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neighbourhood in Wijchen

De Meren

455 residents · postal code 6605 · Part of Wijchen kern, Wijchen

  • no. 802 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 4 of 56 in Wijchen

Scores per pillar

De Meren is an urban residential neighbourhood in Wijchen with 455 residents. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 9.5 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: housing scores 9.9, while nature and quiet lags at 4.7.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.3 km
General practitioner
1.5 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
1.3 km
Childcare
0.7 km
Train station
2.5 km
Hospital
9.6 km
Restaurant
2.1 km
Café
2.3 km
Library
1.5 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
21.6
Violent crimes
0.9
Burglaries
1.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 617,000
Owner-occupied
99%
Single-family homes
100%
Built after 2000
38%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 20%25–45 13%45–65 42%65+ 11%
Average household size
3.0
Households with children
60%
Single-person households
6%
Residents per km²
4,065

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for De Meren calculated?

De Meren scores 9.5 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 De Meren a safe neighbourhood?

De Meren scores 6.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (21.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.