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district in Overbetuwe

De Aam

De Aam has 2 neighbourhoods with 115 residents in total.

Bottom 18% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 18 of the 19 districts of Overbetuwe

Short answer: De Aam scores 3.8 as a district of Overbetuwe, no. 18 of the 19 districts of Overbetuwe. Its highest neighbourhood grade is De Aam (3.8). The district has 2 neighbourhoods with 115 residents in total.

Key figures for De Aam

residents
115
neighbourhoods
2
km² of land
1.3

How De Aam 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
47.4 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.2 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.2 per 1,000
Property crime
21.1 per 1,000
Vandalism
3.7 per 1,000

In 2025, 80 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
1.7 km
GP practice
1.1 km
Train station
1.4 km
Restaurant
0.8 km
Hospital
5.0 km
Café
1.8 km
Library
2.5 km
Motorway ramp
1.6 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Overbetuwe

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
€ 443,000
Welfare recipients
0.0 per 1,000
Vacancy
21%
Owner-occupied
52%
Social housing
7%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
69%
Built after 2000
13%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Overbetuwe

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
104 inw/km²
Noise level
63 dB
Green surroundings
39%
Trees nearby
3%
Water share
17%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
514
Fine particles (PM2.5)
9.0 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 Overbetuwe

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
1.7 km
Households with children
13%
Childcare
1.7 km
Secondary school
0.9 km
Residents under 15
8%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Overbetuwe

Who lives here

De Aam has strikingly few children under 15: 8%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–158%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2511%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4519%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6533%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+29%

    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

    1.8smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    43%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    13%far fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    99far 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 De Aam, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in De Aam

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1De Aam3.8
  2. Merm