check je wijk.

district in Westerveld

Diever

Diever has 3 neighbourhoods with 2,995 residents in total.

Top 38% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 2 of the 18 districts of Westerveld

Short answer: Diever scores 7.2 as a district of Westerveld, no. 2 of the 18 districts of Westerveld. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Diever (7.9). The district has 3 neighbourhoods with 2,995 residents in total.

Key figures for Diever

residents
2,995
neighbourhoods
3
km² of land
36.9

How Diever scores

Do some of these matter more to you than others?

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
2.7 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.2 per 1,000
Property crime
4.2 per 1,000
Vandalism
3.1 per 1,000

In 2025, 61 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

The safest neighbourhoods in WesterveldThe most dangerous neighbourhoods in Westerveld

The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
1.1 km
GP practice
1.4 km
Train station
16.3 km
Restaurant
1.0 km
Hospital
17.9 km
Café
13.9 km
Library
1.2 km
Motorway ramp
0.6 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Westerveld

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
€ 420,192
Welfare recipients
10.0 per 1,000
High incomes
16%
Low incomes
40%
Vacancy
3%
Owner-occupied
74%
Social housing
20%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
90%
Built after 2000
20%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Westerveld

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
1,153 inw/km²
Noise level
46 dB
Green surroundings
61%
Trees nearby
16%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
253
Fine particles (PM2.5)
6.4 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 Westerveld

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
1.0 km
Households with children
28%
Childcare
1.0 km
Secondary school
1.1 km
Residents under 15
13%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Westerveld

Who lives here

Diever has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 35%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1513%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–258%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4516%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6528%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+35%

    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

    2.1around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    32%around the average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    28%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    1,153far 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 Diever, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Diever

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Diever7.9
  2. 2Verspreide huizen Diever5.1
  3. 3Wittelte3.7