Proximity to facilities; distances by car, regional

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 are available at different regional levels, as of 1 January. The lowest level is the municipality.

From 2022, the calculation of distances from addresses to the (nearest) facilities has been improved: from then on, driving directions are taken into account when determining the routes and distances from addresses to the (nearest) facilities. In previous years, this did not happen or only to a limited extent.

Data available from: 2006

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are final until reporting year 2024.
From reporting year 2023 on, the figures are first published as preliminary.
Once all variables in a reporting year have been published as preliminary, they will be made final at the next publication moment.

Changes per March 2026
For the reporting year 2015, the following variables have been corrected since they were not rounded correctly:

Health and wellbeing
GP post

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

Data on the following themes were added for the year 2025:

Health and wellbeing
GP practice
Pharmacy
Hospital (incl. outpatient clinic)
Hospital (excl. outpatient clinic)

Retail
Large supermarket
Shop for other daily food
Department store

Hospitality sector
Cafe, etc.
Cafeteria, etc.
Restaurants
Hotel, etc.

Childcare
Daycare centres
Out-of-school care

Education
Primary education

Traffic and transport
Main highway entrance
Train stations (all types)
Important transfer station

Leisure and culture
Library
Indoor swimming pool
Artificial ice skating rink
Cinema
Sauna
Tanning salon
Attraction
Fire station

Note: The definitions of the following categories have changed.
Cafe
From 2025, shisha lounge category is added.

Cafeteria
From 2024, crêpes/wafels/donuts category is added.
From 2025, categories coffee bar, other catering, and a new category juice bars are added.


When will new figures be released?
In the fall of 2026, additional figures for reporting year 2025 will be added to this table.