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Nijkerkerveen en Holkerveen

Nijkerkerveen en Holkerveen has 3 neighbourhoods with 4,285 residents in total.

Top 5% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 2 of the 5 districts of Nijkerk

Short answer: Nijkerkerveen en Holkerveen scores 9.7 as a district of Nijkerk, no. 2 of the 5 districts of Nijkerk. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Nijkerkerveen-Noord (10.0). The district has 3 neighbourhoods with 4,285 residents in total.

Key figures for Nijkerkerveen en Holkerveen

residents
4,285
neighbourhoods
3
km² of land
5.5

How Nijkerkerveen en Holkerveen 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
11.3 per 1,000
Violent crime
0.8 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.3 per 1,000
Property crime
3.4 per 1,000
Vandalism
0.9 per 1,000

In 2025, 42 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
0.8 km
GP practice
0.8 km
Train station
3.3 km
Restaurant
1.4 km
Hospital
4.8 km
Café
3.4 km
Library
0.8 km
Motorway ramp
3.0 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Nijkerk

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
€ 579,342
Welfare recipients
7.0 per 1,000
High incomes
20%
Low incomes
39%
Vacancy
3%
Owner-occupied
72%
Social housing
21%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
95%
Built after 2000
30%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Nijkerk

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
921 inw/km²
Noise level
47 dB
Green surroundings
80%
Trees nearby
7%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
415
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.5 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 Nijkerk

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.8 km
Households with children
46%
Childcare
0.8 km
Secondary school
2.4 km
Residents under 15
16%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Nijkerk

Who lives here

Nijkerkerveen en Holkerveen has strikingly few residents aged 65 and over: 16%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1516%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2514%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4522%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6531%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+16%

    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

    2.6larger than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    24%fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    46%far more than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    921far 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 Nijkerkerveen en Holkerveen, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Nijkerkerveen en Holkerveen

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Nijkerkerveen-Noord10.0
  2. 2Nijkerkerveen-Zuid9.5
  3. 3Holkerveen8.9