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Biezen-West

2,210 residents · postal code 2771 · Part of Boskoop, Alphen aan den Rijn

  • no. 456 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 5 of 93 in Alphen aan den Rijn
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Scores per pillar

Biezen-West lies among the tree nurseries that made Boskoop world-famous, and scores a perfect 10 for safety — fifteenth place in the entire country, with fewer than 11 crimes per 1,000 people present. Eight in ten homes are owner-occupied, nature scores 7.8 and Boskoop station is just over two kilometres away. The 9.7 overall (position 456) quietly makes this one of the best places to live in the Groene Hart.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.8 km
General practitioner
0.8 km
Primary school
0.9 km
Secondary school
2.1 km
Childcare
0.7 km
Train station
2.2 km
Hospital
8.5 km
Restaurant
1.2 km
Café
1.0 km
Library
1.8 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
10.7
Violent crimes
0.3
Burglaries
0.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 450,000
Owner-occupied
80%
Single-family homes
82%
Built after 2000
3%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 11%25–45 24%45–65 31%65+ 20%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
34%
Single-person households
29%
Residents per km²
1,617

Nearby neighbourhoods

Biezen-Oost

Alphen aan den Rijn

6.1

Draaistok

Alphen aan den Rijn

8.5

Rijneveld-Zuid

Alphen aan den Rijn

9.4

Voorofschebuurt

Alphen aan den Rijn

7.5

Zuidwijk

Alphen aan den Rijn

9.8

Appelbuurt

Alphen aan den Rijn

7.3

Similar neighbourhoods

Het Loo

Apeldoorn

9.7

Het Staatse

IJsselstein

9.7

Lanenbuurt

Overbetuwe

9.7

Hoevelaken-Overhorst

Nijkerk

9.7

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Biezen-West calculated?

Biezen-West scores 9.7 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 Biezen-West a safe neighbourhood?

Biezen-West scores 10.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (10.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.