Bennekom

On the edge of the Veluwe just south of Ede, Bennekom holds 15,165 residents across six neighbourhoods including Halderbrink and De Laar. This is a village that clears the bar almost everywhere: an overall 8.6, housing at 7.9 and safety at 7.7. Its weakest pillar is nature at 5.2, which looks low for a place with woodland on the doorstep. Amenities (7.2) and social cohesion (7.4) keep pace.