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neighbourhood in Wijchen

Valendries

2,050 residents · postal code 6602 · Part of Wijchen kern, Wijchen

  • no. 7,811 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 39 of 56 in Wijchen

Scores per pillar

Valendries is a residential district in the Wijchen core with amenities (9.2) as its strongest pillar. More than eighty per cent are single-family homes, but the ownership rate stays on the low side at 48 per cent. Nearly three in ten residents are over 65. Social cohesion, at 3.3, pulls the overall grade down to 5.5. Property values of 404,000 euro sit just below the national middle. At 29 offences per 1,000 people present, crime runs above average.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.7 km
General practitioner
0.5 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
0.4 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
0.9 km
Hospital
8.1 km
Restaurant
0.7 km
Café
0.8 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
28.8
Violent crimes
0.9
Burglaries
0.7

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 404,000
Owner-occupied
48%
Single-family homes
84%
Built after 2000
11%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 13%15–25 13%25–45 16%45–65 29%65+ 29%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
32%
Single-person households
34%
Residents per km²
2,196

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Valendries calculated?

Valendries scores 5.5 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 Valendries a safe neighbourhood?

Valendries scores 6.1 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (28.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.