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Oosseld / Vijverberg

Oosseld / Vijverberg has 8 neighbourhoods with 4,780 residents in total.

Top 28% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 2 of the 11 districts of Doetinchem

Short answer: Oosseld / Vijverberg scores 7.9 as a district of Doetinchem, no. 2 of the 11 districts of Doetinchem. Its strongest neighbourhood is Vijverberg (9.9), the worst Buitengebied - de Wrange (2.7). The district has 8 neighbourhoods with 4,780 residents in total.

Key figures for Oosseld / Vijverberg

residents
4,780
neighbourhoods
8
km² of land
20.9

How Oosseld / Vijverberg 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
22.7 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.9 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.7 per 1,000
Property crime
7.3 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.6 per 1,000

In 2025, 140 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
1.1 km
GP practice
2.5 km
Train station
2.4 km
Restaurant
1.0 km
Hospital
2.2 km
Café
2.2 km
Library
2.9 km
Motorway ramp
1.5 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
€ 421,661
Welfare recipients
12.6 per 1,000
High incomes
20%
Low incomes
38%
Vacancy
4%
Owner-occupied
72%
Social housing
18%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
88%
Built after 2000
34%

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
2,686 inw/km²
Noise level
53 dB
Green surroundings
64%
Trees nearby
19%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
494
Fine particles (PM2.5)
7.9 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.

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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
0.9 km
Households with children
40%
Childcare
0.9 km
Secondary school
1.6 km
Residents under 15
17%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Doetinchem

Who lives here

The age profile of Oosseld / Vijverberg looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1517%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2510%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4524%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6529%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+20%

    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

    2.4around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    31%around the average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    39%more than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    2,686more 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 Oosseld / Vijverberg, weighted by population.

The best and worst neighbourhoods of Oosseld / Vijverberg

The same total grade, the same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Oosseld / Vijverberg.

Neighbourhoods in Oosseld / Vijverberg

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Vijverberg9.9
  2. 2Oosseld / Vijverberg - zuidwest8.4
  3. 3Buitengebied - IJzevoorde7.9
  4. 4Buitengebied - Nutselaer / Abdij5.9
  5. 5Buitengebied - Groenendaal5.7
  6. 6Buitengebied - Polmanlaan4.9
  7. 7Buitengebied - Slangenburg4.7
  8. 8Buitengebied - de Wrange2.7