Proximity to facilities; distances by car, regional
| Regions | Periods | Green areas Distance to recreational inland waters (km) | Traffic and transport Distance to main highway entrance (km) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oudewater | 2023* | . | 1.3 |
| Waterland | 2023* | . | 0.8 |
| Zwartewaterland | 2023* | . | 1.0 |
| Source: CBS. | |||
Table explanation
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. 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 2022.
From reporting year 2023 on, the figures will first be 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 April 2025
The data on the proximity of jobs have been removed from the table for the years 2021 and 2022. The source file for this facility has changed as of reporting year 2021, meaning that the location of a significant proportion of jobs is no longer known. Due to this change, the proximity of jobs can no longer be calculated with the same accuracy as in previous years.
The figures for all provisions for reporting year 2022 were recalculated following the introduction of a new version of the required software, which included a different method of rounding compared to previous years. Compared to the publication of October 2024, the results are unchanged for the whole of the Netherlands. For some municipalities, the distances have now decreased by at most 0.5 km. For some districts and neighbourhoods, the distances decreased by no more than 2.1 km.
The figures for all provisions for reporting year 2023 were recalculated following the introduction of a new version of the required software, which included a different method of rounding compared to previous years. Various improvements and corrections were also made to the road network.
For the whole of the Netherlands on average, distances have decreased by up to 0.1 km. For some municipalities, the distances decreased by up to 1.2 km. For some districts and neighbourhoods, distances decreased by up to 4.6 km and increased by up to 2.3 km in other districts and neighbourhoods.
For reporting year 2023, figures on the following facilities have been added to the table:
Hospitality sector
Cafeterias, etc.
Hotels, etc.
When will new figures be released?
In the summer of 2025, the first figures for reporting year 2024 will be added to this table.
The data are available at different regional levels. 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 2022.
From reporting year 2023 on, the figures will first be 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 April 2025
The data on the proximity of jobs have been removed from the table for the years 2021 and 2022. The source file for this facility has changed as of reporting year 2021, meaning that the location of a significant proportion of jobs is no longer known. Due to this change, the proximity of jobs can no longer be calculated with the same accuracy as in previous years.
The figures for all provisions for reporting year 2022 were recalculated following the introduction of a new version of the required software, which included a different method of rounding compared to previous years. Compared to the publication of October 2024, the results are unchanged for the whole of the Netherlands. For some municipalities, the distances have now decreased by at most 0.5 km. For some districts and neighbourhoods, the distances decreased by no more than 2.1 km.
The figures for all provisions for reporting year 2023 were recalculated following the introduction of a new version of the required software, which included a different method of rounding compared to previous years. Various improvements and corrections were also made to the road network.
For the whole of the Netherlands on average, distances have decreased by up to 0.1 km. For some municipalities, the distances decreased by up to 1.2 km. For some districts and neighbourhoods, distances decreased by up to 4.6 km and increased by up to 2.3 km in other districts and neighbourhoods.
For reporting year 2023, figures on the following facilities have been added to the table:
Hospitality sector
Cafeterias, etc.
Hotels, etc.
When will new figures be released?
In the summer of 2025, the first figures for reporting year 2024 will be added to this table.
Description topics
- 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, for which the definitive version will be released in the summer of 2025. This means that proximity to green spaces will probably be published at the end of 2025.- 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.