Proximity to facilities; distances by car, sub-municipal data 2025
| Districts and neighbourhoods | Leisure and culture Distance to library (km) |
|---|---|
| Cultureelkwartier | 0.5 |
| 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 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 be made final at the next publication moment.
Changes per March 2026
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.
Description topics
- 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).