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district in Middelburg (Z.)

Middelburg Zuid

Middelburg Zuid has 7 neighbourhoods with 6,955 residents in total.

Top 39% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 7 of the 19 districts of Middelburg (Z.)

Short answer: Middelburg Zuid scores 7.1 as a district of Middelburg (Z.), no. 7 of the 19 districts of Middelburg (Z.). Its strongest neighbourhood is Essenvelt (8.8), the worst Magistraatwijk II (5.4). The district has 7 neighbourhoods with 6,955 residents in total.

Key figures for Middelburg Zuid

residents
6,955
neighbourhoods
7
km² of land
1.9

How Middelburg Zuid 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
24.3 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.6 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.6 per 1,000
Property crime
6.8 per 1,000
Vandalism
3.1 per 1,000

In 2025, 178 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

The safest neighbourhoods in Middelburg (Z.)The most dangerous neighbourhoods in Middelburg (Z.)

The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
0.7 km
GP practice
0.7 km
Train station
1.9 km
Restaurant
1.4 km
Hospital
1.4 km
Café
2.0 km
Library
2.3 km
Motorway ramp
1.9 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
€ 298,922
Welfare recipients
30.2 per 1,000
High incomes
15%
Low incomes
42%
Vacancy
2%
Owner-occupied
70%
Social housing
25%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
82%
Built after 2000
4%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Middelburg (Z.)

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
5,428 inw/km²
Noise level
53 dB
Green surroundings
44%
Trees nearby
9%
Water share
2%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
1,990
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
33%
Childcare
0.7 km
Secondary school
1.1 km
Residents under 15
16%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Middelburg (Z.)

Who lives here

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

Age profile

  • 0–1516%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2510%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4523%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6526%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+25%

    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

    2.2around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    34%more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    33%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    5,428far 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 Middelburg Zuid, weighted by population.

The best and worst neighbourhoods of Middelburg Zuid

The same total grade, the same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Middelburg Zuid.

Neighbourhoods in Middelburg Zuid

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Essenvelt8.8
  2. 2Erasmuswijk8.6
  3. 3Magistraatwijk III8.4
  4. 4Reijershove8.1
  5. 5Veldzigt7.0
  6. 6Magistraatwijk I5.6
  7. 7Magistraatwijk II5.4