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Nieuw-Schoonebeek

Nieuw-Schoonebeek has 4 neighbourhoods with 1,310 residents in total.

Bottom 18% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 21 of the 26 districts of Emmen

Short answer: Nieuw-Schoonebeek scores 3.8 as a district of Emmen, no. 21 of the 26 districts of Emmen. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Nieuw-Schoonebeek (4.0). The district has 4 neighbourhoods with 1,310 residents in total.

Key figures for Nieuw-Schoonebeek

residents
1,310
neighbourhoods
4
km² of land
17.6

How Nieuw-Schoonebeek 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
20.8 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.8 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.4 per 1,000
Property crime
8.0 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.1 per 1,000

In 2025, 22 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
3.7 km
GP practice
7.4 km
Train station
14.9 km
Restaurant
3.6 km
Hospital
17.5 km
Café
1.6 km
Library
7.8 km
Motorway ramp
0.6 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
€ 321,551
Welfare recipients
7.9 per 1,000
High incomes
16%
Low incomes
37%
Vacancy
4%
Owner-occupied
77%
Social housing
11%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
91%
Built after 2000
14%

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
867 inw/km²
Noise level
46 dB
Green surroundings
76%
Trees nearby
6%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
93
Fine particles (PM2.5)
6.6 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
1.2 km
Households with children
39%
Childcare
1.2 km
Secondary school
11.0 km
Residents under 15
13%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Emmen

Who lives here

The age profile of Nieuw-Schoonebeek looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1513%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2511%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4521%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6532%

    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

    2.4around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    27%fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    39%more than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    840far 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 Nieuw-Schoonebeek, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Nieuw-Schoonebeek

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Nieuw-Schoonebeek4.0
  2. 2Westelijk Nieuw-Schoonebeek3.9
  3. 3Oostelijk Nieuw-Schoonebeek2.9
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