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district in Medemblik

Zwaagdijk-West

Zwaagdijk-West has 2 neighbourhoods with 610 residents in total.

Top 46% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 7 of the 16 districts of Medemblik

Short answer: Zwaagdijk-West scores 6.6 as a district of Medemblik, no. 7 of the 16 districts of Medemblik. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Zwaagdijk-West Centrum (6.8). The district has 2 neighbourhoods with 610 residents in total.

Key figures for Zwaagdijk-West

residents
610
neighbourhoods
2
km² of land
1.5

How Zwaagdijk-West 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
22.6 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.1 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.4 per 1,000
Property crime
10.7 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.4 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
2.4 km
GP practice
2.5 km
Train station
5.1 km
Restaurant
2.6 km
Hospital
5.1 km
Café
3.1 km
Library
3.4 km
Motorway ramp
1.4 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Medemblik

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
€ 473,123
Welfare recipients
16.4 per 1,000
High incomes
20%
Low incomes
39%
Vacancy
3%
Owner-occupied
83%
Social housing
11%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
100%
Built after 2000
24%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Medemblik

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
1,845 inw/km²
Noise level
50 dB
Green surroundings
70%
Trees nearby
5%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
494
Fine particles (PM2.5)
7.4 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 Medemblik

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.7 km
Households with children
43%
Childcare
0.7 km
Secondary school
4.3 km
Residents under 15
17%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Medemblik

Who lives here

The age profile of Zwaagdijk-West looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1517%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2513%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4522%

    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

    2.5larger than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    27%fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    43%more than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    1,845less 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 Zwaagdijk-West, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Zwaagdijk-West

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Zwaagdijk-West Centrum6.8
  2. 2Zwaagdijk-West Buitengebied6.2