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Wehl / Nieuw Wehl

Wehl / Nieuw Wehl has 13 neighbourhoods with 7,100 residents in total.

Top 37% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 5 of the 11 districts of Doetinchem

Short answer: Wehl / Nieuw Wehl scores 7.2 as a district of Doetinchem, no. 5 of the 11 districts of Doetinchem. Its strongest neighbourhood is Heideslag (9.6), the worst Wehl - noordoost (4.0). The district has 13 neighbourhoods with 7,100 residents in total.

Key figures for Wehl / Nieuw Wehl

residents
7,100
neighbourhoods
13
km² of land
23.6

How Wehl / Nieuw Wehl 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
18.1 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.4 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.6 per 1,000
Property crime
7.0 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.5 per 1,000

In 2025, 122 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
1.2 km
GP practice
1.3 km
Train station
1.4 km
Restaurant
0.8 km
Hospital
7.3 km
Café
1.2 km
Library
1.3 km
Motorway ramp
0.8 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
€ 386,337
Welfare recipients
5.8 per 1,000
High incomes
16%
Low incomes
40%
Vacancy
4%
Owner-occupied
76%
Social housing
13%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
84%
Built after 2000
25%

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
2,226 inw/km²
Noise level
50 dB
Green surroundings
60%
Trees nearby
7%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
496
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.1 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
1.2 km
Households with children
36%
Childcare
1.1 km
Secondary school
6.0 km
Residents under 15
12%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Doetinchem

Who lives here

The age profile of Wehl / Nieuw Wehl looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1512%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2512%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4521%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6530%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+24%

    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

    2.3around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    31%around the average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    35%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    2,226around 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 Wehl / Nieuw Wehl, weighted by population.

The best and worst neighbourhoods of Wehl / Nieuw Wehl

The same total grade, the same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Wehl / Nieuw Wehl.

Neighbourhoods in Wehl / Nieuw Wehl

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Heideslag9.6
  2. 2't Hagelkruis8.4
  3. 3Nieuw Wehl - noordoost6.9
  4. 4Diepenbroek6.5
  5. 5Buitengebied - Het Broek6.3
  6. 6Nieuw Wehl - centrum5.8
  7. 7Wehl - west5.6
  8. 8Wehl - noord5.4
  9. 9Buitengebied - Stille Wald5.2
  10. 10Nieuw Wehl - zuidwest4.7
  11. 11Wehl - oost4.4
  12. 12Wehl - noordoost4.0
  13. A18 Bedrijvenpark