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neighbourhood in Zoetermeer

Dorp

5,100 residents · postal code 2712 · Part of Dorp, Zoetermeer

  • no. 4,552 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 9 of 24 in Zoetermeer

Scores per pillar

Safety

CBS does not publish this for small or non-residential areas.

In the old Dorp of Zoetermeer, shops and services lie within walking distance — amenities score 9.4 — and social cohesion reaches 7.1, for an overall 7.4. Housing, at 4.4, is the weakest element. More than four in ten households are single-person, and ownership edges ahead at 66 percent. Just over half of homes are single-family. Property values are modest at €347,000.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
0.9 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
0.7 km
Childcare
0.3 km
Train station
1.1 km
Hospital
2.2 km
Restaurant
0.2 km
Café
0.5 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
Violent crimes
Burglaries

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 347,000
Owner-occupied
66%
Single-family homes
52%
Built after 2000
16%
Income per resident
€ 36,000

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 10%25–45 28%45–65 25%65+ 23%
Average household size
2.0
Households with children
29%
Single-person households
43%
Residents per km²
5,085

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Dorp calculated?

Dorp scores 7.4 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.