Proximity to facilities; distances by car, sub-municipal data 2025
Explanation of symbols
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 per municipality at district and neighbourhood level, as of 1 January.
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 for 2025.
Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are preliminary. Once all variables in a reporting year have been published as 'preliminary', they will become final at the next publication moment, or when they have been preliminary for a maximum of two years.
For example: the figures for the 2025 reporting year are first published as preliminary. When the first figures for 2026 are published, the 2025 figures become finalized.
Changes per October 2026
Data on the following themes were added for the year 2025:
Health and wellbeing
GP post
Education
Secondary education total
Vmbo
Havo/vwo
Leisure and culture
Museum
Performing arts (excl. festivals)
Pop music venue
Note: The definitions of the following categories have changed.
Cafes, etc.: from 2025, the category shisha lounge is added.
Cafeterias, etc.: from 2024, the category crêpes/wafels/donuts 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 spring of 2027, the first figures for reporting year 2026 will be published.
Description topics
- Region designation
- The municipalities in the Netherlands are subdivided into districts and neighbourhoods. Neighbourhoods make up the lowest regional level. Districts are summations of one or more contiguous neighbourhoods. The municipality itself determines the division into districts and neighbourhoods. Statistics Netherlands coordinates this classification nationally.
District:
Part of a municipality in which a certain form of land use or construction predominates. For example: industrial area, residential area with high-rise or low-rise buildings. A district consists of one or more neighbourhoods.
Neighbourhood:
Part of a municipality that is homogeneously demarcated from a development point of view or socio-economic structure. Homogeneous means that one function is dominant, for example residential function (residential area), work function (industrial area) or recreational function (nature area). However, functions can also be mixed.- Municipality name
- The name of the administrative municipality. This name follows the official spelling.
- Region type
- The selected region designation concerns: Municipality, District or Neighbourhood.
- Encoding
- Municipal code has 4 digits, preceded by 'GM'.
District code has 6 digits: municipality code (4) + district code (2), preceded by 'WK'.
Neighbourhood code has 8 digits: municipality code (4) + neighbourhood code (2) + neighbourhood code (2), preceded by 'BU'.
- Change in district or neighbourhood
- This indicator indicates for each district and neighbourhood whether the figures from this table can be easily linked to and compared with the figures from the previous year, or whether there are changes in the District and Neighbourhood classification that make this impossible. Detailed information about changes in the District and Neighbourhood classification can be obtained by comparing the district and neighbourhood maps of two consecutive years.
The indicator has three possible values:
1: The coding and demarcation of this district/neighbourhood is unchanged compared to the previous year. It is possible that a name change has taken place. The figures can be linked and compared with those of the previous year.
2: The coding of the district/neighbourhood has changed compared to the previous year. The demarcation is unchanged. In order to be able to link with figures from the previous year, the coding for the previous year needs to be found first. Once the link is successful, the figures can be compared.
3: The demarcation of the district/neighbourhood has changed compared to the previous year. This may have been accompanied by a change in coding. The figures cannot simply be compared with those of the previous year. Differences can, after all, be related to changes in the demarcation of the district or neighbourhood.
For a district or neighbourhood, a change in the demarcation is only detected when a boundary has been moved approximately 5 meters or more. Smaller boundary changes are not considered significant.
- Health and well-being
- General Practitioner's practice
- Building or space in which one or more general practitioners work (together).
General practitioner
The general practitioner is responsible for general medical care. He/she provides personal and continuous care to a fixed practice population.- Distance to GP practice
- The average distance of all residents in an area to the nearest general practice, calculated by road.
As of the reporting year 2020, Statistics Netherlands receives the population of GP practices in a different form than before: the secondary addresses of GP practices are no longer part of the population. Due to this change in the source files, the results from reporting year 2020 are no longer comparable with those of previous years. An analysis for the reporting year 2019 into the effect of omitting the secondary addresses shows that the distance to the nearest general practitioner practice increases by 0.1 km on a national level. At neighbourhood level, the distance can be up to 7 km longer in certain regions.
- Number of GP practices
- The average number of GP practices within a fixed distance by road for all residents of an area.
- Within 1 km
- Within 3 km
- Within 5 km
- Distance to GP post
- GP post
Place where general practitioners from the region provide evening, night and weekend shifts. A number of GP posts work with alternating shifts.
The average distance of all residents in an area to the nearest GP post, calculated by road.
The distance from a residential address to one of the GP posts in a cluster of alternating shifts is the average of the distances to all GP posts within that cluster.
- 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.
- Hospital (incl. outpatient clinic)
- Hospital (including outpatient clinic).
Hospital
Institution for research, treatment and nursing of the sick.
In a hospital, patients can be admitted for more than 24 hours and major operations can be performed.
Outpatient clinic
Location of a hospital where patients who are not bedridden are treated or monitored.
