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Waterlandkerkje

Waterlandkerkje has 2 neighbourhoods with 470 residents in total.

Bottom 4% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 11 of the 15 districts of Sluis

Short answer: Waterlandkerkje scores 2.8 as a district of Sluis, no. 11 of the 15 districts of Sluis. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Verspreide huizen Waterlandkerkje (2.8). The district has 2 neighbourhoods with 470 residents in total.

Key figures for Waterlandkerkje

residents
470
neighbourhoods
2
km² of land
17.1

How Waterlandkerkje 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
22.3 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.8 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.0 per 1,000
Property crime
8.7 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.6 per 1,000

In 2025, 7 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
5.1 km
GP practice
5.7 km
Train station
44.0 km
Restaurant
1.1 km
Hospital
6.4 km
Café
5.7 km
Library
5.4 km
Motorway ramp
3.4 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Sluis

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
€ 321,457
Welfare recipients
0.0 per 1,000
High incomes
18%
Low incomes
34%
Vacancy
16%
Owner-occupied
82%
Social housing
8%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
97%
Built after 2000
8%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Sluis

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
830 inw/km²
Noise level
46 dB
Green surroundings
82%
Trees nearby
2%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
38
Fine particles (PM2.5)
7.2 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 Sluis

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
5.2 km
Households with children
23%
Childcare
5.2 km
Secondary school
6.0 km
Residents under 15
11%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Sluis

Who lives here

Waterlandkerkje has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 30%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1511%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–258%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4519%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6533%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+30%

    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

    2.0smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    37%more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    23%far fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    830far 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 Waterlandkerkje, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Waterlandkerkje

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Verspreide huizen Waterlandkerkje2.8
  2. 2Waterlandkerkje2.7