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Aartswoud

Aartswoud has 4 neighbourhoods with 465 residents in total.

Bottom 25% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 5 of the 5 districts of Opmeer

Short answer: Aartswoud scores 4.3 as a district of Opmeer, no. 5 of the 5 districts of Opmeer. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Schoolstraat (5.3). The district has 4 neighbourhoods with 465 residents in total.

Key figures for Aartswoud

residents
465
neighbourhoods
4
km² of land
4.7

How Aartswoud 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
26.0 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.9 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.5 per 1,000
Property crime
10.2 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.4 per 1,000

In 2025, 10 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

The safest neighbourhoods in OpmeerThe most dangerous neighbourhoods in Opmeer

The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
3.4 km
GP practice
3.6 km
Train station
9.2 km
Restaurant
3.2 km
Hospital
13.9 km
Café
0.6 km
Library
4.5 km
Motorway ramp
1.0 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Opmeer

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
€ 452,800
Welfare recipients
0.0 per 1,000
High incomes
17%
Low incomes
43%
Vacancy
5%
Owner-occupied
72%
Social housing
0%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
89%
Built after 2000
9%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Opmeer

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
916 inw/km²
Noise level
48 dB
Green surroundings
80%
Trees nearby
4%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
54
Fine particles (PM2.5)
6.7 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 Opmeer

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
32%
Childcare
3.3 km
Secondary school
11.9 km
Residents under 15
14%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Opmeer

Who lives here

Aartswoud has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 31%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1514%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2511%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4519%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6527%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+31%

    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

    32%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    790far 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 Aartswoud, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Aartswoud

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Schoolstraat5.3
  2. 2Zuiderzeebuurt3.2
  3. Braakpolder en Kolk van Dussen
  4. Aartswoud West