The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Westervoort
8.3Number 1Verspreide huizen WestervoortThe quietest neighbourhood in Westervoort is Verspreide huizen Westervoort (8.3), with 40 residents per square kilometre. They are spread across Westervoort: 2 in the north, 2 in the south and 1 in the centre. The middle neighbourhood of this top 6 has 2,100 residents. The national median for population density is 59 times as high. Of the 6 neighbourhoods in Westervoort with a grade for quiet, 1 reaches a 7.0 or higher. Westervoort as a whole comes out at a 5.2, 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 Westervoort lives, there are 4,089 residents per square kilometre — the national median is 2,364. On this page that ranges from 40 in Verspreide huizen Westervoort to 5,639 in Westervoort-Lange Maat en Hoogeind.
Check je wijk rating from 1 to 10 · figures for 2025
The 6 quietest neighbourhoods in Westervoort
Number 1
Verspreide huizen Westervoort
120 residents
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- 26.4
De Leigraaf-De Steenderens
2,100 residents
5,155 residents per km² · 2% water
- 36.2
De Ganzepoel-Schans
2,315 residents
3,656 residents per km²
- 45.3
Westervoort
6,165 residents
2,915 residents per km² · 2% water
- 54.4
Westervoort-Lange Maat en Hoogeind
3,055 residents
5,639 residents per km²
- 62.9
Westervoort-Broeklanden
1,440 residents
5,305 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 Westervoort at the top?
Verspreide huizen Westervoort scores a 8.3 on this list, with 40 residents per square kilometre. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Westervoort 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.