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Hengstdijk

Hengstdijk has 2 neighbourhoods with 680 residents in total.

Bottom 20% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 8 of the 15 districts of Hulst

Short answer: Hengstdijk scores 4.0 as a district of Hulst, no. 8 of the 15 districts of Hulst. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Buitengebied Hengstdijk (4.6). The district has 2 neighbourhoods with 680 residents in total.

Key figures for Hengstdijk

residents
680
neighbourhoods
2
km² of land
14.8

How Hengstdijk 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
23.6 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.5 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.4 per 1,000
Property crime
8.0 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.9 per 1,000

In 2025, 16 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
2.7 km
GP practice
4.0 km
Train station
41.6 km
Restaurant
1.3 km
Hospital
9.4 km
Café
3.9 km
Library
4.7 km
Motorway ramp
2.8 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Hulst

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
€ 313,353
Welfare recipients
14.7 per 1,000
High incomes
20%
Low incomes
37%
Vacancy
12%
Owner-occupied
86%
Social housing
8%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
99%
Built after 2000
10%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Hulst

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
423 inw/km²
Noise level
41 dB
Green surroundings
53%
Trees nearby
4%
Water share
3%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
53
Fine particles (PM2.5)
7.5 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 Hulst

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
1.3 km
Households with children
29%
Childcare
1.3 km
Secondary school
10.0 km
Residents under 15
10%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Hulst

Who lives here

Hengstdijk has strikingly few children under 15: 10%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1510%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–258%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4520%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6537%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+25%

    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

    36%more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    29%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    423far 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 Hengstdijk, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Hengstdijk

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Buitengebied Hengstdijk4.6
  2. 2Kern Hengstdijk3.2