Proximity to facilities; distances by car, sub-municipal data 2020

Proximity to facilities; distances by car, sub-municipal data 2020

Districts and neighbourhoods Green spaces Public green Distance to open natural terrain Distance to open nat. terrain total (km) Green spaces Public green Distance to open natural terrain Distance to open dry natural terrain (km) Green spaces Public green Distance to open natural terrain Distance to open wet natural terrain (km)
Lakerlopen . . .
Hindeloopen . . .
Verspreide huizen Hindeloopen . . .
Wijk 02 Opende . . .
Opende-West . . .
Opende-Oost . . .
Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van Opende . . .
Source: CBS.
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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 per municipality at district and neighbourhood level, as of 1 January.

Data available for 2020

Changes as of November 2023

New figures were added for the following facilities:

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

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

When will new numbers be released?
No new figures are expected for this table.

Description topics

Green spaces
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.

As of reporting year 2017, the method for calculating proximity to green space has changed: among other things, only facilities with a minimum area of 1 hectare are now included. For the whole of the Netherlands on average, this method change makes almost no difference: compared to 2015, the distance to green spaces increases by 0.1 kilometres. But at local level (especially on the Wadden Islands), differences can sometimes amount to several tens of kilometres.

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 park, for daytime recreation, nature or as a forest. The site can be privately or publicly accessible. The site is at least 1 hectare in size.
Distance to open natural terrain
Terrain used as open nature, such as heathland, dunes, sand drifts, beaches, reeds and rushes, salt marshes, dried up grounds and blue grassland.
Distance to open nat. terrain total
The average distance of all inhabitants in an area to the nearest open natural area, calculated by road.
Distance to open dry natural terrain
The average distance of all inhabitants in an area to the nearest dry open natural area, calculated by road.

Open dry natural terrain:
Terrain with a dry surface in use as nature, such as dry heath, dunes, sand drifts and beach.
Distance to open wet natural terrain
The average distance of all inhabitants in an area to the nearest wet open natural area, calculated by road.

Open wet natural terrain:
Terrain with a wet surface in use as nature, such as wet heath, reed and rushes, salt marshes, dry land without vegetation and blue grassland.