The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Dijk en Waard
9.0Number 1WaarderhoutThe quietest neighbourhood in Dijk en Waard is Waarderhout (9.0), with 229 residents per square kilometre. They are spread across Dijk en Waard: 7 in the north, 6 in the south and 5 in the centre. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 1,340 residents. The national median for population density is 10 times as high. Of the 54 neighbourhoods in Dijk en Waard with a grade for quiet, 16 reach a 7.0 or higher. Dijk en Waard as a whole comes out at a 5.5, against a 6.3 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 Dijk en Waard lives, there are 4,713 residents per square kilometre — the national median is 2,364. On this page that ranges from 34 in Buitengebied Oudkarspel to 7,973 in Rivierenwijk.
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The 10 quietest neighbourhoods in Dijk en Waard
Number 1
Waarderhout
180 residents
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- 28.5
Duizend Eilandenrijk Zuid
725 residents
1,667 residents per km² · 51% water
- 38.2
Duizend Eilandenrijk Noord
875 residents
1,013 residents per km² · 24% water
- 48.2
Buitengebied 't Kruis
320 residents
77 residents per km² · 1% water
- 57.9
Laanweg en Waarddijk
440 residents
584 residents per km² · 15% water
- 67.7
Recreatiebuurt
2,210 residents
2,859 residents per km² · 4% water
- 77.6
Buitengebied Noord-Scharwoude
155 residents
66 residents per km² · 5% water
- 87.5
Buitengebied De Noord
1,215 residents
94 residents per km² · 2% water
- 97.4
De Draai Zuid
2,030 residents
2,612 residents per km² · 1% water
- 107.4
't Kruis
400 residents
1,246 residents per km²
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- 117.3
Twuyverhoek en Oostwal
1,710 residents
5,510 residents per km² · 14% water
- 127.2
Zuid-Scharwoude Oost
2,150 residents
5,425 residents per km² · 7% water
- 137.1
Buitengebied Oudkarspel
165 residents
34 residents per km² · 2% water
- 147.1
Bomenbuurt
2,680 residents
5,645 residents per km² · 2% water
- 157.0
De Draai Noord
2,500 residents
2,453 residents per km² · 3% water
- 167.0
Sint-Pancras kern
4,085 residents
3,009 residents per km² · 7% water
- 176.9
Koedijk
260 residents
739 residents per km² · 10% water
- 186.7
Schildersbuurt Zuid
2,845 residents
4,827 residents per km² · 2% water
- 196.4
Oostertocht Noord
1,670 residents
6,223 residents per km² · 10% water
- 206.2
Park van Luna
120 residents
92 residents per km² · 28% water
- 216.0
Heemradenbuurt
1,340 residents
4,530 residents per km² · 3% water
- 225.9
Oudkarspel Zuid
1,815 residents
2,877 residents per km² · 3% water
- 235.8
De Noord
1,565 residents
857 residents per km² · 1% water
- 245.8
Westpoort
100 residents
385 residents per km² · 7% water
- 255.7
Huygenhoek Zuid
1,350 residents
3,598 residents per km² · 5% water
- 265.7
Butterhuizen Noord
3,005 residents
5,769 residents per km² · 7% water
- 275.6
Molenwijk
2,745 residents
5,256 residents per km² · 4% water
- 285.6
Middenwaard
1,280 residents
4,676 residents per km² · 7% water
- 295.5
Oudkarspel Noord
1,425 residents
2,861 residents per km² · 4% water
- 305.4
Butterhuizen Zuid
745 residents
3,049 residents per km² · 8% water
- 315.4
Mayersloot Zuid
2,175 residents
5,824 residents per km² · 16% water
- 325.3
Zuid-Scharwoude West
1,645 residents
3,771 residents per km² · 2% water
- 335.2
Broek op Langedijk kern
2,215 residents
3,939 residents per km² · 15% water
- 345.1
De Frans
725 residents
3,019 residents per km² · 4% water
- 355.1
Rivierenwijk
3,325 residents
7,973 residents per km² · 5% water
- 365.1
Huygenhoek Midden
1,450 residents
4,324 residents per km² · 11% water
- 375.0
Edelstenenwijk
3,405 residents
5,974 residents per km² · 2% water
- 384.9
Oostertocht Zuid
2,365 residents
7,037 residents per km² · 6% water
- 394.8
Huygenhoek Noord
2,765 residents
7,483 residents per km² · 8% water
- 404.8
Centrumwaard
1,340 residents
5,249 residents per km²
- 414.8
Schildersbuurt Noord
1,555 residents
6,363 residents per km²
- 424.7
Mayersloot Noord
1,250 residents
4,852 residents per km² · 13% water
- 434.7
Zuidwijk
3,850 residents
7,731 residents per km² · 21% water
- 444.6
Broekhorn
1,895 residents
2,490 residents per km² · 12% water
- 454.3
Noord-Scharwoude Oost
3,495 residents
4,853 residents per km² · 1% water
- 464.3
De Vaandel Zuid
870 residents
864 residents per km²
- 473.9
Schrijverswijk
2,890 residents
5,451 residents per km²
- 483.8
Planetenwijk
1,530 residents
5,752 residents per km²
- 493.7
Stad van de Zon
4,335 residents
7,126 residents per km² · 34% water
- 503.6
Stationsgebied
795 residents
2,222 residents per km² · 3% water
Frequently asked questions
How is this list ranked?
On population density, noise level, green surroundings, trees nearby and share of water, each counting equally. Noise, greenery and trees come from RIVM, which maps them nationwide per hectare; CBS does not publish them. Areas with far more businesses than homes are left out — they are quiet because nobody lives there.
Why is Waarderhout at the top?
Waarderhout scores a 9.0 on this list, with 229 residents per square kilometre. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Dijk en Waard 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.