Patients are not admitted for more than 24 hours and no major surgeries are performed.- Distance to hospital
- The average distance of all residents in an area to the nearest hospital, calculated by road.
- Number of hospitals
- The average number of hospitals within a fixed distance by road for all residents of an area.
- Within 5 km
- Within 10 km
- Within 20 km
- Hospital (excl. outpatient clinic)
- Hospital (excluding outpatient clinic).
Hospital
Institution for research, treatment and nursing of the sick.
In a hospital, patients can be admitted for more than 24 hours and major operations can be performed.
Outpatient clinic
Location of a hospital where patients who are not bedridden are treated or monitored.
Patients are not admitted for more than 24 hours and no major surgeries are performed.- Distance to hospital
- The average distance of all residents in an area to the nearest hospital, calculated by road.
- Number of hospitals
- The average number of hospitals within a fixed distance by road for all residents of an area.
- Within 5 km
- Within 10 km
- Within 20 km
- Retail
- Grocery stores
- Distance to large supermarket
- Shop with several types of daily items and a minimum surface area of 150 m2.
The average distance of all inhabitants in an area to the nearest large supermarket, calculated by road.
- Number of large supermarkets
- The average number of large supermarkets within a fixed distance by road for all residents of an area.
- Within 1 km
- Within 3 km
- Within 5 km
- Distance to shop for other daily food
- Greengrocer, bakery, pie shop, Indonesian shop, chocolate shop, coffee/tea shop, delicatessen, cheese shop, mini supermarket, farm shop, night shop, poulterer, health food shop, butcher's shop, wine and liquor stores, tobacconist and magazines shops, fishmonger, confectionery shop and hospital shop.
The average distance of all inhabitants in an area to the nearest other shops for daily groceries, calculated by road.
- Number of shops for other daily food
- The average number of other shops for daily groceries within a fixed distance by road for all inhabitants of an area.
- Within 1 km
- Within 3 km
- Within 5 km
- Department store
- Distance to department store
- Stores employing 50 or more people and meeting the following criteria:
- the products sold belong to eight or more branches, with each branch having a turnover share of more than 5 percent;
- no class has a turnover share of 50 percent or more;
- foodstuffs and tobacco have a turnover share of less than 50 percent.
The average distance of all residents in an area to the nearest department store, calculated by road.
- Number of department stores
- The average number of department stores within a fixed distance by road for all residents of an area.
- Within 5 km
- Within 10 km
- Within 20 km
- Hospitality
- Cafés, etc.
- Cafe, coffee house, coffee shop, disco, sex/nightclub and party centre.
From 2025, shisha lounge category is added.- Distance to cafe, etc.
- The average distance of all inhabitants in an area to the nearest cafe, etc., calculated by road.
- Number of cafes, etc.
- The average number of cafes, etc., within a fixed distance by road for all residents of an area.
- Within 1 km
- Within 3 km
- Within 5 km
- Cafeterias, etc.
- Fast food restaurant, grill room/shawarma shop, lunchroom, pancake house and ice cream parlour.
From 2024, crêpes/wafels/donuts category is added.
From 2025, categories coffee bar, other catering, and a new category juice bars are added.- Distance to cafeteria, etc.
- The average distance of all inhabitants in an area to the nearest cafeteria, etc., calculated by road.
- Number of cafeterias, etc.
- The average number of cafeterias, etc., within a fixed distance by road for all residents of an area.
- Within 1 km
- Within 3 km
- Within 5 km
- Restaurants
- Restaurant, cafe-restaurant and takeaway/home delivery.
- Distance to restaurant
- The average distance of all residents in an area to the nearest restaurant, calculated by road.
- Number of restaurants
- The average number of restaurants within a fixed distance by road for all residents of an area.
- Within 1 km
- Within 3 km
- Within 5 km
- Hotels, etc.
- Hotels, hostels and hotel-restaurants.
- Distance to hotel, etc.
- The average distance of all inhabitants in an area to the nearest hotel, etc., calculated by road.
- Number of hotels, etc.
- The average number of hotels, etc., within a fixed distance by road for all inhabitants of an area.
- Within 5 km
- Within 10 km
- Within 20 km
- Childcare
- Daycare centres
- Place where children from 0 to 4 years old are cared for during one or more half-days a week throughout the year. The daycare centre can be used for more than 5 hours per day and for a maximum of 10 half-days per week.
- Distance to daycare centres
- The average distance of all residents in an area to the nearest daycare centre, calculated by road.
- Number of daycare centres
- The average number of daycare centres within a fixed distance by road for all residents of an area.
- Within 1 km
- Within 3 km
- Within 5 km
- Out-of-school care
- Place where primary school-aged children are cared for before and/or after school, during study and compensation days of the teacher and during the holidays.
- Distance to out-of-school care
- The average distance of all residents in an area to the nearest out-of-school care facility, calculated by road.
