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district in Doetinchem

Gaanderen

Gaanderen has 7 neighbourhoods with 5,715 residents in total.

Top 34% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 4 of the 11 districts of Doetinchem

Short answer: Gaanderen scores 7.5 as a district of Doetinchem, no. 4 of the 11 districts of Doetinchem. Its strongest neighbourhood is De Pol / Akkermansweide (8.5), the worst Buitengebied - Pinnedijk (3.8). The district has 7 neighbourhoods with 5,715 residents in total.

Key figures for Gaanderen

residents
5,715
neighbourhoods
7
km² of land
9

How Gaanderen 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
17.9 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.4 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.6 per 1,000
Property crime
5.6 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.0 per 1,000

In 2025, 103 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
0.8 km
GP practice
0.8 km
Train station
0.9 km
Restaurant
0.7 km
Hospital
5.2 km
Café
1.1 km
Library
2.8 km
Motorway ramp
2.6 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Doetinchem

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
€ 329,349
Welfare recipients
15.9 per 1,000
High incomes
14%
Low incomes
43%
Vacancy
2%
Owner-occupied
65%
Social housing
29%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
87%
Built after 2000
12%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Doetinchem

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
2,456 inw/km²
Noise level
50 dB
Green surroundings
62%
Trees nearby
11%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
770
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 Doetinchem

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.7 km
Households with children
34%
Childcare
0.9 km
Secondary school
3.1 km
Residents under 15
13%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Doetinchem

Who lives here

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

Age profile

  • 0–1513%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2511%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4522%

    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

    2.2around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    32%around the average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    34%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    2,437around the 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 Gaanderen, weighted by population.

The best and worst neighbourhoods of Gaanderen

The same total grade, the same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Gaanderen.

Neighbourhoods in Gaanderen

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1De Pol / Akkermansweide8.5
  2. 2Vulcaansoord / Het Richtersbos - zuid8.0
  3. 3Het Hartger / De Elshof - noord7.5
  4. 4Buitengebied - Pierikstraat7.4
  5. 5De Elshof - zuid7.2
  6. 6Buitengebied - Pinnedijk3.8
  7. Buitengebied - 't Klooster