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Dauwendaele

Dauwendaele has 4 neighbourhoods with 6,455 residents in total.

Bottom 27% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 13 of the 19 districts of Middelburg (Z.)

Short answer: Dauwendaele scores 4.5 as a district of Middelburg (Z.), no. 13 of the 19 districts of Middelburg (Z.). Its highest neighbourhood grade is Dauwendaele II (6.0). The district has 4 neighbourhoods with 6,455 residents in total.

Key figures for Dauwendaele

residents
6,455
neighbourhoods
4
km² of land
1.3

How Dauwendaele 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
44.7 per 1,000
Violent crime
5.5 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.7 per 1,000
Property crime
17.2 per 1,000
Vandalism
5.7 per 1,000

In 2025, 388 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
0.7 km
GP practice
0.7 km
Train station
1.6 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Hospital
1.0 km
Café
1.9 km
Library
2.0 km
Motorway ramp
1.5 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
€ 214,020
Welfare recipients
69.7 per 1,000
High incomes
9%
Low incomes
51%
Vacancy
2%
Owner-occupied
41%
Social housing
48%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
65%
Built after 2000
4%

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
6,293 inw/km²
Noise level
52 dB
Green surroundings
47%
Trees nearby
12%
Water share
2%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
2,164
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
0.5 km
Households with children
31%
Childcare
0.5 km
Secondary school
1.1 km
Residents under 15
17%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Middelburg (Z.)

Who lives here

The age profile of Dauwendaele looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1517%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2513%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4525%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6524%

    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

    2.0smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    46%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    30%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    6,293far more 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 Dauwendaele, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Dauwendaele

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Dauwendaele II6.0
  2. 2Dauwendaele I4.3
  3. 3Edelstenenbuurt3.0
  4. Kruitmolen