- Number of out-of-school care
- The average number of out-of-school care locations within a fixed distance by road for all residents of an area.
- Within 1 km
- Within 3 km
- Within 5 km
- Education
- Primary education
- Primary education only includes primary schools as known to the Education Executive Agency (Dutch: Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs, 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.- Distance to school
- The average distance of all residents in an area to the nearest school, calculated by road.
- Number of schools
- The average number of schools within a fixed distance by road for all residents of an area.
- 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 a combination of 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
- Distance to school
- The average distance of all residents in an area to the nearest school, calculated by road.
- 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.- Distance to school
- The average distance of all residents in an area to the nearest school, calculated by road.
- 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.- Distance to school
- The average distance of all residents in an area to the nearest school, calculated by road.
- 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
- Traffic and transport
- Distance to main road 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 road entrances.
The average distance of all inhabitants in an area to the nearest entrance to a national or provincial road, calculated over the road.
- Train stations
- Distance to train station (all types)
- The average distance of all inhabitants in an area to the nearest train station, calculated by road.
- Distance to important transfer station
- Train stations of a large size or with important transfer options.
The average distance of all inhabitants in an area to the nearest major transfer station, calculated by 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).
- Sports
- Locations are included if they meet the following criteria: a building is present, the activities are commercially set up, it is open to the public all year round for at least three days a week.
- Distance to indoor swimming pool
- The average distance of all residents in an area to the nearest indoor swimming pool, calculated by road.
- Distance to artificial ice skating rink
- Artificial ice skating rink, which is accessible during the winter season.
The average distance of all inhabitants in an area to the nearest artificial ice skating rink, calculated by road.
- Museum
- A museum is a permanent institution at the service of society and its development, open to the public, not aimed at making a profit, which acquires, preserves, scientifically researches, presents and informs about the material testimonies of man and his environment for purposes of study, education and pleasure.
From 2015 onwards, new (stricter) criteria are applied to museums. These criteria are:
- The museum has a permanent location, is open permanently and is freely accessible at least 28 weeks a year and three days a week.
- The museum is not for profit, or is an institution or foundation for public benefit (ANBI).
- The museum has its own collection and conducts research into the collection in order to disseminate knowledge about it.
- The museum has a website or can be accessed via referral on a larger platform.
Please take this trend break into account when interpreting the data, especially when comparing various years before and after 2015.
The locations of the museums in 2006 are not available at Statistics Netherlands. That’s why the museums from 2005 have been used as the best approximation for the distances to museums in 2006.
As of the reporting year 2013, all museums in a partnership have been included (provided they meet the above criteria). In the years prior to 2013, only one museum per partnership was included in the population. As a result, the populations from 2013 onwards have increased by a few dozen more museums.- Distance to museum
- The average distance of all residents in an area to the nearest museum, calculated by road.
- Number of museums
- The average number of museums within a fixed distance by road for all inhabitants of an area.
- Within 5 km
- Within 10 km
- Within 20 km
- Performing arts (excl. festivals)
- Art forms performed by professional actors and actresses for a live audience. The professional performing arts take place at locations such as theatres and concert halls, but also in neighbourhood centres and on music venues. Locations with arts as a collateral activity be included in the figures. Festivals aren’t included in this variable.
As of the reporting year 2014, all performing arts venues within an organization are included (provided they meet the above criteria). In the years before 2014, only one performing arts location per organization was included in the population. The populations before 2014 therefore have slightly fewer locations.- Distance to performing arts
- The average distance of all residents in an area to the nearest performing arts venue, calculated by road.
- Number of performing arts
- The average number of performing arts venues within a fixed distance by road for all residents of an area.
- Within 5 km
- Within 10 km
- Within 20 km
- Distance to pop music venue
- The average distance of all inhabitants in an area to the nearest pop music venue, calculated by road.
- Cinema
- Distance to cinema
- ‘Regular’ theatres and community centres, etc., that play movies, are only counted as cinemas, if playing movies takes place for the majority of the opening times.
The average distance of all residents in an area to the nearest cinema, calculated by road.
- Number of cinemas
- The average number of cinemas within a fixed distance by road for all inhabitants of an area.
- Within 5 km
- Within 10 km
- Within 20 km
- Recreation
- Distance to sauna
- The average distance of all inhabitants in an area to the nearest sauna, calculated by road.
- Distance to tanning salon
- The average distance of all inhabitants in an area to the nearest tanning salon, calculated by road.
- Distance to attraction
- Amusement park, zoo and indoor playground.
The average distance of all residents in an area to the nearest attraction, calculated by road.
- Number of attractions
- The average number of attractions within a fixed distance by road for all residents of an area.
- Within 10 km
- Within 20 km
- Within 50 km
- Distance to fire station
- Fire station, excluding locations of fire boats.
The average distance of all residents in an area to the nearest fire station, calculated by road.