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Wijk 13

Wijk 13 has 4 neighbourhoods with 1,480 residents in total.

Bottom 42% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 13 of the 18 districts of Westerkwartier

Short answer: Wijk 13 scores 5.6 as a district of Westerkwartier, no. 13 of the 18 districts of Westerkwartier. Its strongest neighbourhood is Ezinge (6.8), the worst Feerwerd (3.4). The district has 4 neighbourhoods with 1,480 residents in total.

Key figures for Wijk 13

residents
1,480
neighbourhoods
4
km² of land
23

How Wijk 13 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
16.6 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.6 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.4 per 1,000
Property crime
6.8 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.7 per 1,000

In 2025, 13 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
2.0 km
GP practice
4.9 km
Train station
7.2 km
Restaurant
2.9 km
Hospital
15.8 km
Café
2.1 km
Library
4.8 km
Motorway ramp
2.8 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Westerkwartier

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
€ 279,277
Welfare recipients
20.3 per 1,000
High incomes
18%
Low incomes
40%
Vacancy
4%
Owner-occupied
72%
Social housing
23%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
96%
Built after 2000
7%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Westerkwartier

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
1,000 inw/km²
Noise level
41 dB
Green surroundings
80%
Trees nearby
2%
Water share
4%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
80
Fine particles (PM2.5)
6.0 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 Westerkwartier

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
1.1 km
Households with children
27%
Childcare
1.0 km
Secondary school
7.4 km
Residents under 15
14%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Westerkwartier

Who lives here

Wijk 13 has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 28%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1514%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–259%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4517%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6532%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+28%

    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

    40%more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    27%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    1,000far 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 13, weighted by population.

The best and worst neighbourhoods of Wijk 13

The same total grade, the same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Wijk 13.

Neighbourhoods in Wijk 13

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Ezinge6.8
  2. 2Garnwerd5.2
  3. 3Verspreide huizen Ezinge4.9
  4. 4Feerwerd3.4