Proximity to facilities; distances by car, regional
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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 is available at different regional levels. The lowest level is the municipality.
Data available from: 2006
Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are final.
Changes per August 2024
The figures for 2022 have been reposted.
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.
When will new figures be released?
For reporting year 2023, the first figures are expected in September 2024. The district and neighbourhood figures for 2023 will appear in a separate table.
The data is available at different regional levels. The lowest level is the municipality.
Data available from: 2006
Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are final.
Changes per August 2024
The figures for 2022 have been reposted.
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.
When will new figures be released?
For reporting year 2023, the first figures are expected in September 2024. The district and neighbourhood figures for 2023 will appear in a separate table.
Description topics
- Retail
- Grocery stores
- Distance to shop for other daily food
- Greengrocer, bakery, pie shop, tropical shop, chocolate shop, coffee/tea shop, delicatessen, cheese shop, mini supermarket, nut shop, poulterer, health food shop, butcher's shop, liquor store, tobacconist, fishmonger, confectionery shop, night shop, wine 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
- Employment: number of jobs
- A job is an explicit or implicit employment contract between a person and an economic unit that stipulates that work will be performed for which there is a (financial) reward.
The average number of jobs within a fixed distance by road for all inhabitants of an area.- A Agriculture, forestry and fisheries
- Agriculture, forestry and fishing
This section includes:
- exploitation of natural plant and animal resources:
including arable farming, livestock breeding and the production of other plants and animals on an agricultural holding or in the natural habitat;
including forestry, timber cultivation and hunting;
including specific wage services related to the production process agriculture, hunting and forestry are also classified in this section;
including fishing: catching or breeding fish, crustaceans and molluscs.- Within 10 km
- Within 20 km
- Within 50 km
- 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, 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 public garden, for daytime recreation, nature or as a forest. The site can be privately or publicly accessible. The site is at least one hectare in size.
- Distance to forest
- Terrain overgrown with trees intended for wood production and/or nature conservation.
The average distance of all inhabitants in an area to the nearest forest, calculated by road.
- Leisure and culture
- 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.- Total distance to performing arts
- The average distance of all residents in an area to the nearest performing arts venue, calculated by road.
- Total 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.