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district in Pekela

Wijk 01

Wijk 01 has 3 neighbourhoods with 4,690 residents in total.

Bottom 18% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 1 of the 2 districts of Pekela

Short answer: Wijk 01 scores 3.8 as a district of Pekela, no. 1 of the 2 districts of Pekela. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Verspreide huizen Nieuwe Pekela (4.3). The district has 3 neighbourhoods with 4,690 residents in total.

Key figures for Wijk 01

residents
4,690
neighbourhoods
3
km² of land
29.8

How Wijk 01 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
24.6 per 1,000
Violent crime
0.8 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.8 per 1,000
Property crime
6.1 per 1,000
Vandalism
4.6 per 1,000

In 2025, 145 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
1.5 km
GP practice
1.6 km
Train station
7.9 km
Restaurant
1.7 km
Hospital
7.1 km
Café
4.0 km
Library
5.2 km
Motorway ramp
1.8 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Pekela

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
€ 229,771
Welfare recipients
23.5 per 1,000
High incomes
11%
Low incomes
46%
Vacancy
5%
Owner-occupied
72%
Social housing
20%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
90%
Built after 2000
11%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Pekela

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
316 inw/km²
Noise level
41 dB
Green surroundings
37%
Trees nearby
4%
Water share
1%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
329
Fine particles (PM2.5)
6.1 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.

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The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Pekela

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.9 km
Households with children
34%
Childcare
1.4 km
Secondary school
4.0 km
Residents under 15
16%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Pekela

Who lives here

The age profile of Wijk 01 looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1516%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2510%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4523%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6528%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+23%

    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

    2.2around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    32%around the average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    34%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    316far 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 Wijk 01, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Wijk 01

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Verspreide huizen Nieuwe Pekela4.3
  2. 2Nieuwe Pekela3.9
  3. 3Boven-Pekela3.2