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district in Gennep

Heijen

Heijen has 3 neighbourhoods with 2,520 residents in total.

Top 46% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 3 of the 5 districts of Gennep

Short answer: Heijen scores 6.6 as a district of Gennep, no. 3 of the 5 districts of Gennep. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Heijen (8.4). The district has 3 neighbourhoods with 2,520 residents in total.

Key figures for Heijen

residents
2,520
neighbourhoods
3
km² of land
14.3

How Heijen 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
25.0 per 1,000
Violent crime
3.7 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.5 per 1,000
Property crime
8.3 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.5 per 1,000

In 2025, 123 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
1.2 km
GP practice
3.2 km
Train station
8.5 km
Restaurant
1.0 km
Hospital
7.4 km
Café
1.1 km
Library
4.3 km
Motorway ramp
1.2 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Gennep

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
€ 421,123
Welfare recipients
7.9 per 1,000
High incomes
14%
Low incomes
39%
Vacancy
5%
Owner-occupied
78%
Social housing
12%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
99%
Built after 2000
8%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Gennep

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
721 inw/km²
Noise level
51 dB
Green surroundings
54%
Trees nearby
17%
Water share
14%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
234
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.4 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 Gennep

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
28%
Childcare
1.2 km
Secondary school
2.8 km
Residents under 15
12%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Gennep

Who lives here

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

Age profile

  • 0–1512%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2512%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4522%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6531%

    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

    28%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    721far 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 Heijen, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Heijen

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Heijen8.4
  2. 2Heijensebos3.4
  3. 3Diekendaal-Nieuwerf3.2