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Hemmen

Hemmen has 2 neighbourhoods with 175 residents in total.

Bottom 10% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 19 of the 19 districts of Overbetuwe

Short answer: Hemmen scores 3.2 as a district of Overbetuwe, no. 19 of the 19 districts of Overbetuwe. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Kern Hemmen (3.5). The district has 2 neighbourhoods with 175 residents in total.

Key figures for Hemmen

residents
175
neighbourhoods
2
km² of land
2.4

How Hemmen 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
28.9 per 1,000
Violent crime
4.0 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.7 per 1,000
Property crime
11.7 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.2 per 1,000

In 2025, 6 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
1.8 km
GP practice
2.5 km
Train station
2.4 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Hospital
13.1 km
Café
3.2 km
Library
1.9 km
Motorway ramp
1.8 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
€ 235,714
Vacancy
13%
Owner-occupied
18%
Social housing
0%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
76%
Built after 2000
11%

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
573 inw/km²
Noise level
46 dB
Green surroundings
81%
Trees nearby
16%
Water share
1%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
252
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 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
1.6 km
Households with children
27%
Childcare
1.7 km
Secondary school
2.6 km
Residents under 15
16%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Overbetuwe

Who lives here

Hemmen has strikingly few young people aged 15 to 25: 6%, against 11% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1516%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–256%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4515%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6532%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+32%

    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

    2.1around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    31%around the average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    25%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    573far 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 Hemmen, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Hemmen

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Kern Hemmen3.5
  2. 2Buitengebied Hemmen2.9