Proximity to facilities; distances by car, regional

Proximity to facilities; distances by car, regional

Regions Periods Education Primary education Number of schools Within 1 km (number) Education Primary education Number of schools Within 3 km (number) Education Primary education Number of schools Within 5 km (number) Education Secondary education Secondary education total Number of schools Within 3 km (number) Education Secondary education Secondary education total Number of schools Within 5 km (number) Education Secondary education Secondary education total Number of schools Within 10 km (number) Education Secondary education Vmbo Number of schools Within 3 km (number) Education Secondary education Vmbo Number of schools Within 5 km (number) Education Secondary education Vmbo Number of schools Within 10 km (number) Education Secondary education HAVO/VWO Number of schools Within 3 km (number) Education Secondary education HAVO/VWO Number of schools Within 5 km (number) Education Secondary education HAVO/VWO Number of schools Within 10 km (number) Green areas Public green Distance to public green total (km) Green areas Public green Distance to park or public garden (km) Green areas Public green Distance to recreational terrain (km) Green areas Public green Distance to forest (km) Green areas Semi-public green Distance to semi-public green total (km) Green areas Semi-public green Distance to sports area (km) Green areas Semi-public green Distance to allotment garden (km) Green areas Semi-public green Distance to recreational area (km) Green areas Semi-public green Distance to cemetery (km)
Nederland 2022 1.7 9.9 22.0 3.6 7.8 19.8 2.8 6.0 15.4 1.9 4.2 10.5 . . . . . . . . .
Noord-Nederland (LD) 2022 1.3 5.4 10.5 2.6 4.9 8.3 2.0 3.8 6.6 1.2 2.2 3.6 . . . . . . . . .
Oost-Nederland (LD) 2022 1.6 8.0 15.9 2.6 4.9 10.4 2.2 4.1 8.7 1.3 2.4 5.1 . . . . . . . . .
West-Nederland (LD) 2022 2.0 13.2 30.6 4.8 11.1 30.3 3.6 8.3 23.2 2.7 6.2 16.6 . . . . . . . . .
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2022 1.3 6.6 14.0 2.2 4.4 10.5 1.8 3.5 8.5 1.2 2.3 5.6 . . . . . . . . .
Groningen (PV) 2022 1.2 6.1 12.4 3.5 7.1 12.6 2.7 5.5 9.9 1.8 3.5 5.8 . . . . . . . . .
Fryslân (PV) 2022 1.4 5.3 9.5 2.6 4.3 6.7 1.9 3.1 4.9 1.2 1.9 3.0 . . . . . . . . .
Drenthe (PV) 2022 1.3 4.7 9.4 1.6 3.0 5.4 1.4 2.6 4.8 0.6 1.0 1.8 . . . . . . . . .
Overijssel (PV) 2022 1.7 8.1 15.5 3.0 5.7 10.2 2.4 4.6 8.5 1.4 2.6 4.5 . . . . . . . . .
Flevoland (PV) 2022 1.9 10.3 20.5 2.9 5.1 9.4 2.5 4.4 8.0 1.4 2.8 5.4 . . . . . . . . .
