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district in Emmen

Bargeres

Bargeres has 1 neighbourhoods with 8,890 residents in total.

Bottom 12% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

Bargeres is Emmen's big 1970s woonerf district: one area of nearly 8,900 residents around greens and courtyards. The layout stays green and quiet (quiet & nature 6.7), but wealth & income (3.1) is the weak number. Green-by-green renewal plans are underway. Overall: 3.1.

no. 22 of the 26 districts of Emmen

Short answer: Bargeres scores 3.3 as a district of Emmen, no. 22 of the 26 districts of Emmen. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Bargeres (3.3). The district has 1 neighbourhood with 8,890 residents in total.

Key figures for Bargeres

residents
8,890
neighbourhoods
1
km² of land
2.4

How Bargeres 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
29.4 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.5 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.7 per 1,000
Property crime
9.9 per 1,000
Vandalism
4.9 per 1,000

In 2025, 317 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
1.1 km
GP practice
1.2 km
Train station
2.8 km
Restaurant
1.2 km
Hospital
4.3 km
Café
3.0 km
Library
1.2 km
Motorway ramp
1.5 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Emmen

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
€ 214,000
Welfare recipients
41.6 per 1,000
High incomes
10%
Low incomes
45%
Vacancy
2%
Owner-occupied
57%
Social housing
34%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
79%
Built after 2000
2%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Emmen

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
3,641 inw/km²
Noise level
53 dB
Green surroundings
51%
Trees nearby
17%
Water share
1%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
1,296
Fine particles (PM2.5)
7.0 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 Emmen

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.8 km
Households with children
30%
Childcare
0.7 km
Secondary school
2.4 km
Residents under 15
15%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Emmen

Who lives here

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

Age profile

  • 0–1515%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2511%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4524%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6526%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+23%

    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

    2.0smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    44%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    30%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    3,641far 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 Bargeres, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Bargeres

Sorted by total grade

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