district in Aalten
Aalten Kern
Aalten Kern has 7 neighbourhoods with 13,140 residents in total.
In the Achterhoek town of Aalten, close to the German border, safety is by far the strongest suit at 8.9. Amenities follow at 7.7. Against that, wealth falls notably short at 4.4. Its seven neighbourhoods hold more than 13,000 residents between them. A quiet, safe place whose high 8.6 overall owes mainly to safety and amenities, despite the weak wealth score.
no. 1 of the 4 districts of Aalten
Short answer: Aalten Kern scores 8.6 as a district of Aalten, no. 1 of the 4 districts of Aalten. Its strongest neighbourhood is Aalten-kern Noord/Noordoost (9.6), the lowest-scoring Aalten-kern Centrum (6.6). The district has 7 neighbourhoods with 13,140 residents in total.
Key figures for Aalten Kern
- residents
- 13,140
- neighbourhoods
- 7
- km² of land
- 5.1
How Aalten Kern 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.
In 2025, 230 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.
Tick = Dutch median
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.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
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The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
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 figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
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Who lives here
The age profile of Aalten Kern looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1515%
NL median 14%
- 15–2511%
NL median 11%
- 25–4523%
NL median 22%
- 45–6527%
NL median 28%
- 65+25%
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
2.2 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
33% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
34% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
2,868 — 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 Aalten Kern, weighted by population.
The best and lowest-scoring neighbourhoods of Aalten Kern
The same total grade, the same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Aalten Kern.
Neighbourhoods in Aalten Kern
Sorted by total grade