The best neighbourhoods for families in Nissewaard
10.0Number 1Groenewoud-HuurThe best neighbourhood for families in Nissewaard is Groenewoud-Huur (10.0), with 54% of households with children and childcare 0.3 km away. They cluster in one corner of Nissewaard: 21 of the 25 in the centre. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 1,370 residents. That is 1.5 times the national median for the share of households with children. Of the 73 neighbourhoods in Nissewaard with a families grade, 47 reach a 7.0 or higher. Nissewaard as a whole comes out at a 7.7, against a 6.2 for the middle neighbourhood in the country — one grade for a whole municipality says little about the street you live in.
In the neighbourhood where the average resident of Nissewaard lives, 36% of households have children — the national median is 35%. On this page that ranges from 20% in Schenkel-Noordwest to 79% in Het Land.
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The 10 best neighbourhoods for families in Nissewaard
Number 1
Groenewoud-Huur
555 residents
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- 210.0
Sterrenkwartier-Midden
900 residents
49% households with children · childcare 0.3 km
- 39.8
Slakkenveen
630 residents
43% households with children · childcare 0.3 km
- 49.8
Egel- en Salamanderveen
575 residents
44% households with children · childcare 0.3 km
- 59.8
De Hoek-2
950 residents
37% households with children · childcare 0.3 km
- 69.7
Dreven
1,370 residents
37% households with children · childcare 0.2 km
- 79.7
Middengebied
1,240 residents
39% households with children · childcare 0.3 km
- 89.7
De Hoek-3
870 residents
46% households with children · childcare 0.5 km
- 99.6
Kreken van Nibbeland
1,500 residents
60% households with children · childcare 0.4 km
- 109.5
Voorden
1,330 residents
46% households with children · childcare 0.5 km
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- 119.5
Groenewoud-Koop
1,460 residents
41% households with children · childcare 0.4 km
- 129.3
Bloemendaele
720 residents
40% households with children · childcare 0.3 km
- 139.3
Hoogwerf-Noord
1,955 residents
34% households with children · childcare 0.4 km
- 149.3
Schenkel-Zuidwest
1,710 residents
37% households with children · childcare 0.6 km
- 159.3
Sterrenkwartier-Oost
1,210 residents
48% households with children · childcare 0.6 km
- 169.1
Groenewoud-Hoog
1,520 residents
25% households with children · childcare 0.2 km
- 179.1
Schiekamp-Zuid
1,900 residents
25% households with children · childcare 0.3 km
- 189.1
Hoogwerf-Zuid
1,955 residents
32% households with children · childcare 0.5 km
- 199.1
De Hoek-1
975 residents
51% households with children · childcare 0.8 km
- 209.1
Donken
2,150 residents
42% households with children · childcare 0.8 km
- 219.0
Snoekenveen
1,450 residents
49% households with children · childcare 0.5 km
- 229.0
Schenkel-Zuidoost
1,075 residents
41% households with children · childcare 1.1 km
- 239.0
Maaswijk-Noordoost
3,040 residents
43% households with children · childcare 0.4 km
- 248.9
Gaarden
2,345 residents
44% households with children · childcare 0.4 km
- 258.8
Vriesland
2,710 residents
42% households with children · childcare 0.3 km
- 268.8
Karperveen
870 residents
39% households with children · childcare 0.3 km
- 278.7
Kreken
1,880 residents
41% households with children · childcare 0.6 km
- 288.7
Kern Abbenbroek
920 residents
33% households with children · childcare 0.2 km
- 298.5
Vogelenzang-Noord
1,645 residents
42% households with children · childcare 0.3 km
- 308.5
Het Land
1,445 residents
79% households with children · childcare 0.9 km
- 318.4
Krekelveen
680 residents
40% households with children · childcare 0.6 km
- 328.3
Kikkerveen
655 residents
48% households with children · childcare 0.8 km
- 338.2
Baarsveen
1,060 residents
48% households with children · childcare 0.8 km
- 348.0
Sterrenkwartier-Hoog
1,090 residents
26% households with children · childcare 0.4 km
- 358.0
Sterrenkwartier-Zuid
500 residents
29% households with children · childcare 0.5 km
- 368.0
Sterrenkwartier-West
655 residents
39% households with children · childcare 0.6 km
- 377.9
Ottersveen
460 residents
42% households with children · childcare 0.7 km
- 387.8
De Haven
960 residents
60% households with children · childcare 0.7 km
- 397.6
Maaswijk-Noordwest
930 residents
21% households with children · childcare 0.2 km
- 407.4
Gildenwijk-West
805 residents
41% households with children · childcare 1.2 km
- 417.4
Beverveen
780 residents
43% households with children · childcare 0.9 km
- 427.3
Geervliet-Noordoost
1,170 residents
29% households with children · childcare 0.4 km
- 437.3
Oranjebuurt
795 residents
28% households with children · childcare 1.3 km
- 447.2
Vogelenzang-Zuid
3,915 residents
29% households with children · childcare 0.6 km
- 457.1
Maaswijk-Zuidoost
4,310 residents
44% households with children · childcare 0.8 km
- 467.0
Maaswijk-Zuidwest
2,655 residents
44% households with children · childcare 0.8 km
- 477.0
Schiekamp-Noord
1,290 residents
29% households with children · childcare 0.6 km
- 486.7
Kerckhoek
1,575 residents
36% households with children · childcare 0.6 km
- 496.7
Schenkel-Noordwest
675 residents
20% households with children · childcare 0.5 km
- 506.6
Kern Geervliet
340 residents
26% households with children · childcare 0.4 km
Frequently asked questions
How is this list ranked?
On what is around the corner for children: distance to primary school, childcare and secondary school, the share of households with children and the share of children in the area.
Why is Groenewoud-Huur at the top?
Groenewoud-Huur scores a 10.0 on this list, with 54% of households with children and childcare 0.3 km away. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Nissewaard that has a grade for this measure.
How often are these figures updated?
The figures come from the CBS neighbourhood statistics for 2025. Both are published once a year; the list is recalculated as soon as a new edition appears.