Proximity to facilities; distances by car, regional

Proximity to facilities; distances by car, regional

Regions Periods Health and wellbeing Distance to pharmacy (km) Health and wellbeing Distance to youth health centre (km) Employment: number of jobs A Agriculture, forestry and fisheries Within 10 km (x 1 000) Employment: number of jobs A Agriculture, forestry and fisheries Within 20 km (x 1 000) Employment: number of jobs A Agriculture, forestry and fisheries Within 50 km (x 1 000) Employment: number of jobs B-F Industry and energy Within 10 km (x 1 000) Employment: number of jobs B-F Industry and energy Within 20 km (x 1 000) Employment: number of jobs B-F Industry and energy Within 50 km (x 1 000) Green areas Distance to recreational inland waters (km) Traffic and transport Distance to main highway entrance (km) Leisure and culture Distance to library (km)
Nederland 2022 1.3 . . . . . . . . 1.9 2.0
Noord-Nederland (LD) 2022 1.8 . . . . . . . . 1.9 2.6
Oost-Nederland (LD) 2022 1.4 . . . . . . . . 1.7 2.1
West-Nederland (LD) 2022 1.1 . . . . . . . . 1.9 1.8
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2022 1.4 . . . . . . . . 2.0 2.3
Flevoland (PV) 2022 1.6 . . . . . . . . 1.8 2.7
Gelderland (PV) 2022 1.4 . . . . . . . . 1.6 2.0
Noord-Holland (PV) 2022 1.1 . . . . . . . . 1.8 1.8
Zuid-Holland (PV) 2022 1.0 . . . . . . . . 2.0 1.6
Zeeland (PV) 2022 1.7 . . . . . . . . 1.5 3.4
Noord-Friesland (CR) 2022 1.7 . . . . . . . . 3.0 3.2
Zuidwest-Friesland (CR) 2022 2.5 . . . . . . . . 2.0 3.4
Zuidoost-Friesland (CR) 2022 1.7 . . . . . . . . 1.8 2.8
Zuidwest-Gelderland (CR) 2022 1.7 . . . . . . . . 1.6 2.8
Kop van Noord-Holland (CR) 2022 1.9 . . . . . . . . 1.7 2.0
Delft en Westland (CR) 2022 1.0 . . . . . . . . 1.2 1.4
Oost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 2022 1.3 . . . . . . . . 1.5 2.2
Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 2022 1.0 . . . . . . . . 1.8 1.6
Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (CR) 2022 2.5 . . . . . . . . 1.9 2.9
Overig Zeeland (CR) 2022 1.4 . . . . . . . . 1.4 3.6
Flevoland (CR) 2022 1.6 . . . . . . . . 1.8 2.7
Albrandswaard 2022 1.0 . . . . . . . . 1.6 3.6
Ameland 2022 2.2 . . . . . . . . 19.1 1.3
Andijk 2022
Berkelland 2022 1.6 . . . . . . . . 1.3 1.9
Dinkelland 2022 2.3 . . . . . . . . 1.1 3.1
Dirksland 2022
Drechterland 2022 3.2 . . . . . . . . 1.6 1.9
Giessenlanden 2022
Het Hogeland 2022 2.4 . . . . . . . . 0.9 3.2
Hollands Kroon 2022 3.5 . . . . . . . . 1.5 2.5
Hoogezand-Sappemeer 2022
Koggenland 2022 1.5 . . . . . . . . 1.3 2.3
Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland 2022
Land van Cuijk 2022 2.1 . . . . . . . . 1.9 1.9
Landerd 2022
Landgraaf 2022 1.0 . . . . . . . . 1.8 1.5
Landsmeer 2022 1.0 . . . . . . . . 1.9 1.2
Lansingerland 2022 1.1 . . . . . . . . 1.5 1.4
Lemsterland 2022
Loon op Zand 2022 1.0 . . . . . . . . 2.0 1.1
Midden-Delfland 2022 1.4 . . . . . . . . 1.1 2.6
Molenlanden 2022 1.5 . . . . . . . . 2.1 2.6
Montferland 2022 1.7 . . . . . . . . 1.1 2.2
Nieuw-Lekkerland 2022
Noord-Beveland 2022 1.9 . . . . . . . . 2.0 14.3
Noorder-Koggenland 2022
Opsterland 2022 1.5 . . . . . . . . 1.9 3.1
Oud-Beijerland 2022
Reiderland 2022
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Dataset is not available.

This table contains information about the average distances for residents of the Netherlands from their home address to the nearest facilities (e.g. school, GP or library). The table also includes information about the number of facilities located within a certain distance from the residential address. These data are calculated as an average over all persons in the area.

