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district in Hulst

Walsoorden

Walsoorden has 3 neighbourhoods with 335 residents in total.

Bottom 3% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 13 of the 15 districts of Hulst

Short answer: Walsoorden scores 2.7 as a district of Hulst, no. 13 of the 15 districts of Hulst. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Buitengebied Walsoorden (2.7). The district has 3 neighbourhoods with 335 residents in total.

Key figures for Walsoorden

residents
335
neighbourhoods
3
km² of land
6.5

How Walsoorden 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
25.1 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.7 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.6 per 1,000
Property crime
9.5 per 1,000
Vandalism
3.2 per 1,000

In 2025, 6 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
2.4 km
GP practice
2.4 km
Train station
45.1 km
Restaurant
2.2 km
Hospital
12.1 km
Café
1.5 km
Library
2.1 km
Motorway ramp
1.0 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
€ 306,394
Welfare recipients
0.0 per 1,000
High incomes
16%
Low incomes
39%
Vacancy
17%
Owner-occupied
89%
Social housing
0%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
100%
Built after 2000
14%

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
161 inw/km²
Noise level
41 dB
Green surroundings
38%
Trees nearby
2%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
52
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.2 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
2.1 km
Households with children
31%
Childcare
1.8 km
Secondary school
12.7 km
Residents under 15
12%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Hulst

Who lives here

Walsoorden has strikingly few young people aged 15 to 25: 7%, against 11% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1512%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–257%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4521%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6534%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+26%

    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

    2.2around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    23%fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    31%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    161far 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 Walsoorden, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Walsoorden

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Buitengebied Walsoorden2.7
  2. 2Kern Walsoorden2.6
  3. Perkpolder