores per pillar

Balgoij is a rural area in Wijchen with 610 residents. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 8.6. The profile is pronounced: safety scores 9.1, while amenities lags at 4.2.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
2.8 km
General practitioner
3.0 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
4.0 km
Childcare
3.6 km
Train station
4.7 km
Hospital
12.2 km
Restaurant
2.2 km
Café
4.2 km
Library
4.2 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
21.1
Violent crimes
0.7
Burglaries
0.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 496,000
Owner-occupied
86%
Single-family homes
95%
Built after 2000
15%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 14%25–45 16%45–65 34%65+ 22%
Average household size
2.5
Households with children
42%
Single-person households
22%
Residents per km²
855

Nearby neighbourhoods

Verspreidehuizen Balgoij

Wijchen

8.1

De Flier

Wijchen

8.3

De gamert

Wijchen

9.6

Diemewei

Wijchen

9.0

Elsland

Wijchen

4.3

De Geer

Wijchen

6.9

Similar neighbourhoods

Bedrijvengebied Zeeburgerkade

Amsterdam

8.6

Bloemenbuurt

Velsen

8.6

Erp Zuid

Meierijstad

8.6

Albergen zuid

Tubbergen

8.6

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Balgoij calculated?

Balgoij scores 8.6 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 Balgoij a safe neighbourhood?

Balgoij scores 9.1 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (21.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.