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district in Dronten

Biddinghuizen

Biddinghuizen has 10 neighbourhoods with 7,220 residents in total.

Bottom 39% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 5 of the 7 districts of Dronten

Short answer: Biddinghuizen scores 5.4 as a district of Dronten, no. 5 of the 7 districts of Dronten. Its strongest neighbourhood is De Kaai (8.9), the worst Buitengebied Biddinghuizen (2.6). The district has 10 neighbourhoods with 7,220 residents in total.

Key figures for Biddinghuizen

residents
7,220
neighbourhoods
10
km² of land
131

How Biddinghuizen 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
28.0 per 1,000
Violent crime
3.8 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.0 per 1,000
Property crime
10.3 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.6 per 1,000

In 2025, 294 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
1.5 km
GP practice
2.1 km
Train station
11.3 km
Restaurant
1.2 km
Hospital
12.7 km
Café
2.0 km
Library
2.2 km
Motorway ramp
0.8 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Dronten

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
€ 367,395
Welfare recipients
15.7 per 1,000
High incomes
16%
Low incomes
38%
Vacancy
5%
Owner-occupied
67%
Social housing
26%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
88%
Built after 2000
30%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Dronten

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
3,022 inw/km²
Noise level
50 dB
Green surroundings
56%
Trees nearby
10%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
579
Fine particles (PM2.5)
7.3 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 Dronten

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
2.1 km
Households with children
34%
Childcare
2.0 km
Secondary school
7.7 km
Residents under 15
16%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Dronten

Who lives here

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

Age profile

  • 0–1516%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2511%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4527%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6528%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+19%

    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

    34%more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    33%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    3,009more 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 Biddinghuizen, weighted by population.

The best and worst neighbourhoods of Biddinghuizen

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

Neighbourhoods in Biddinghuizen

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1De Kaai8.9
  2. 2Bremerpark8.4
  3. 3Oud-Biddinghuizen Buiten6.8
  4. 4Oud-Biddinghuizen6.6
  5. 5De Graafschap6.5
  6. 6Noorderbaan3.5
  7. 7Oldebroekerweg3.2
  8. 8De Baan3.0
  9. 9Buitengebied Biddinghuizen2.6
  10. Centrum Biddinghuizen