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district in Middelburg (Z.)

Arnestein

Arnestein has 2 neighbourhoods with 135 residents in total.

Bottom 22% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 14 of the 19 districts of Middelburg (Z.)

Short answer: Arnestein scores 4.1 as a district of Middelburg (Z.), no. 14 of the 19 districts of Middelburg (Z.). Its highest neighbourhood grade is Arnestein I (5.4). The district has 2 neighbourhoods with 135 residents in total.

Key figures for Arnestein

residents
135
neighbourhoods
2
km² of land
2.3

How Arnestein 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
61.0 per 1,000
Violent crime
4.4 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.2 per 1,000
Property crime
34.1 per 1,000
Vandalism
3.2 per 1,000

In 2025, 70 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
1.7 km
GP practice
1.5 km
Train station
1.7 km
Restaurant
1.0 km
Hospital
2.1 km
Café
1.9 km
Library
2.0 km
Motorway ramp
1.3 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Middelburg (Z.)

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
€ 293,000
Vacancy
0%
Owner-occupied
86%
Social housing
0%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
73%
Built after 2000
41%

Tick = Dutch median

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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
83 inw/km²
Noise level
56 dB
Green surroundings
49%
Trees nearby
5%
Water share
10%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
596
Fine particles (PM2.5)
7.7 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 Middelburg (Z.)

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
1.6 km
Households with children
28%
Childcare
1.5 km
Secondary school
1.4 km
Residents under 15
12%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Middelburg (Z.)

Who lives here

Arnestein has strikingly many young people aged 15 to 25: 22%, against 11% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1512%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2522%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4524%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6531%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+13%

    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

    1.6smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    65%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    24%far fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    83far 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 Arnestein, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Arnestein

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Arnestein I5.4
  2. 2Arnestein II3.1