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district in Molenlanden

Wijk01-Arkel

Wijk01-Arkel has 8 neighbourhoods with 3,425 residents in total.

Top 38% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 13 of the 20 districts of Molenlanden

Short answer: Wijk01-Arkel scores 7.2 as a district of Molenlanden, no. 13 of the 20 districts of Molenlanden. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Arkel-Buitengebied-Zuid-West (9.4). The district has 8 neighbourhoods with 3,425 residents in total.

Key figures for Wijk01-Arkel

residents
3,425
neighbourhoods
8
km² of land
7.7

How Wijk01-Arkel 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
18.2 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.1 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.0 per 1,000
Property crime
4.9 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.5 per 1,000

In 2025, 70 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

The safest neighbourhoods in MolenlandenThe most dangerous neighbourhoods in Molenlanden

The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
0.7 km
GP practice
0.7 km
Train station
1.5 km
Restaurant
0.7 km
Hospital
5.0 km
Café
0.7 km
Library
0.8 km
Motorway ramp
3.7 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Molenlanden

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
€ 376,458
Welfare recipients
8.9 per 1,000
High incomes
18%
Low incomes
40%
Vacancy
3%
Owner-occupied
63%
Social housing
32%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
82%
Built after 2000
17%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Molenlanden

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
4,213 inw/km²
Noise level
52 dB
Green surroundings
59%
Trees nearby
7%
Water share
1%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
472
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.7 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 Molenlanden

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
36%
Childcare
0.7 km
Secondary school
3.3 km
Residents under 15
15%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Molenlanden

Who lives here

The age profile of Wijk01-Arkel looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1515%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2511%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4521%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6529%

    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

    2.3around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    29%around the average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    36%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    4,154far 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 Wijk01-Arkel, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Wijk01-Arkel

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Arkel-Buitengebied-Zuid-West9.4
  2. 2Arkel-Buitengebied-Oost8.0
  3. 3Arkel-Dorp6.9
  4. Lintbebouwing-Noord
  5. Arkel-Industriegebied-Zuid2
  6. Arkel-Industriegebied-Zuid1
  7. Arkel-Industriegebied-Noord
  8. Arkel-Industriegebied-West