The best neighbourhoods in Alphen aan den Rijn
The 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.
- 19.9
De Heul
Alphen aan den Rijn · 410 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.9
- 29.8
Weidebloemenbuurt-Zuid
Alphen aan den Rijn · 1,925 residents
Strongest: safety 9.8
- 39.8
Componistenbuurt-Noord
Alphen aan den Rijn · 1,140 residents
Strongest: families 9.9
- 49.8
Biezen-West
Alphen aan den Rijn · 2,210 residents
Strongest: safety 10.0
- 59.7
Burgtenbuurt
Alphen aan den Rijn · 1,200 residents
Strongest: safety 9.9
- 69.7
Heuvelweg
Alphen aan den Rijn · 1,290 residents
Strongest: safety 9.7
- 79.7
Weteringpark
Alphen aan den Rijn · 480 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.9
- 89.7
Zefierzijde
Alphen aan den Rijn · 2,615 residents
Strongest: safety 9.8
- 99.7
Hazerswoude-Dorp-Oost
Alphen aan den Rijn · 1,895 residents
Strongest: families 9.7
- 109.6
Archeon
Alphen aan den Rijn · 2,675 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 10.0
- 119.6
Groenoord
Alphen aan den Rijn · 810 residents
Strongest: families 9.4
- 129.5
Zonneveld
Alphen aan den Rijn · 2,290 residents
Strongest: families 9.6
- 139.5
De Oude Wereld-Oost
Alphen aan den Rijn · 1,300 residents
Strongest: families 10.0
- 149.5
Paddestoelenbuurt
Alphen aan den Rijn · 2,255 residents
Strongest: safety 9.5
- 159.5
Evenaar-West
Alphen aan den Rijn · 1,960 residents
Strongest: safety 8.9
- 169.5
Gouwsluis
Alphen aan den Rijn · 1,485 residents
Strongest: safety 9.4
- 179.5
Zuidwijk
Alphen aan den Rijn · 800 residents
Strongest: safety 9.5
- 189.4
Benthuizen Dorp-West
Alphen aan den Rijn · 895 residents
Strongest: families 9.3
- 199.2
Horstenbuurt-Noord
Alphen aan den Rijn · 1,520 residents
Strongest: safety 9.7
- 209.1
Vroonhoevebuurt
Alphen aan den Rijn · 805 residents
Strongest: families 9.9
- 219.1
Benthuizen Dorp-Oost
Alphen aan den Rijn · 1,935 residents
Strongest: families 9.7
- 229.0
Vogelbuurt
Alphen aan den Rijn · 1,230 residents
Strongest: families 9.9
- 238.9
Beerendrecht
Alphen aan den Rijn · 2,200 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.4
- 248.8
Voorweg
Alphen aan den Rijn · 760 residents
Strongest: safety 9.0
- 258.8
Buitengebied Hazerswoude-Rijndijk
Alphen aan den Rijn · 1,480 residents
Strongest: safety 8.6
- 268.8
Koudekerk aan den Rijn-Noord
Alphen aan den Rijn · 1,790 residents
Strongest: families 9.1
- 278.8
Polderpeil-West
Alphen aan den Rijn · 1,750 residents
Strongest: safety 9.4
- 288.8
Van Boetzelaerstraat
Alphen aan den Rijn · 2,970 residents
Strongest: families 9.4
- 298.7
Rietveldse polder
Alphen aan den Rijn · 750 residents
Strongest: safety 9.9
- 308.6
Buitengebied Koudekerk aan den Rijn
Alphen aan den Rijn · 450 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.1
- 318.6
Botanicusbuurt
Alphen aan den Rijn · 1,275 residents
Strongest: families 9.7
- 328.5
Appelbuurt
Alphen aan den Rijn · 1,680 residents
Strongest: safety 9.1
- 338.5
Aarlanderveen Dorp
Alphen aan den Rijn · 535 residents
Strongest: families 9.2
- 348.5
Zwammerdam Dorp
Alphen aan den Rijn · 1,065 residents
Strongest: safety 9.2
- 358.5
Snijdelwijk
Alphen aan den Rijn · 1,855 residents
Strongest: safety 9.3
- 368.4
Horstenbuurt-Zuid
Alphen aan den Rijn · 1,650 residents
Strongest: families 9.7
- 378.4
Nuovaweg
Alphen aan den Rijn · 605 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 8.9
- 388.3
Noordpolder
Alphen aan den Rijn · 525 residents
Strongest: safety 8.1
- 398.3
Rijneveld-Zuid
Alphen aan den Rijn · 390 residents
Strongest: safety 9.2
- 408.2
Spoelwijk
Alphen aan den Rijn · 170 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.7
- 418.1
Rhynenburch
Alphen aan den Rijn · 1,190 residents
Strongest: families 8.9
- 428.1
Weidebloemenbuurt-Noord
Alphen aan den Rijn · 845 residents
Strongest: families 9.0
- 438.1
Voorofschebuurt
Alphen aan den Rijn · 2,405 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.3
- 448.0
Draaistok
Alphen aan den Rijn · 2,030 residents
Strongest: amenities 8.9
- 458.0
Buitengebied Hazerswoude-Dorp
Alphen aan den Rijn · 1,725 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 7.9
- 468.0
Evenaar-Oost
Alphen aan den Rijn · 2,020 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 8.8
- 477.9
De Oude Wereld-West
Alphen aan den Rijn · 1,500 residents
Strongest: families 10.0
- 487.9
Polderpeil-Oost
Alphen aan den Rijn · 1,240 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 8.8
- 497.9
Koudekerk aan den Rijn-Zuid
Alphen aan den Rijn · 1,760 residents
Strongest: safety 8.2
- 507.7
Hazerswoude-Dorp-West
Alphen aan den Rijn · 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.