Gelderland (PV) 2022 1.5 7.4 15.2 2.4 4.5 10.6 2.0 3.8 8.9 1.1 2.3 5.3 . . . . . . . . .
Utrecht (PV) 2022 1.9 11.3 25.1 3.0 6.6 17.7 2.3 4.9 13.5 1.8 4.0 10.6 . . . . . . . . .
Noord-Holland (PV) 2022 1.9 13.4 30.7 5.2 11.8 31.9 3.7 8.4 23.4 3.3 7.6 19.9 . . . . . . . . .
Zuid-Holland (PV) 2022 2.1 14.5 34.8 5.5 13.1 36.3 4.2 10.1 28.6 2.7 6.4 17.6 . . . . . . . . .
Zeeland (PV) 2022 1.4 4.6 7.9 1.6 2.6 5.0 1.4 2.1 4.0 0.7 1.1 2.2 . . . . . . . . .
Noord-Brabant (PV) 2022 1.4 7.0 14.9 2.3 4.6 11.3 1.8 3.7 9.0 1.2 2.4 5.8 . . . . . . . . .
Limburg (PV) 2022 1.1 5.5 11.8 1.9 3.8 8.8 1.6 3.1 7.2 1.1 2.1 5.0 . . . . . . . . .
Oost-Groningen (CR) 2022 1.2 4.7 7.7 2.2 2.8 4.9 2.0 2.5 4.6 0.9 1.1 1.7 . . . . . . . . .
Delfzijl en omgeving (CR) 2022 0.9 3.6 6.5 1.3 2.3 3.3 0.7 1.2 1.8 0.3 0.5 0.8 . . . . . . . . .
Overig Groningen (CR) 2022 1.3 6.9 14.7 4.2 9.1 16.1 3.1 6.9 12.6 2.2 4.6 7.8 . . . . . . . . .
Noord-Friesland (CR) 2022 1.4 5.6 10.5 3.0 5.3 8.4 1.9 3.4 5.5 1.5 2.6 4.3 . . . . . . . . .
Zuidwest-Friesland (CR) 2022 1.3 4.0 6.7 1.7 2.6 4.5 1.5 2.3 4.0 0.8 1.2 1.9 . . . . . . . . .
Zuidoost-Friesland (CR) 2022 1.4 5.9 10.0 2.6 3.9 5.6 2.2 3.2 4.6 0.8 1.1 1.6 . . . . . . . . .
Noord-Drenthe (CR) 2022 1.2 4.8 10.0 1.6 3.1 5.7 1.3 2.4 4.6 0.5 0.8 1.8 . . . . . . . . .
Zuidoost-Drenthe (CR) 2022 1.2 3.9 8.5 1.0 2.1 4.2 1.0 2.1 4.2 0.5 0.9 1.7 . . . . . . . . .
Zuidwest-Drenthe (CR) 2022 1.4 5.6 9.9 2.4 4.1 6.4 2.3 3.7 6.0 0.8 1.4 2.0 . . . . . . . . .
Noord-Overijssel (CR) 2022 1.7 7.7 14.3 3.1 6.1 9.6 2.4 4.7 7.5 1.8 3.5 5.4 . . . . . . . . .
Zuidwest-Overijssel (CR) 2022 1.6 7.8 13.6 2.8 4.1 7.1 1.4 2.1 4.3 1.1 1.5 2.5 . . . . . . . . .
Twente (CR) 2022 1.7 8.5 16.7 3.0 5.8 11.4 2.7 5.1 10.1 1.2 2.3 4.5 . . . . . . . . .
Veluwe (CR) 2022 1.9 9.7 19.5 2.5 4.6 9.6 2.1 3.8 8.0 1.0 2.0 4.3 . . . . . . . . .
Achterhoek (CR) 2022 1.3 5.0 8.7 1.8 2.9 6.1 1.7 2.7 5.8 1.0 1.5 3.0 . . . . . . . . .
Arnhem/Nijmegen (CR) 2022 1.4 7.5 16.8 2.8 6.0 16.0 2.3 4.9 13.1 1.5 3.4 8.7 . . . . . . . . .
Zuidwest-Gelderland (CR) 2022 1.4 4.4 8.4 1.6 2.4 4.8 1.5 2.1 4.3 0.6 0.8 1.7 . . . . . . . . .
Utrecht (CR) 2022 1.9 11.3 25.1 3.0 6.6 17.7 2.3 4.9 13.5 1.8 4.0 10.6 . . . . . . . . .
Kop van Noord-Holland (CR) 2022 1.4 5.5 10.4 1.8 3.0 5.3 1.7 2.8 4.9 0.8 1.4 2.3 . . . . . . . . .
Alkmaar en omgeving (CR) 2022 1.5 9.0 19.0 3.4 6.9 17.9 2.8 6.0 15.5 1.4 2.6 7.4 . . . . . . . . .
IJmond (CR) 2022 1.9 9.7 18.7 3.5 6.2 19.2 2.8 4.9 14.5 1.4 2.9 9.4 . . . . . . . . .
