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Wijk 17

Wijk 17 has 4 neighbourhoods with 2,910 residents in total.

Top 44% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 7 of the 18 districts of Westerkwartier

Short answer: Wijk 17 scores 6.8 as a district of Westerkwartier, no. 7 of the 18 districts of Westerkwartier. Its strongest neighbourhood is Aduard (7.6), the worst Den Ham (2.9). The district has 4 neighbourhoods with 2,910 residents in total.

Key figures for Wijk 17

residents
2,910
neighbourhoods
4
km² of land
30.4

How Wijk 17 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
17.7 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.6 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.6 per 1,000
Property crime
4.3 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.0 per 1,000

In 2025, 50 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
1.4 km
GP practice
1.7 km
Train station
5.5 km
Restaurant
1.5 km
Hospital
10.8 km
Café
4.7 km
Library
1.7 km
Motorway ramp
0.9 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
€ 313,182
Welfare recipients
10.3 per 1,000
High incomes
17%
Low incomes
38%
Vacancy
2%
Owner-occupied
74%
Social housing
18%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
96%
Built after 2000
9%

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
1,643 inw/km²
Noise level
47 dB
Green surroundings
73%
Trees nearby
4%
Water share
3%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
234
Fine particles (PM2.5)
6.2 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 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
1.4 km
Households with children
37%
Childcare
1.4 km
Secondary school
7.8 km
Residents under 15
16%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Westerkwartier

Who lives here

The age profile of Wijk 17 looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1516%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2510%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4522%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6529%

    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

    2.3around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    31%around the average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    37%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    1,643far 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 17, weighted by population.

The best and worst neighbourhoods of Wijk 17

The same total grade, the same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Wijk 17.

Neighbourhoods in Wijk 17

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Aduard7.6
  2. 2Verspreide huizen Aduard5.7
  3. 3Den Horn3.2
  4. 4Den Ham2.9