neighbourhood in Alphen aan den Rijn
Biezen-West
2,210 residents · postal code 2771 · Part of Boskoop, Alphen aan den Rijn
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, space and quiet score 7.5 and Boskoop station is just over two kilometres away. The 10.0 overall (position 50) quietly makes this one of the best places to live in the Groene Hart.
- no. 434 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 4 of 93 in Alphen aan den Rijn
How Biezen-West scores
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The figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
In 2025, 25 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).
Tick = Dutch median
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The figures ⌄Amenities
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Wealth & income
What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.
Tick = Dutch median
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The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
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Who lives here
The age profile of Biezen-West looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1514%
NL median 14%
- 15–2511%
NL median 11%
- 25–4524%
NL median 22%
- 45–6531%
NL median 28%
- 65+20%
NL median 22%
Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.
Average household size
2.3 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
29% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
34% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
1,617 — far less densely populated than average
NL median 2,364
Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade.
Frequently asked questions
How is the grade for Biezen-West calculated?
Biezen-West scores 9.8 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Biezen-West lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by 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.
The best and worst neighbourhoods of Alphen aan den Rijn
Same total grade, same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Alphen aan den Rijn.
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