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district in Kampen

Zalk

Zalk has 2 neighbourhoods with 810 residents in total.

Top 44% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 8 of the 9 districts of Kampen

Short answer: Zalk scores 6.7 as a district of Kampen, no. 8 of the 9 districts of Kampen. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Zalk (7.5). The district has 2 neighbourhoods with 810 residents in total.

Key figures for Zalk

residents
810
neighbourhoods
2
km² of land
12.6

How Zalk 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
22.0 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.3 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.4 per 1,000
Property crime
6.6 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.3 per 1,000

In 2025, 21 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
6.9 km
GP practice
7.5 km
Train station
8.2 km
Restaurant
0.9 km
Hospital
9.3 km
Café
6.8 km
Library
6.4 km
Motorway ramp
4.3 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Kampen

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
€ 522,432
Welfare recipients
0.0 per 1,000
High incomes
17%
Low incomes
42%
Vacancy
6%
Owner-occupied
86%
Social housing
7%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
97%
Built after 2000
19%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Kampen

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
1,576 inw/km²
Noise level
45 dB
Green surroundings
66%
Trees nearby
3%
Water share
3%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
64
Fine particles (PM2.5)
7.3 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 Kampen

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.9 km
Households with children
47%
Childcare
0.9 km
Secondary school
7.3 km
Residents under 15
17%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Kampen

Who lives here

Zalk has strikingly many young people aged 15 to 25: 14%, against 11% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1517%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2514%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4520%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6528%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+20%

    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

    2.8larger than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    22%far fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    47%far more than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    1,576far 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 Zalk, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Zalk

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Zalk7.5
  2. 2Zalkerbroek5.3