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Kolkgriend en Oostgriend, Almere

About 885 people live in Kolkgriend en Oostgriend, in 395 households (CBS 2025).

Liveability is in the top 81% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).

Registered crime is well below the national rate: 19.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.

The average home value (WOZ) is €321,000; 74% of homes are owner-occupied and 23% are social housing.

The nearest train station is on average 5.7 km away, a supermarket 0.8 km and a GP 1.8 km.

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Is Kolkgriend en Oostgriend a nice place to live?

Overall liveabilitytop 81% of Dutch areas
Surroundings72%
Safety and nuisance26%
Social cohesion28%
Amenities47%
Housing stock26%

Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.

Is Kolkgriend en Oostgriend safe?

All registered crime19.2 per 1,000 NL 44.8
Home burglary2.3 NL 1.2
Violence4.5 NL 4.2
Bicycle theft0 NL 5.5

Police-registered crime 2025. Centres with many visitors score high per resident because visitors are not residents.

Homes and people

Average home value (WOZ)€321,000
Owner-occupied / rented74% / 26%
Apartments0%
Households with children37%
Single-person households30%
Age 65+29%
Average income per resident–

CBS 2024

Distance to everyday places

Supermarket0.8 km
GP1.8 km
Primary school0.6 km
Secondary school2.2 km
Train station5.7 km
Hospital6.2 km

Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024

Other neighbourhoods in Almere

Klavergriend, Klippriend en Wilgengriend · Kadegriend en Overgriend · Rietmeent en Dijkmeent · Hofmark, Redemark en Sportmark · Schapenmeent en Terpmeent · Ambachtsmark, Vrijmark en Zuidmark · Jaagmeent en Grasmeent · Brugmark, Noordmark en Gildemark · Binnenhof en Langshof (met Nieuwstraat) · Lindengouw, Muidergouw en Peppengouw · Middenhof en Uithof · Kromgouw en Overgouw

Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU00340502. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.