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district in Dronten

Dronten west

Dronten west has 5 neighbourhoods with 10,185 residents in total.

Top 14% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

Dronten west groups five neighbourhoods with guild names such as De Gilden and De Munten, plus a business zone, together over 10,100 residents on the Flevoland clay. Safety stands out at 9.6 and the overall follows with a strong 9.0. Wealth and income (7.3) sits comfortably above the national middle, quiet and nature (7.0) just above it. Only amenities lag, at 5.4, the price of the spacious, young layout. A safe, pleasant polder district where the shops are a longer drive.

no. 1 of the 7 districts of Dronten

Short answer: Dronten west scores 9.0 as a district of Dronten, no. 1 of the 7 districts of Dronten. Its strongest neighbourhood is De Gilden (9.4), the worst Business Zone Delta (3.8). The district has 5 neighbourhoods with 10,185 residents in total.

Key figures for Dronten west

residents
10,185
neighbourhoods
5
km² of land
4.8

How Dronten west 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
9.6 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.6 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.2 per 1,000
Property crime
1.9 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.3 per 1,000

In 2025, 144 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

The safest neighbourhoods in DrontenThe most dangerous neighbourhoods in Dronten

The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
1.4 km
GP practice
1.4 km
Train station
2.9 km
Restaurant
1.3 km
Hospital
2.1 km
Café
3.3 km
Library
3.6 km
Motorway ramp
2.4 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
€ 430,984
Welfare recipients
3.9 per 1,000
High incomes
25%
Low incomes
34%
Vacancy
3%
Owner-occupied
80%
Social housing
15%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
92%
Built after 2000
79%

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
4,127 inw/km²
Noise level
50 dB
Green surroundings
55%
Trees nearby
9%
Water share
4%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
840
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
1.3 km
Households with children
48%
Childcare
1.3 km
Secondary school
2.8 km
Residents under 15
20%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Dronten

Who lives here

Dronten west has strikingly few residents aged 65 and over: 10%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1520%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2516%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4528%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6526%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+10%

    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

    2.5larger than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    27%fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    46%far more than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    4,127far more 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 Dronten west, weighted by population.

The best and worst neighbourhoods of Dronten west

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

Neighbourhoods in Dronten west

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1De Gilden9.4
  2. 2De Munten8.9
  3. 3De Drieslag4.2
  4. 4Business Zone Delta3.8
  5. Poort van Dronten