The districts of Terneuzen

Terneuzen has 55,655 residents (2026), spread across 31 districts and 42 neighbourhoods.

Bottom 30% of the Netherlands

Plenty of space, less prosperity

As a municipality, Terneuzen sits at 4.7, better than 29% of the neighbourhoods in the Netherlands. Quiet and nature lift that grade with 6.7; wealth and income hold it back at 4.2. The highest neighbourhood grades sit in Othene (9.0), the lowest in Binnenstad-Java (2.5). That is 6.5 points of difference inside one municipality.

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residents: 55,655
districts: 31
neighbourhoods: 42
km² of land: 250

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Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

25.7 per 1,000

Violent crime

3.5 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.3 per 1,000

Property crime

7.1 per 1,000

Vandalism

2.9 per 1,000

In 2025, 1,867 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

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Amenities

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

Supermarket

1.1 km

GP practice

1.7 km

Train station

32.9 km

Restaurant

1.0 km

Hospital

6.1 km

Café

2.3 km

Library

1.9 km

Motorway ramp

2.1 km

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Wealth & income

What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.

Property value

€ 263,303

Welfare recipients

19.9 per 1,000

High incomes

17%

Low incomes

41%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

70%

Social housing

18%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes

82%

Built after 2000

14%

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Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.

Population density

2,714 inw/km²

Noise level

49 dB

Green surroundings

55%

Trees nearby

Water share

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²

870

Fine particles (PM2.5)

7.9 µg/m³

Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.

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Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Primary school

0.9 km

Households with children

30%

Childcare

0.9 km

Secondary school

5.4 km

Residents under 15

14%

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Who lives here

The age profile of Terneuzen looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1514%
NL median 14%
15–2510%
NL median 11%
25–4523%
NL median 22%
45–6528%
NL median 28%
65+26%
NL median 22%

Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.

Average household size
2.1 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
38% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
29% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
2,709 — more densely populated than average
NL median 2,364

Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade. Average of the neighbourhoods in Terneuzen, weighted by population.