district in Hellendoorn
Nijverdal Oost
Nijverdal Oost has 8 neighbourhoods with 8,925 residents in total.
Nijverdal-Oost lies between the centre and the river Regge, eight neighbourhoods from Groot Lochter to the Prinsessenwijk. Safety scores 8.3 and the Sallandse Heuvelrug begins across the village. Wealth & income (4.3) still shows the textile past. Overall: 7.9.
no. 8 of the 9 districts of Hellendoorn
Short answer: Nijverdal Oost scores 7.9 as a district of Hellendoorn, no. 8 of the 9 districts of Hellendoorn. Its strongest neighbourhood is Konijnenberg (9.5), the worst 't Lochter (5.3). The district has 8 neighbourhoods with 8,925 residents in total.
Key figures for Nijverdal Oost
- residents
- 8,925
- neighbourhoods
- 8
- km² of land
- 4.5
How Nijverdal 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.
In 2025, 232 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).
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The figures ⌄Amenities
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
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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.
Not counted
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The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
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.
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The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
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Who lives here
The age profile of Nijverdal Oost looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1515%
NL median 14%
- 15–2512%
NL median 11%
- 25–4524%
NL median 22%
- 45–6526%
NL median 28%
- 65+24%
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
2.2 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
33% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
35% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
3,294 — far 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 Nijverdal Oost, weighted by population.
The best and worst neighbourhoods of Nijverdal Oost
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Neighbourhoods in Nijverdal Oost
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