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district in Hulst

Sint Jansteen

Sint Jansteen has 4 neighbourhoods with 3,170 residents in total.

Bottom 49% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 2 of the 15 districts of Hulst

Short answer: Sint Jansteen scores 6.1 as a district of Hulst, no. 2 of the 15 districts of Hulst. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Polderken (6.9). The district has 4 neighbourhoods with 3,170 residents in total.

Key figures for Sint Jansteen

residents
3,170
neighbourhoods
4
km² of land
4.5

How Sint Jansteen 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
18.8 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.1 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.4 per 1,000
Property crime
4.9 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.1 per 1,000

In 2025, 59 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
0.6 km
GP practice
3.4 km
Train station
48.6 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Hospital
3.5 km
Café
0.5 km
Library
2.7 km
Motorway ramp
0.8 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
€ 308,354
Welfare recipients
9.6 per 1,000
High incomes
19%
Low incomes
39%
Vacancy
4%
Owner-occupied
76%
Social housing
19%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
92%
Built after 2000
11%

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
2,191 inw/km²
Noise level
50 dB
Green surroundings
62%
Trees nearby
10%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
526
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.0 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
0.8 km
Households with children
30%
Childcare
0.9 km
Secondary school
3.2 km
Residents under 15
14%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Hulst

Who lives here

Sint Jansteen has strikingly few young people aged 15 to 25: 8%, against 11% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1514%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–258%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4523%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6529%

    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

    2.1around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    33%around the average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    30%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    2,171less 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 Sint Jansteen, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Sint Jansteen

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Polderken6.9
  2. 2Gedelfte5.9
  3. 3Walhoek5.2
  4. Buitengebied Sint Jansteen