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Vrijheidsakker

Vrijheidsakker has 1 neighbourhoods with 1,180 residents in total.

Top 17% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 4 of the 22 districts of Barendrecht

Short answer: Vrijheidsakker scores 8.8 as a district of Barendrecht, no. 4 of the 22 districts of Barendrecht. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Vrijheidsakker (8.8). The district has 1 neighbourhood with 1,180 residents in total.

Key figures for Vrijheidsakker

residents
1,180
neighbourhoods
1
km² of land
0.3

How Vrijheidsakker 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
17.8 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.2 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.2 per 1,000
Property crime
6.1 per 1,000
Vandalism
3.1 per 1,000

In 2025, 21 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
2.1 km
GP practice
2.2 km
Train station
5.5 km
Restaurant
1.9 km
Hospital
2.3 km
Café
1.3 km
Library
2.9 km
Motorway ramp
3.5 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Barendrecht

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
€ 525,000
Welfare recipients
0.0 per 1,000
High incomes
36%
Low incomes
31%
Vacancy
2%
Owner-occupied
86%
Social housing
10%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
90%
Built after 2000
100%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Barendrecht

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
4,084 inw/km²
Noise level
60 dB
Green surroundings
50%
Trees nearby
4%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
1,625
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.9 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.

Tick = Dutch median

The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Barendrecht

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.3 km
Households with children
57%
Childcare
0.2 km
Secondary school
2.8 km
Residents under 15
20%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Barendrecht

Who lives here

Vrijheidsakker has strikingly few residents aged 65 and over: 11%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1520%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2514%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4523%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6532%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+11%

    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

    2.8larger than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    16%far fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    57%far more than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    4,084far 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 Vrijheidsakker, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Vrijheidsakker

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Vrijheidsakker8.8