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Kloosterburen

Kloosterburen has 5 neighbourhoods with 1,455 residents in total.

Bottom 12% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 13 of the 13 districts of Het Hogeland

Short answer: Kloosterburen scores 3.3 as a district of Het Hogeland, no. 13 of the 13 districts of Het Hogeland. Its strongest neighbourhood is Buitengebied Kloosterburen (4.2), the worst Hornhuizen (2.6). The district has 5 neighbourhoods with 1,455 residents in total.

Key figures for Kloosterburen

residents
1,455
neighbourhoods
5
km² of land
31.9

How Kloosterburen 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
21.2 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.6 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.4 per 1,000
Property crime
7.0 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.5 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
4.4 km
GP practice
1.2 km
Train station
12.4 km
Restaurant
1.1 km
Hospital
29.6 km
Café
6.2 km
Library
4.5 km
Motorway ramp
3.7 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Het Hogeland

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
€ 251,636
Welfare recipients
20.6 per 1,000
High incomes
13%
Low incomes
46%
Vacancy
6%
Owner-occupied
74%
Social housing
13%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
90%
Built after 2000
4%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Het Hogeland

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
967 inw/km²
Noise level
41 dB
Green surroundings
50%
Trees nearby
4%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
112
Fine particles (PM2.5)
5.8 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 Het Hogeland

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
1.1 km
Households with children
28%
Childcare
1.0 km
Secondary school
5.2 km
Residents under 15
14%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Het Hogeland

Who lives here

Kloosterburen has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 28%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1514%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2510%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4521%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6528%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+28%

    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

    2.1smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    37%more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    27%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    967far 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 Kloosterburen, weighted by population.

The best and worst neighbourhoods of Kloosterburen

The same total grade, the same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Kloosterburen.

Neighbourhoods in Kloosterburen

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Buitengebied Kloosterburen4.2
  2. 2Kloosterburen3.5
  3. 3Molenrij3.1
  4. 4Kruisweg2.8
  5. 5Hornhuizen2.6