The best neighbourhoods in Schouwen-Duiveland
The 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.
- 18.7
Nieuwerkerk
Schouwen-Duiveland · 2,405 residents
Strongest: safety 9.8
- 28.5
Kaaskenswater
Schouwen-Duiveland · 1,060 residents
Strongest: families 9.0
- 37.7
Haamstede
Schouwen-Duiveland · 1,995 residents
Strongest: safety 9.7
- 47.6
Verspreide huizen in het Noorden en Westen
Schouwen-Duiveland · 1,035 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.1
- 57.4
Verspreide huizen Kerkwerve
Schouwen-Duiveland · 425 residents
Strongest: safety 9.5
- 67.4
Oosterland
Schouwen-Duiveland · 2,045 residents
Strongest: safety 9.5
- 77.1
Kerkwerve
Schouwen-Duiveland · 555 residents
Strongest: safety 9.1
- 87.1
Burgh
Schouwen-Duiveland · 715 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.7
- 97.0
Kloosterweg en omgeving
Schouwen-Duiveland · 525 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.6
- 106.7
Verspreide huizen Nieuwerkerk
Schouwen-Duiveland · 350 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 8.6
- 116.2
Poortambacht
Schouwen-Duiveland · 4,595 residents
Strongest: families 8.5
- 126.1
Zierikzee binnen de vesten
Schouwen-Duiveland · 3,470 residents
Strongest: amenities 7.7
- 136.0
Bruinisse
Schouwen-Duiveland · 3,090 residents
Strongest: safety 8.2
- 145.9
Verspreide huizen Bruinisse
Schouwen-Duiveland · 315 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 8.0
- 155.8
Renesse
Schouwen-Duiveland · 1,080 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.2
- 165.7
Dreischor
Schouwen-Duiveland · 760 residents
Strongest: safety 9.1
- 175.5
Brouwershaven
Schouwen-Duiveland · 1,200 residents
Strongest: safety 7.9
- 185.4
Verspreide huizen Oosterland
Schouwen-Duiveland · 310 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 7.7
- 195.0
Oude Moolweg en Laone
Schouwen-Duiveland · 295 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.5
- 204.7
Verspreide huizen Dreischor
Schouwen-Duiveland · 195 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 8.9
- 214.5
Zuidhoek
Schouwen-Duiveland · 130 residents
Strongest: safety 6.7
- 224.4
Schuddebeurs
Schouwen-Duiveland · 345 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.8
- 234.2
Nieuw-Haamstede
Schouwen-Duiveland · 390 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.6
- 244.0
Hogeweg
Schouwen-Duiveland · 120 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.2
- 253.9
Scharendijke
Schouwen-Duiveland · 1,095 residents
Strongest: safety 6.9
- 263.6
Westenschouwen
Schouwen-Duiveland · 210 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.8
- 273.4
Verspreide huizen Ouwerkerk
Schouwen-Duiveland · 145 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 8.6
- 283.4
Noordgouwe
Schouwen-Duiveland · 345 residents
Strongest: safety 8.8
- 293.3
Verspreide huizen Zonnemaire
Schouwen-Duiveland · 150 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 8.9
- 303.3
Verspreide huizen in het Kleigebied
Schouwen-Duiveland · 180 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 8.1
- 313.2
Noordwelle
Schouwen-Duiveland · 200 residents
Strongest: safety 7.4
- 323.2
Sirjansland
Schouwen-Duiveland · 260 residents
Strongest: safety 8.0
- 333.0
Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van Ellemeet
Schouwen-Duiveland · 100 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.2
- 343.0
Verspreide huizen Scharendijke
Schouwen-Duiveland · 205 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 7.8
- 352.9
Zonnemaire
Schouwen-Duiveland · 600 residents
Strongest: safety 9.4
- 362.9
Malta
Schouwen-Duiveland · 1,550 residents
Strongest: amenities 5.6
- 372.8
Recreatiegebied
Schouwen-Duiveland · 420 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.4
- 382.7
Ouwerkerk
Schouwen-Duiveland · 445 residents
Strongest: safety 6.5
- 392.7
Serooskerke
Schouwen-Duiveland · 215 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 7.4
- 402.6
Ellemeet
Schouwen-Duiveland · 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.