The best neighbourhoods in Schouwen-Duiveland
8.7Number 1NieuwerkerkThe best neighbourhood in Schouwen-Duiveland is Nieuwerkerk (8.7), with safety 9.8 as its strongest side. They are spread across Schouwen-Duiveland: 10 in the centre, 7 in the west and 6 in the east. These are mostly small areas: 14 of the 25 have fewer than 1,000 residents. Of the 40 neighbourhoods in Schouwen-Duiveland with a total grade, 9 reach a 7.0 or higher. Schouwen-Duiveland as a whole comes out at a 5.9, 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, Schouwen-Duiveland scores highest on safety (7.4) and lowest on wealth & income (5.2).
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The 10 best neighbourhoods in Schouwen-Duiveland
Number 1
Nieuwerkerk
2,405 residents
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- 28.5
Kaaskenswater
1,060 residents
Strongest: families 9.0
- 37.7
Haamstede
1,995 residents
Strongest: safety 9.7
- 47.6
Verspreide huizen in het Noorden en Westen
1,035 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.1
- 57.4
Verspreide huizen Kerkwerve
425 residents
Strongest: safety 9.5
- 67.4
Oosterland
2,045 residents
Strongest: safety 9.5
- 77.1
Kerkwerve
555 residents
Strongest: safety 9.1
- 87.1
Burgh
715 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.7
- 97.0
Kloosterweg en omgeving
525 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.6
- 106.7
Verspreide huizen Nieuwerkerk
350 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 8.6
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- 116.2
Poortambacht
4,595 residents
Strongest: families 8.5
- 126.1
Zierikzee binnen de vesten
3,470 residents
Strongest: amenities 7.7
- 136.0
Bruinisse
3,090 residents
Strongest: safety 8.2
- 145.9
Verspreide huizen Bruinisse
315 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 8.0
- 155.8
Renesse
1,080 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.2
- 165.7
Dreischor
760 residents
Strongest: safety 9.1
- 175.5
Brouwershaven
1,200 residents
Strongest: safety 7.9
- 185.4
Verspreide huizen Oosterland
310 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 7.7
- 195.0
Oude Moolweg en Laone
295 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.5
- 204.7
Verspreide huizen Dreischor
195 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 8.9
- 214.5
Zuidhoek
130 residents
Strongest: safety 6.7
- 224.4
Schuddebeurs
345 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.8
- 234.2
Nieuw-Haamstede
390 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.6
- 244.0
Hogeweg
120 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.2
- 253.9
Scharendijke
1,095 residents
Strongest: safety 6.9
- 263.6
Westenschouwen
210 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.8
- 273.4
Verspreide huizen Ouwerkerk
145 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.6
- 283.4
Noordgouwe
345 residents
Strongest: safety 8.8
- 293.3
Verspreide huizen Zonnemaire
150 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 8.9
- 303.3
Verspreide huizen in het Kleigebied
180 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 8.1
- 313.2
Noordwelle
200 residents
Strongest: safety 7.4
- 323.2
Sirjansland
260 residents
Strongest: safety 8.0
- 333.0
Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van Ellemeet
100 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.2
- 343.0
Verspreide huizen Scharendijke
205 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 7.8
- 352.9
Zonnemaire
600 residents
Strongest: safety 9.4
- 362.9
Malta
1,550 residents
Strongest: amenities 5.6
- 372.8
Recreatiegebied
420 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.4
- 382.7
Ouwerkerk
445 residents
Strongest: safety 6.5
- 392.7
Serooskerke
215 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 7.4
- 402.6
Ellemeet
255 residents
Strongest: safety 5.9
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 Nieuwerkerk at the top?
Nieuwerkerk scores a 8.7 on this list, with safety 9.8 as its strongest side. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Schouwen-Duiveland 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.