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Buitengebied Dronten

Buitengebied Dronten has 3 neighbourhoods with 2,695 residents in total.

Bottom 12% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 7 of the 7 districts of Dronten

Short answer: Buitengebied Dronten scores 3.3 as a district of Dronten, no. 7 of the 7 districts of Dronten. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Buitengebied Dronten (3.9). The district has 3 neighbourhoods with 2,695 residents in total.

Key figures for Buitengebied Dronten

residents
2,695
neighbourhoods
3
km² of land
126

How Buitengebied Dronten 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
28.1 per 1,000
Violent crime
5.5 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.0 per 1,000
Property crime
7.5 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.3 per 1,000

In 2025, 108 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
5.6 km
GP practice
5.9 km
Train station
6.6 km
Restaurant
3.3 km
Hospital
7.2 km
Café
4.5 km
Library
6.7 km
Motorway ramp
2.2 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
€ 379,137
Welfare recipients
0.0 per 1,000
High incomes
23%
Low incomes
39%
Vacancy
40%
Owner-occupied
49%
Social housing
0%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
95%
Built after 2000
42%

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
2,044 inw/km²
Noise level
50 dB
Green surroundings
60%
Trees nearby
15%
Water share
1%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
89
Fine particles (PM2.5)
7.0 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 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
5.9 km
Households with children
26%
Childcare
3.7 km
Secondary school
3.9 km
Residents under 15
11%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Dronten

Who lives here

Buitengebied Dronten has strikingly many young people aged 15 to 25: 20%, against 11% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1511%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2520%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4529%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6526%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+14%

    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

    2.1around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    40%more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    26%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    2,044less 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 Buitengebied Dronten, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Buitengebied Dronten

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Buitengebied Dronten3.9
  2. 2Ketelhaven3.5
  3. 3AZC2.5