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district in Aa en Hunze

Ekehaar

Ekehaar has 3 neighbourhoods with 535 residents in total.

Top 40% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 5 of the 21 districts of Aa en Hunze

Short answer: Ekehaar scores 7.0 as a district of Aa en Hunze, no. 5 of the 21 districts of Aa en Hunze. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Ekehaar (7.7). The district has 3 neighbourhoods with 535 residents in total.

Key figures for Ekehaar

residents
535
neighbourhoods
3
km² of land
19.5

How Ekehaar scores

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The figures

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
Total crime
22.5 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.3 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.5 per 1,000
Property crime
8.5 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.7 per 1,000

In 2025, 7 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
5.1 km
GP practice
5.2 km
Train station
6.5 km
Restaurant
3.1 km
Hospital
6.9 km
Café
0.8 km
Library
5.7 km
Motorway ramp
4.6 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Aa en Hunze

The figures

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
€ 517,514
Welfare recipients
0.0 per 1,000
High incomes
25%
Low incomes
34%
Vacancy
3%
Owner-occupied
91%
Social housing
4%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
98%
Built after 2000
12%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Aa en Hunze

The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
427 inw/km²
Noise level
41 dB
Green surroundings
75%
Trees nearby
11%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
27
Fine particles (PM2.5)
6.1 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.

Tick = Dutch median

The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Aa en Hunze

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
1.1 km
Households with children
47%
Childcare
4.6 km
Secondary school
6.0 km
Residents under 15
14%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Aa en Hunze

Who lives here

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

Age profile

  • 0–1514%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2512%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4519%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6532%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+22%

    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

    2.7larger than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    16%far fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    46%far more than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    427far less 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 Ekehaar, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Ekehaar

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Ekehaar7.7
  2. 2Verspreide huizen Ekehaar6.5
  3. 3Amen6.1