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district in Eemsdelta

Appingedam-Oost

Appingedam-Oost has 7 neighbourhoods with 4,585 residents in total.

Bottom 27% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 10 of the 17 districts of Eemsdelta

Short answer: Appingedam-Oost scores 4.5 as a district of Eemsdelta, no. 10 of the 17 districts of Eemsdelta. Its strongest neighbourhood is Opwierde (7.1), the worst Solwerd (2.6). The district has 7 neighbourhoods with 4,585 residents in total.

Key figures for Appingedam-Oost

residents
4,585
neighbourhoods
7
km² of land
2.9

How Appingedam-Oost 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
24.2 per 1,000
Violent crime
4.7 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.3 per 1,000
Property crime
7.2 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.2 per 1,000

In 2025, 128 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
0.7 km
GP practice
1.3 km
Train station
1.7 km
Restaurant
1.1 km
Hospital
5.4 km
Café
1.2 km
Library
1.5 km
Motorway ramp
1.2 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Eemsdelta

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
€ 252,689
Welfare recipients
40.4 per 1,000
High incomes
8%
Low incomes
51%
Vacancy
18%
Owner-occupied
38%
Social housing
49%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
81%
Built after 2000
35%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Eemsdelta

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
2,747 inw/km²
Noise level
49 dB
Green surroundings
45%
Trees nearby
7%
Water share
3%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
1,080
Fine particles (PM2.5)
6.1 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 Eemsdelta

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.7 km
Households with children
33%
Childcare
0.6 km
Secondary school
0.9 km
Residents under 15
14%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Eemsdelta

Who lives here

Appingedam-Oost has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 29%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1514%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2510%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4520%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6527%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+29%

    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

    2.1smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    39%more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    32%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    2,747more 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 Appingedam-Oost, weighted by population.

The best and worst neighbourhoods of Appingedam-Oost

The same total grade, the same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Appingedam-Oost.

Neighbourhoods in Appingedam-Oost

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Opwierde7.1
  2. 2Opwierde Zuid6.9
  3. 3Eendrachtbuurt5.3
  4. 4Farmsumerweg4.7
  5. 5Woldweg3.5
  6. 6Opwierde Noord3.0
  7. 7Solwerd2.6