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Delfzijl-Centrum

Delfzijl-Centrum has 1 neighbourhoods with 885 residents in total.

Bottom 4% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 17 of the 17 districts of Eemsdelta

Short answer: Delfzijl-Centrum scores 2.8 as a district of Eemsdelta, no. 17 of the 17 districts of Eemsdelta. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Centrum-Delfzijl (2.8). The district has 1 neighbourhood with 885 residents in total.

Key figures for Delfzijl-Centrum

residents
885
neighbourhoods
1
km² of land
0.3

How Delfzijl-Centrum 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
72.2 per 1,000
Violent crime
8.6 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.7 per 1,000
Property crime
29.8 per 1,000
Vandalism
6.1 per 1,000

In 2025, 131 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
0.3 km
GP practice
0.3 km
Train station
0.4 km
Restaurant
0.1 km
Hospital
0.3 km
Café
0.2 km
Library
0.3 km
Motorway ramp
1.4 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
€ 187,000
Welfare recipients
90.4 per 1,000
High incomes
6%
Low incomes
54%
Vacancy
16%
Owner-occupied
31%
Social housing
29%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
18%
Built after 2000
4%

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
3,230 inw/km²
Noise level
54 dB
Green surroundings
20%
Trees nearby
3%
Water share
3%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
1,024
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
1.2 km
Households with children
10%
Childcare
0.4 km
Secondary school
3.5 km
Residents under 15
5%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Eemsdelta

Who lives here

Delfzijl-Centrum has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 42%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–155%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–257%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4522%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6524%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+42%

    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

    1.4far smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    69%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    10%far fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    3,230far 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 Delfzijl-Centrum, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Delfzijl-Centrum

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Centrum-Delfzijl2.8