The data is available at different regional levels. The lowest level is the municipality.

Data available from: 2006

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are final.

Changes per November 2023

Data on the following themes were added for the year 2020:

Employment: number of jobs
- A-U all economic activities
- A Agriculture, forestry and fisheries
- B-F Industry and energy
- G-N Commercial services
- O-U Non-commercial services

Data on the following themes were added for the year 2022:

Health and wellbeing
- GP post

Education
- Primary education
- Secondary education total
- Secondary education vmbo
- Secondary education havo/vwo

Leisure and culture
- Museum
- Performing arts (excl. festivals)
- Pop music venue

When will new figures be released?
For the time being, no new figures are expected for reporting year 2022.
For reporting year 2023, the first figures are expected in spring 2024. The district and neighbourhood figures for 2023 will appear in a separate table.

Description topics

Health and wellbeing
Distance to pharmacy
Pharmacy, including GP office with an in-house pharmacy.

The average distance of all residents in an area to the nearest pharmacy, calculated by road.
Distance to youth health centre
Institution within youth health care where basic medical care and prevention is provided for all children from 0 to 4 years.

The average distance of all inhabitants in an area to the nearest youth health centre, calculated by road.

From reporting year 2007 no new figures are available for this facility.
Employment: number of jobs
A job is an explicit or implicit employment contract between a person and an economic unit that stipulates that work will be performed for which there is a (financial) reward.

The average number of jobs within a fixed distance by road for all inhabitants of an area.
A Agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
This section includes:
- exploitation of natural plant and animal resources:
including arable farming, livestock breeding and the production of other plants and animals on an agricultural holding or in the natural habitat;
including forestry, timber cultivation and hunting;
including specific wage services related to the production process agriculture, hunting and forestry are also classified in this section;
including fishing: catching or breeding fish, crustaceans and molluscs.
Within 10 km
Within 20 km
Within 50 km
B-F Industry and energy
Industry and energy
This category is a combination of categories:
B Extraction of minerals
C Industry
D Production, distribution and trade of electricity, natural gas, steam and cooled air
E Water extraction and distribution; waste and wastewater management and remediation
F Construction

Within 10 km
Within 20 km
Within 50 km
Green areas
The entrances to the green areas are established at the intersections between the roads and paths of the Top10NL (topographic map, both the line file and the road section file) in the green area and the outer boundary of the green area. For green areas without paths or roads (usually the smaller green areas and public gardens), the focus of the greenery has been taken.

In 2008 and before, only the line file of the topographic map was used and green areas without paths or roads are not included. This mainly results in a trend breach in open natural terrain.

From reporting year 2017, the method for calculating the proximity of green has changed: among other things, only greenery with a minimum surface area of 1 hectare is now included. On average, this method change makes virtually no difference for the whole of the Netherlands: compared to 2015, the distance to greenery has increased by 0.1 km on average. But at a local level (particularly on the Wadden Islands) the differences can sometimes amount to several tens of kilometers.

Proximity to green spaces is derived from the Land Use statistics. The most recent edition of this statistic is reporting year 2017. The next edition is 2020, which will be released at the end of 2023. This means that proximity to green spaces will be published during 2024. From reporting year 2020 onwards, the Land Use statistics will be published annually and so will the proximity to green spaces.
Distance to recreational inland waters
Inland waterways used for recreation, such as recreational lakes, water in parks and public gardens, golf courses, marinas and rowing courses. The site has a size of at least 1 hectare. Only for marinas there is a lower limit of 0.5 hectares for the water part.

The average distance of all inhabitants in an area to the nearest recreational inland waterway, calculated by road.
Traffic and transport
Distance to main highway entrance
Access to a state or provincial road.
The National Road Database (a product of the Traffic and Transport Advisory Service of the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment) was used as the basis for the ramps.

The average distance of all inhabitants in an area to the nearest entrance to a national or provincial road, calculated over the road.
Leisure and culture
Distance to library
The average distance of all residents in an area to the nearest library, calculated by road. This includes libraries branches and service points. The mini-service points, self-service libraries and the library buses are not included.

A library branch meets the following criteria: open for at least 15 hours a week, digital access to the entire collection and range of activities, demand mediation, cultural/literary activities, offer for students/institutions in line with the choices made in the distribution and marketing policy and study opportunities.

A library service point offers at least the following service level: is open for at least 4 hours a week, offers digital access to the entire range of activities and provides intermediary services (both in person and via the internet).