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district in Wijchen

Balgoij

Balgoij has 2 neighbourhoods with 755 residents in total.

Top 35% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 3 of the 9 districts of Wijchen

Short answer: Balgoij scores 7.4 as a district of Wijchen, no. 3 of the 9 districts of Wijchen. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Balgoij (7.5). The district has 2 neighbourhoods with 755 residents in total.

Key figures for Balgoij

residents
755
neighbourhoods
2
km² of land
4.4

How Balgoij 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
21.9 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.9 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.4 per 1,000
Property crime
9.6 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.5 per 1,000

In 2025, 16 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
2.7 km
GP practice
2.9 km
Train station
4.6 km
Restaurant
2.2 km
Hospital
12.1 km
Café
4.1 km
Library
4.1 km
Motorway ramp
1.2 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Wijchen

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
€ 511,556
Welfare recipients
0.0 per 1,000
High incomes
20%
Low incomes
37%
Vacancy
2%
Owner-occupied
88%
Social housing
6%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
96%
Built after 2000
17%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Wijchen

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
698 inw/km²
Noise level
43 dB
Green surroundings
70%
Trees nearby
5%
Water share
1%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
115
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.5 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 Wijchen

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.6 km
Households with children
45%
Childcare
3.5 km
Secondary school
3.9 km
Residents under 15
14%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Wijchen

Who lives here

Balgoij has strikingly many young people aged 15 to 25: 15%, against 11% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1514%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2515%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4516%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6534%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+21%

    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

    2.6larger than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    20%far fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    45%more than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    698far 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 Balgoij, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Balgoij

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Balgoij7.5
  2. 2Verspreidehuizen Balgoij7.1