Agglomeratie Haarlem (CR) 2022 2.3 15.9 37.6 6.1 13.2 27.2 3.7 8.2 18.9 3.7 8.1 15.6 . . . . . . . . .
Zaanstreek (CR) 2022 1.4 8.5 17.5 2.8 5.1 15.0 2.0 3.5 10.7 1.2 2.4 7.0 . . . . . . . . .
Groot-Amsterdam (CR) 2022 2.1 17.5 42.6 7.0 17.1 48.4 4.9 12.0 35.1 4.8 11.8 32.0 . . . . . . . . .
Het Gooi en Vechtstreek (CR) 2022 1.9 11.1 19.5 5.1 8.0 20.4 3.2 5.3 13.4 3.5 5.4 13.0 . . . . . . . . .
Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (CR) 2022 1.8 10.5 24.3 3.9 9.4 22.5 2.9 6.9 17.2 2.3 5.4 12.4 . . . . . . . . .
Agglomeratie 's-Gravenhage (CR) 2022 2.6 23.8 60.6 7.6 20.7 55.1 6.0 16.3 43.1 4.0 11.1 29.2 . . . . . . . . .
Delft en Westland (CR) 2022 1.9 11.0 25.8 5.1 9.2 32.0 3.8 7.3 26.9 2.0 3.5 14.2 . . . . . . . . .
Oost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 2022 1.7 8.3 15.1 3.6 5.7 12.0 2.5 4.0 8.7 1.8 2.6 5.2 . . . . . . . . .
Groot-Rijnmond (CR) 2022 2.1 13.4 32.2 5.7 13.4 40.3 4.2 10.4 31.9 2.7 6.2 18.2 . . . . . . . . .
Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 2022 1.8 9.1 18.7 3.7 6.7 16.5 2.9 5.1 13.0 1.5 2.8 7.2 . . . . . . . . .
Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (CR) 2022 1.0 3.2 4.4 1.2 1.5 2.4 1.1 1.4 2.1 0.5 0.7 1.1 . . . . . . . . .
Overig Zeeland (CR) 2022 1.5 5.1 9.2 1.8 3.0 6.0 1.5 2.4 4.7 0.8 1.3 2.6 . . . . . . . . .
West-Noord-Brabant (CR) 2022 1.4 7.0 14.5 2.6 5.0 10.6 1.9 3.8 8.3 1.5 2.8 5.7 . . . . . . . . .
Midden-Noord-Brabant (CR) 2022 1.5 7.9 16.4 2.7 5.1 12.1 2.0 4.0 9.7 1.4 2.5 5.5 . . . . . . . . .
Noordoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) 2022 1.4 6.1 12.2 1.8 3.3 8.1 1.6 2.8 6.7 0.8 1.5 3.8 . . . . . . . . .
Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) 2022 1.3 7.3 16.7 2.3 5.3 14.0 1.8 4.2 11.0 1.2 2.8 7.9 . . . . . . . . .
Noord-Limburg (CR) 2022 1.2 5.3 10.3 1.0 1.8 3.5 0.9 1.7 3.3 0.7 1.2 2.4 . . . . . . . . .
Midden-Limburg (CR) 2022 1.0 4.5 8.5 1.5 2.4 5.0 1.3 2.1 4.4 0.8 1.3 2.8 . . . . . . . . .
Zuid-Limburg (CR) 2022 1.0 6.1 13.9 2.5 5.3 12.9 2.0 4.2 10.2 1.4 2.8 7.2 . . . . . . . . .
Flevoland (CR) 2022 1.9 10.3 20.5 2.9 5.1 9.4 2.5 4.4 8.0 1.4 2.8 5.4 . . . . . . . . .
Aa en Hunze 2022 0.8 1.8 3.7 0.2 0.4 3.4 0.2 0.4 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.7 . . . . . . . . .
Aalburg 2022
Aalsmeer 2022 1.4 3.9 10.1 0.9 2.8 12.8 0.9 2.8 10.7 0.0 0.4 5.5 . . . . . . . . .
Aalten 2022 1.8 4.5 7.4 1.3 1.6 3.4 1.3 1.6 3.4 1.0 1.3 2.3 . . . . . . . . .
Ter Aar 2022
Abcoude 2022
