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Benthuizen Dorp-West

895 residents · postal code 2731 · Part of Benthuizen, Alphen aan den Rijn

  • no. 1,302 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 18 of 93 in Alphen aan den Rijn

Scores per pillar

Benthuizen Dorp-West is an urban residential neighbourhood in Alphen aan den Rijn with 895 residents. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 9.3. The profile is pronounced: socio-economic position scores 9.0, while nature and quiet lags at 4.5.

Amenities nearby

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
0.5 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
3.4 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
6.3 km
Hospital
4.3 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
3.3 km
Library
2.8 km

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.

Total crimes
16.8
Violent crimes
1.2
Burglaries
0.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 480,000
Owner-occupied
82%
Single-family homes
95%
Built after 2000
22%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 20%15–25 10%25–45 20%45–65 26%65+ 24%
Average household size
2.5
Households with children
42%
Single-person households
25%
Residents per km²
4,297

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Benthuizen Dorp-West calculated?

Benthuizen Dorp-West scores 9.3 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.

Is Benthuizen Dorp-West a safe neighbourhood?

Benthuizen Dorp-West scores 7.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (16.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.