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Nieuwveenselanden

Nieuwveenselanden has 2 neighbourhoods with 2,200 residents in total.

Top 38% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 3 of the 13 districts of Meppel

Short answer: Nieuwveenselanden scores 7.2 as a district of Meppel, no. 3 of the 13 districts of Meppel. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Nieuwveenselanden (7.3). The district has 2 neighbourhoods with 2,200 residents in total.

Key figures for Nieuwveenselanden

residents
2,200
neighbourhoods
2
km² of land
2.1

How Nieuwveenselanden 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
16.0 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.7 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.5 per 1,000
Property crime
4.7 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.9 per 1,000

In 2025, 27 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
1.6 km
GP practice
1.2 km
Train station
3.0 km
Restaurant
1.0 km
Hospital
3.9 km
Café
1.0 km
Library
2.1 km
Motorway ramp
0.7 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Meppel

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
€ 375,018
Welfare recipients
4.5 per 1,000
High incomes
20%
Low incomes
31%
Vacancy
2%
Owner-occupied
68%
Social housing
13%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
88%
Built after 2000
59%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Meppel

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
2,629 inw/km²
Noise level
52 dB
Green surroundings
44%
Trees nearby
5%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
465
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 Meppel

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
1.7 km
Households with children
47%
Childcare
1.2 km
Secondary school
1.4 km
Residents under 15
23%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Meppel

Who lives here

Nieuwveenselanden has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 38%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1523%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2512%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4538%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6520%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+7%

    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

    2.5around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    26%fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    46%far more than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    2,629more 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 Nieuwveenselanden, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Nieuwveenselanden

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Nieuwveenselanden7.3
  2. 2Drukkersbuurt7.1