The best neighbourhoods for families in Wijk bij Duurstede
9.2Number 1De HeulThe best neighbourhood for families in Wijk bij Duurstede is De Heul (9.2), with 36% of households with children and childcare 0.7 km away. They are spread across Wijk bij Duurstede: 7 in the centre, 4 in the south and 3 in the west. The middle neighbourhood of this top 17 has 1,450 residents. Of the 17 neighbourhoods in Wijk bij Duurstede with a families grade, 9 reach a 7.0 or higher. Wijk bij Duurstede as a whole comes out at a 7.6, 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 Wijk bij Duurstede lives, 35% of households have children — the national median is 35%. On this page that ranges from 24% in Frankenhof to 48% in Buitengebied ten zuiden van Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal.
Check je wijk rating from 1 to 10 · figures for 2025
The 10 best neighbourhoods for families in Wijk bij Duurstede
Number 1
De Heul
2,240 residents
View this neighbourhood →
- 29.0
Cothen
2,860 residents
37% households with children · childcare 0.4 km
- 39.0
Noorderwaard-Noord
1,915 residents
39% households with children · childcare 0.5 km
- 49.0
Langbroek
1,785 residents
39% households with children · childcare 0.6 km
- 58.6
De Horden Parckwijk
1,225 residents
33% households with children · childcare 0.5 km
- 68.5
De Horden Schepen
1,705 residents
35% households with children · childcare 0.6 km
- 78.0
De Horden Stenen en Ovens
1,450 residents
39% households with children · childcare 1.1 km
- 87.8
De Geer
2,600 residents
45% households with children · childcare 1.1 km
- 97.6
Frankenhof
620 residents
24% households with children · childcare 0.4 km
- 106.7
De Horden Rivieren
1,470 residents
38% households with children · childcare 1.1 km
▸Show the full list (7 more neighbourhoods)
- 116.4
De Engk
1,870 residents
25% households with children · childcare 0.3 km
- 126.0
Noorderwaard-Zuid
1,170 residents
30% households with children · childcare 0.7 km
- 133.9
Buitengebied Langbroek
715 residents
35% households with children · childcare 2.4 km
- 143.8
Buitengebied ten zuiden van Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal
210 residents
48% households with children · childcare 3.6 km
- 153.8
Buitengebied Cothen
415 residents
39% households with children · childcare 2.4 km
- 163.7
Binnenstad
1,105 residents
25% households with children · childcare 1.2 km
- 173.2
Buitengebied Wijk bij Duurstede
445 residents
27% households with children · childcare 1.8 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 De Heul at the top?
De Heul scores a 9.2 on this list, with 36% of households with children and childcare 0.7 km away. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Wijk bij Duurstede 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.