The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten
9.8Number 1Verspreide huizen NederwettenThe quietest neighbourhood in Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten is Verspreide huizen Nederwetten (9.8), with 34 residents per square kilometre. They are spread across Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten: 3 in the centre, 3 in the west and 2 in the north. The middle neighbourhood of this top 9 has 1,445 residents. The national median for population density is 70 times as high. Of the 9 neighbourhoods in Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten with a grade for quiet, 8 reach a 7.0 or higher. Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten as a whole comes out at a 7.5, 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 Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten lives, there are 2,572 residents per square kilometre — the national median is 2,364. On this page that ranges from 34 in Verspreide huizen Nederwetten to 3,579 in Nuenen-Oost.
Check je wijk rating from 1 to 10 · figures for 2025
The 9 quietest neighbourhoods in Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten
Number 1
Verspreide huizen Nederwetten
150 residents
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- 29.7
Verspreide huizen Gerwen
330 residents
48 residents per km² · 1% water
- 39.2
Eeneind
710 residents
156 residents per km² · 3% water
- 49.0
Nederwetten
735 residents
750 residents per km² · 1% water
- 58.7
Gerwen
1,920 residents
601 residents per km²
- 68.7
Verspreide huizen Boord, Opwetten
1,445 residents
496 residents per km²
- 77.9
Nuenen-Noord
5,770 residents
2,269 residents per km²
- 87.6
Nuenen-Oost
6,065 residents
3,579 residents per km²
- 95.9
Nuenen-Zuid
7,090 residents
3,542 residents per km²
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 Verspreide huizen Nederwetten at the top?
Verspreide huizen Nederwetten scores a 9.8 on this list, with 34 residents per square kilometre. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten 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.