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district in Veere

Biggekerke

Biggekerke has 4 neighbourhoods with 870 residents in total.

Top 47% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 6 of the 13 districts of Veere

Short answer: Biggekerke scores 6.5 as a district of Veere, no. 6 of the 13 districts of Veere. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Biggekerke (6.6). The district has 4 neighbourhoods with 870 residents in total.

Key figures for Biggekerke

residents
870
neighbourhoods
4
km² of land
8.5

How Biggekerke 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
16.2 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.7 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.3 per 1,000
Property crime
5.4 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.4 per 1,000

In 2025, 10 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
2.6 km
GP practice
3.0 km
Train station
7.7 km
Restaurant
2.6 km
Hospital
7.0 km
Café
4.0 km
Library
7.8 km
Motorway ramp
0.7 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Veere

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
€ 430,256
Welfare recipients
12.2 per 1,000
High incomes
20%
Low incomes
37%
Vacancy
9%
Owner-occupied
85%
Social housing
10%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
98%
Built after 2000
19%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Veere

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
1,381 inw/km²
Noise level
46 dB
Green surroundings
63%
Trees nearby
7%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
125
Fine particles (PM2.5)
7.3 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 Veere

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.5 km
Households with children
31%
Childcare
0.5 km
Secondary school
5.9 km
Residents under 15
14%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Veere

Who lives here

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

Age profile

  • 0–1514%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–259%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4520%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6531%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+26%

    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

    2.3around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    28%fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    31%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    1,305far 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 Biggekerke, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Biggekerke

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Biggekerke6.6
  2. 2Verspreide huizen buiten recreatiegebied Biggekerke5.9
  3. Verspreide huizen in recreatiegebied van Biggekerke
  4. De Ruiser