The best neighbourhoods in Alphen aan den Rijn
9.9Number 1De HeulThe best neighbourhood in Alphen aan den Rijn is De Heul (9.9), with wealth & income 9.9 as its strongest side. They are spread across Alphen aan den Rijn: 10 in the centre, 6 in the north and 4 in the south. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 1,480 residents. Of the 89 neighbourhoods in Alphen aan den Rijn with a total grade, 60 reach a 7.0 or higher. Alphen aan den Rijn 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.
As a municipality, Alphen aan den Rijn scores highest on families (7.9) and lowest on quiet & nature (5.0).
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The 10 best neighbourhoods in Alphen aan den Rijn
Number 1
De Heul
410 residents
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- 29.8
Weidebloemenbuurt-Zuid
1,925 residents
Strongest: safety 9.8
- 39.8
Componistenbuurt-Noord
1,140 residents
Strongest: families 9.9
- 49.8
Biezen-West
2,210 residents
Strongest: safety 10.0
- 59.7
Burgtenbuurt
1,200 residents
Strongest: safety 9.9
- 69.7
Heuvelweg
1,290 residents
Strongest: safety 9.7
- 79.7
Weteringpark
480 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.9
- 89.7
Zefierzijde
2,615 residents
Strongest: safety 9.8
- 99.7
Hazerswoude-Dorp-Oost
1,895 residents
Strongest: families 9.7
- 109.6
Archeon
2,675 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 10.0
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- 119.6
Groenoord
810 residents
Strongest: families 9.4
- 129.5
Zonneveld
2,290 residents
Strongest: families 9.6
- 139.5
De Oude Wereld-Oost
1,300 residents
Strongest: families 10.0
- 149.5
Paddestoelenbuurt
2,255 residents
Strongest: safety 9.5
- 159.5
Evenaar-West
1,960 residents
Strongest: safety 8.9
- 169.5
Gouwsluis
1,485 residents
Strongest: safety 9.4
- 179.5
Zuidwijk
800 residents
Strongest: safety 9.5
- 189.4
Benthuizen Dorp-West
895 residents
Strongest: families 9.3
- 199.2
Horstenbuurt-Noord
1,520 residents
Strongest: safety 9.7
- 209.1
Vroonhoevebuurt
805 residents
Strongest: families 9.9
- 219.1
Benthuizen Dorp-Oost
1,935 residents
Strongest: families 9.7
- 229.0
Vogelbuurt
1,230 residents
Strongest: families 9.9
- 238.9
Beerendrecht
2,200 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.4
- 248.8
Voorweg
760 residents
Strongest: safety 9.0
- 258.8
Buitengebied Hazerswoude-Rijndijk
1,480 residents
Strongest: safety 8.6
- 268.8
Koudekerk aan den Rijn-Noord
1,790 residents
Strongest: families 9.1
- 278.8
Polderpeil-West
1,750 residents
Strongest: safety 9.4
- 288.8
Van Boetzelaerstraat
2,970 residents
Strongest: families 9.4
- 298.7
Rietveldse polder
750 residents
Strongest: safety 9.9
- 308.6
Buitengebied Koudekerk aan den Rijn
450 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.1
- 318.6
Botanicusbuurt
1,275 residents
Strongest: families 9.7
- 328.5
Appelbuurt
1,680 residents
Strongest: safety 9.1
- 338.5
Aarlanderveen Dorp
535 residents
Strongest: families 9.2
- 348.5
Zwammerdam Dorp
1,065 residents
Strongest: safety 9.2
- 358.5
Snijdelwijk
1,855 residents
Strongest: safety 9.3
- 368.4
Horstenbuurt-Zuid
1,650 residents
Strongest: families 9.7
- 378.4
Nuovaweg
605 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 8.9
- 388.3
Noordpolder
525 residents
Strongest: safety 8.1
- 398.3
Rijneveld-Zuid
390 residents
Strongest: safety 9.2
- 408.2
Spoelwijk
170 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.7
- 418.1
Rhynenburch
1,190 residents
Strongest: families 8.9
- 428.1
Weidebloemenbuurt-Noord
845 residents
Strongest: families 9.0
- 438.1
Voorofschebuurt
2,405 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.3
- 448.0
Draaistok
2,030 residents
Strongest: amenities 8.9
- 458.0
Buitengebied Hazerswoude-Dorp
1,725 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 7.9
- 468.0
Evenaar-Oost
2,020 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 8.8
- 477.9
De Oude Wereld-West
1,500 residents
Strongest: families 10.0
- 487.9
Polderpeil-Oost
1,240 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 8.8
- 497.9
Koudekerk aan den Rijn-Zuid
1,760 residents
Strongest: safety 8.2
- 507.7
Hazerswoude-Dorp-West
1,250 residents
Strongest: safety 8.9
Frequently asked questions
How is this list ranked?
On the total grade: safety, amenities, wealth & income, quiet & nature and how the area works out for families, each counting equally. The grade is the neighbourhood's national position on that mix, not the average of the separate grades.
Why is De Heul at the top?
De Heul scores a 9.9 on this list, with wealth & income 9.9 as its strongest side. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Alphen aan den Rijn that has a grade for this measure.
How often are these figures updated?
The crime figures are from the police for 2025; population, boundaries and the other characteristics 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.