Damplein, Middelburg (Z.)
About 1,730 people live in Damplein, in 1,130 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 13% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is above the national rate: 63 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €317,000; 49% of homes are owner-occupied and 15% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 0.7 km away, a supermarket 0.5 km and a GP 0.9 km.
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Is Damplein a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 13% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 80% |
| Safety and nuisance | 29% |
| Social cohesion | 26% |
| Amenities | 88% |
| Housing stock | 72% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Damplein safe?
| All registered crime | 63 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.7 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 5.2 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 12.1 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) | €317,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 49% / 50% |
| Apartments | 73% |
| Households with children | 10% |
| Single-person households | 61% |
| Age 65+ | 41% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.5 km |
| GP | 0.9 km |
| Primary school | 1 km |
| Secondary school | 1.6 km |
| Train station | 0.7 km |
| Hospital | 1 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Middelburg (Z.)
Markt · Dampoort · Stadhuis · Abdij · Griffioen I · Griffioen II · Seislaan · Klarenbeek I · Klarenbeek II & III · Nieuw Middelburg · Brigdamme · Sint Laurens
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU06870006. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.