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Wijk 16

Wijk 16 has 6 neighbourhoods with 2,035 residents in total.

Top 34% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 4 of the 18 districts of Westerkwartier

Short answer: Wijk 16 scores 7.5 as a district of Westerkwartier, no. 4 of the 18 districts of Westerkwartier. Its strongest neighbourhood is Oldehove (9.1), the worst Saaksum (2.8). The district has 6 neighbourhoods with 2,035 residents in total.

Key figures for Wijk 16

residents
2,035
neighbourhoods
6
km² of land
40.1

How Wijk 16 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
16.8 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.2 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.3 per 1,000
Property crime
5.2 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.5 per 1,000

In 2025, 24 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

The safest neighbourhoods in WesterkwartierThe most dangerous neighbourhoods in Westerkwartier

The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
1.5 km
GP practice
1.5 km
Train station
7.3 km
Restaurant
1.1 km
Hospital
19.9 km
Café
1.3 km
Library
1.7 km
Motorway ramp
1.2 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
€ 289,366
Welfare recipients
5.3 per 1,000
High incomes
14%
Low incomes
40%
Vacancy
4%
Owner-occupied
79%
Social housing
15%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
96%
Built after 2000
11%

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
1,382 inw/km²
Noise level
44 dB
Green surroundings
79%
Trees nearby
3%
Water share
1%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
129
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
1.2 km
Households with children
37%
Childcare
1.2 km
Secondary school
8.3 km
Residents under 15
17%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Westerkwartier

Who lives here

The age profile of Wijk 16 looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1517%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2512%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4522%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6529%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+20%

    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

    2.4around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    30%around the average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    36%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    1,382far 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 16, weighted by population.

The best and worst neighbourhoods of Wijk 16

The same total grade, the same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Wijk 16.

Neighbourhoods in Wijk 16

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Oldehove9.1
  2. 2Overige verspreide huizen7.3
  3. 3Verspreide huizen Ruigezand en Nieuwe Ruigezand3.1
  4. 4Niehove3.0
  5. 5Lauwerzijl2.8
  6. 6Saaksum2.8