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West van Schaarsbergen

West van Schaarsbergen is a neighbourhood in the Schaarsbergen district of Arnhem, with 620 residents and 136 homes. 17% of homes are owner-occupied and 82% are single-family houses. From a typical postcode here, 15 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 02021367 · 20 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
620residents1 January 2025
136homesCBS
86%green within 500 mArnhem: 28%
15services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
West van Schaarsbergen in ArnhemPostcodes in West van Schaarsbergen highlighted; the rest of Arnhem in grey
Map of Arnhem with West van Schaarsbergen highlighted

Who lives here.

620 residents in 265 households, 1.4 people per household on average; next to the figure for Arnhem.

7%
aged 0–14
27%
aged 15–24
19%
aged 25–44
16%
aged 65 and over
74%
one-person households
11%
households with children

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Homes.

The housing stock of West van Schaarsbergen on 1 January 2025.

136homes1 January 2025
82%single-family houses18% flats and apartments
17%owner-occupied1% housing association
21%built in the last ten years20% unoccupied
1,400 m³gas per home per yearArnhem: 700 m³
3,930 kWhelectricity per home per yearArnhem: 2,300 kWh
0%homes off the gas gridArnhem: 16%
18%homes with solar panelsArnhem: 26%

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

How households in West van Schaarsbergen compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

77%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyArnhem: 50%
7%in the top 20% nationallyArnhem: 15%
12.9%of residents live below the poverty lineArnhem: 4.9%
€8,000median household wealthArnhem: €25,000
64.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workArnhem: 70.0%
35.0%of workers are self-employedArnhem: 16.0%
0.5cars per householdArnhem: 0.8

Statistics Netherlands ranks every household in the country by income. In a neighbourhood that matched the national mix exactly, 40% of households would fall in the lowest 40% nationally and 20% in the top 20%. Income on its own says nothing about what a place is like to live in.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2024: income, work and education (CC BY 4.0)

Safety.

Police registered 126 crimes in West van Schaarsbergen in 2025, 22% fewer than in 2024. That is 203.2 per 1,000 residents, compared with 66.2 across Arnhem.

Driving under the influence19
Theft of bicycles and mopeds18
Other property crime15
Theft from vehicles12
Vandalism and criminal damage6
Assault4
Threats2
Street robbery1

Registered crime shows what becomes known to the police, not how safe a place feels, and not every crime is reported. Town centres, shopping areas and the streets around stations have few residents but many visitors, which pushes the rate per 1,000 residents up. The categories above are a selection; the total includes every registered crime.

Source: Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday distances.

Average distance by road for everyone living in West van Schaarsbergen, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice4.7 km
Large supermarket5.0 km
Day nursery4.0 km
Primary school4.2 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km0.4
Primary pupils living here30
Secondary pupils living here30
Business premises155
Residents per km²39
Land area1,603 ha

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Arnhem.

SchaarsbergenBakenbergHoogkampN.O. van SchaarsbergenSterrenbergHet Dorp/MariëndaalSchaarsbergen district