Achtkarspelen 2022 1.5 3.2 7.0 0.6 1.1 4.3 0.6 1.1 3.9 0.2 0.3 1.8 . . . . . . . . .
Alblasserdam 2022 2.0 5.9 11.1 0.0 1.5 14.3 0.0 1.0 12.8 0.0 0.8 6.7 . . . . . . . . .
Albrandswaard 2022 1.0 6.6 16.3 0.3 4.5 37.4 0.3 4.0 31.7 0.1 1.9 15.8 . . . . . . . . .
Alkemade 2022
Alkmaar 2022 1.7 10.9 23.7 4.8 9.9 20.4 3.8 8.5 17.9 2.0 3.9 8.6 . . . . . . . . .
Almelo 2022 1.5 8.8 17.9 4.7 9.1 12.3 3.7 7.3 10.3 2.0 3.8 5.0 . . . . . . . . .
Almere 2022 1.8 11.7 25.5 2.9 6.2 13.7 2.4 5.0 11.2 1.8 3.9 8.9 . . . . . . . . .
Alphen aan den Rijn 2022 2.0 11.2 19.0 4.2 6.5 12.0 2.7 4.3 8.4 1.8 2.8 4.8 . . . . . . . . .
Alphen-Chaam 2022 0.8 1.4 1.7 0.0 0.0 2.9 0.0 0.0 2.4 0.0 0.0 1.1 . . . . . . . . .
Altena 2022 1.3 2.8 4.9 0.5 0.9 3.9 0.5 0.9 3.6 0.1 0.4 1.5 . . . . . . . . .
Ambt Montfort 2022
Ameland 2022 1.0 1.4 1.9 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 . . . . . . . . .
Amersfoort 2022 1.8 12.6 29.8 7.0 14.4 27.1 6.4 13.4 25.0 4.0 8.8 17.0 . . . . . . . . .
Amstelveen 2022 1.5 10.6 23.9 3.4 8.6 44.8 2.9 6.4 32.2 2.7 6.9 31.2 . . . . . . . . .
Amsterdam 2022 2.5 22.8 56.8 9.6 23.7 63.6 6.6 16.4 45.8 6.9 16.9 42.5 . . . . . . . . .
Andijk 2022
Anna Paulowna 2022
Apeldoorn 2022 1.8 13.9 34.3 4.0 9.2 13.6 3.2 7.1 10.8 1.8 4.3 6.6 . . . . . . . . .
Appingedam 2022
Arcen en Velden 2022
Arnhem 2022 1.6 11.2 26.8 4.0 8.9 20.3 2.8 6.6 15.3 2.5 5.7 12.0 . . . . . . . . .
Assen 2022 1.5 8.0 18.9 3.5 7.1 8.0 2.5 5.1 6.0 1.0 1.9 2.0 . . . . . . . . .
Asten 2022 1.1 4.5 8.0 0.8 1.8 7.3 0.8 1.7 5.4 0.7 1.0 2.9 . . . . . . . . .
Baarle-Nassau 2022 0.6 0.8 1.1 0.6 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.8 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 . . . . . . . . .
Baarn 2022 2.2 7.3 12.0 2.3 3.2 18.2 1.4 2.1 12.2 1.4 2.1 10.6 . . . . . . . . .
Barendrecht 2022 1.2 8.3 22.5 3.2 8.4 36.9 3.2 7.7 32.6 1.4 3.7 14.8 . . . . . . . . .
Barneveld 2022 1.9 8.5 11.5 1.7 2.3 4.5 1.7 2.3 4.5 0.9 1.2 2.1 . . . . . . . . .
Bedum 2022
Beek (L.) 2022 0.7 4.4 11.4 0.5 1.8 10.0 0.5 1.7 6.0 0.5 1.6 5.5 . . . . . . . . .
Beekdaelen 2022 0.7 3.1 10.4 0.4 1.7 14.1 0.1 0.9 10.3 0.3 1.1 7.2 . . . . . . . . .
Beemster 2022
Beesel 2022 1.1 2.8 5.9 0.9 1.0 2.4 0.9 1.0 2.4 0.9 1.0 2.3 . . . . . . . . .
Bellingwedde 2022
Bennebroek 2022
Berg en Dal 2022 0.8 3.2 6.4 1.0 2.2 10.4 0.9 2.0 9.1 0.4 1.1 5.7 . . . . . . . . .
Bergambacht 2022
Bergeijk 2022 1.3 3.5 6.9 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 1.5 . . . . . . . . .
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

