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Wijnjewoude

Wijnjewoude has 3 neighbourhoods with 2,080 residents in total.

Top 34% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 2 of the 15 districts of Opsterland

Short answer: Wijnjewoude scores 7.5 as a district of Opsterland, no. 2 of the 15 districts of Opsterland. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Wijnjewoude-Gentiaan (8.2). The district has 3 neighbourhoods with 2,080 residents in total.

Key figures for Wijnjewoude

residents
2,080
neighbourhoods
3
km² of land
28.3

How Wijnjewoude 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
16.4 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.5 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.5 per 1,000
Property crime
5.0 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.1 per 1,000

In 2025, 27 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
1.4 km
GP practice
1.3 km
Train station
24.5 km
Restaurant
4.5 km
Hospital
12.0 km
Café
1.3 km
Library
6.3 km
Motorway ramp
2.0 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Opsterland

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
€ 360,755
Welfare recipients
4.8 per 1,000
High incomes
17%
Low incomes
43%
Vacancy
3%
Owner-occupied
78%
Social housing
18%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
92%
Built after 2000
12%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Opsterland

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
1,303 inw/km²
Noise level
44 dB
Green surroundings
75%
Trees nearby
10%
Water share
1%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
125
Fine particles (PM2.5)
6.2 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 Opsterland

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
1.2 km
Households with children
38%
Childcare
1.3 km
Secondary school
6.6 km
Residents under 15
18%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Opsterland

Who lives here

Wijnjewoude has strikingly many children under 15: 18%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1518%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2513%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4522%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6527%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+21%

    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

    2.4around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    29%around the average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    38%more than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    1,303far 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 Wijnjewoude, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Wijnjewoude

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Wijnjewoude-Gentiaan8.2
  2. 2Wijnjewoude-Buitengebied-Kleine Groningen7.4
  3. 3Wijnjewoude-Centrum6.9