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district in Almere

De Wierden

De Wierden has 3 neighbourhoods with 3,700 residents in total.

Bottom 14% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 49 of the 56 districts of Almere

Short answer: De Wierden scores 3.5 as a district of Almere, no. 49 of the 56 districts of Almere. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Kornwierde en Leemwierde (4.8). The district has 3 neighbourhoods with 3,700 residents in total.

Key figures for De Wierden

residents
3,700
neighbourhoods
3
km² of land
0.6

How De Wierden 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
30.2 per 1,000
Violent crime
3.2 per 1,000
Burglaries
2.0 per 1,000
Property crime
8.0 per 1,000
Vandalism
4.1 per 1,000

In 2025, 139 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
0.7 km
GP practice
1.4 km
Train station
5.3 km
Restaurant
1.1 km
Hospital
5.8 km
Café
1.2 km
Library
1.3 km
Motorway ramp
2.9 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Almere

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
€ 301,976
Welfare recipients
62.2 per 1,000
High incomes
9%
Low incomes
50%
Vacancy
2%
Owner-occupied
31%
Social housing
69%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
54%
Built after 2000
9%

Tick = Dutch median

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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.
Population density
6,121 inw/km²
Noise level
52 dB
Green surroundings
48%
Trees nearby
11%
Water share
6%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
1,594
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.0 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 Almere

The figures

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
35%
Childcare
0.8 km
Secondary school
1.4 km
Residents under 15
19%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Almere

Who lives here

De Wierden has strikingly many children under 15: 19%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1519%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2510%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4527%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6523%

    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

    2.0smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    44%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    35%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    6,121far 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 De Wierden, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in De Wierden

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Kornwierde en Leemwierde4.8
  2. 2Keiwierde en Oldewierde3.1
  3. 3Hoekwierde, Kimwierde en Zandwierde2.9