Education
Primary education
Primary education only includes primary schools as known to the Education Executive Agency (DUO). Special primary education and special schools are not included.

A new method has been used for the figures on education with effect from the reporting year 2018: in the current method, files from the Education Executive Agency (DUO) are used for schools in regular primary education. As a result, the figures from 2018 may differ slightly from previous years.

The figures are for January of the relevant school year.
Number of schools
The average number of schools in a fixed distance by road, for all inhabitants of a region.
Within 1 km
Within 3 km
Within 5 km
Secondary education
Schools where students can follow government-funded full-time secondary education. Practical schools and special schools are not included.
Since secondary schools can be VMBO (preparatory secondary vocational education), HAVO (senior general secondary school)/VWO (pre-university education) and VMBO / HAVO / VWO schools, the figures for VMBO and HAVO/VWO do not add up to the total figures for Secondary Education.

The figures are for January of the relevant school year.

A new method has been used for the figures on education with effect from the 2018 reporting year: in the current method, files from the Education Executive Agency (DUO) are used to determine the type of school in secondary education. As a result, the figures from 2018 may differ slightly from previous years.
Secondary education total
Number of schools
The average number of schools within a fixed distance by road for all residents of an area.
Within 3 km
Within 5 km
Within 10 km
Vmbo
Preparatory secondary vocational education.
Preparatory secondary vocational education (vmbo) schools where pupils can follow government-funded full-time secondary education.

The figures are for January of the relevant school year.

Number of schools
The average number of schools within a fixed distance by road for all residents of an area.
Within 3 km
Within 5 km
Within 10 km
HAVO/VWO
General secondary education (HAVO).
Pre-university education (VWO).
HAVO/VWO schools where pupils can follow government-funded full-time secondary education.

The figures are for January of the relevant school year.

Number of schools
The average number of schools within a fixed distance by road for all residents of an area.

Within 3 km
Within 5 km
Within 10 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.
Public green
Terrain used as a park or public garden, for daytime recreation, nature or as a forest. The site can be privately or publicly accessible. The site is at least one hectare in size.
Distance to public green total
The average distance of all inhabitants in an area to the nearest public green space, calculated by road.
Distance to park or public garden
Area used for relaxation such as sunbathing areas, shrub plantations and wooded parts of parks and large green areas.

The average distance of all inhabitants in an area to the nearest park or public garden, calculated by road.
Distance to recreational terrain
Terrain used for daytime recreation such as zoos, marinas, petting zoos, open-air museums, picnic areas and playing fields (other than parks or public gardens) and amusement parks.

The average distance of all inhabitants in an area to the nearest recreational area, calculated by road.
Distance to forest
Terrain overgrown with trees intended for wood production and/or nature conservation.

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

Semi-public green
Terrain used as a sports field, allotment garden, for residential recreation or as a cemetery. The site can be privately or publicly accessible.
Distance to semi-public green total
The average distance of all inhabitants in an area to the nearest semi-public green space, calculated by road.
Distance to sports area
Area used for sports activities, such as sports field, sports hall, swimming pool, artificial ice rink, motocross track and forest in the sports area, including associated parking spaces and grandstands. The site has a size of at least 0.5 hectares.

The average distance of all inhabitants in an area to the nearest sports field, calculated by road.

Distance to allotment garden
Terrain for non-commercial ornamental and vegetable cultivation. The site has a size of at least 0.1 hectare.

The average distance of all inhabitants in an area to the nearest allotment, calculated by road.
Distance to recreational area
Terrain used for a recreational stay of several days, such as camping, bungalow parks, youth hostels and associated parking spaces. The site has a size of at least 1 hectare.

The average distance of all inhabitants in an area to the nearest recreational area, calculated by road.
Distance to cemetery
Site used for burial and cremation, including associated parking lots and parks. The site has a size of at least 0.1 hectare.

The average distance of all residents in an area to the nearest cemetery, calculated by road.