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district in Edam-Volendam

Beets

Beets has 1 neighbourhoods with 540 residents in total.

Top 30% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 5 of the 10 districts of Edam-Volendam

Short answer: Beets scores 7.8 as a district of Edam-Volendam, no. 5 of the 10 districts of Edam-Volendam. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Beets (7.8). The district has 1 neighbourhood with 540 residents in total.

Key figures for Beets

residents
540
neighbourhoods
1
km² of land
3.9

How Beets 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
18.3 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.1 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.3 per 1,000
Property crime
6.3 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.8 per 1,000

In 2025, 9 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
4.1 km
GP practice
4.0 km
Train station
10.0 km
Restaurant
2.8 km
Hospital
10.6 km
Café
0.7 km
Library
7.7 km
Motorway ramp
1.6 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Edam-Volendam

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
€ 496,000
Welfare recipients
0.0 per 1,000
High incomes
24%
Low incomes
33%
Vacancy
3%
Owner-occupied
86%
Social housing
9%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
97%
Built after 2000
10%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Edam-Volendam

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
137 inw/km²
Noise level
50 dB
Green surroundings
85%
Trees nearby
2%
Water share
3%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
53
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 Edam-Volendam

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.6 km
Households with children
32%
Childcare
0.6 km
Secondary school
9.5 km
Residents under 15
13%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Edam-Volendam

Who lives here

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

Age profile

  • 0–1513%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2510%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4518%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6533%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+26%

    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

    22%fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    32%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    137far less 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 Beets, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Beets

Sorted by total grade

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