neighbourhood in Alphen aan den Rijn
Buitengebied Hazerswoude-Dorp
1,725 residents · postal code 2391 · Part of Hazerswoude-Dorp, Alphen aan den Rijn
Spacious and quiet, but not set up for children
Buitengebied Hazerswoude-Dorp is thinly populated and lies largely in green surroundings: most of the area around it is green, which together with little noise produces a 7.9 for quiet & nature. There is hardly any tree canopy — open land counts as green in this measure, while trees are a separate one.
Offence rates are below the national median on all but one type; vandalism stands out at more than twice the median, and that keeps the safety pillar at a 7.1. For a rural area, everyday amenities are strikingly close — supermarket, GP and school all within a kilometre — while the station is considerably further. The families pillar lags at a 6.0 because few children live here and the population is relatively old.
- no. 3,553 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 45 of 93 in Alphen aan den Rijn
How Buitengebied Hazerswoude-Dorp scores
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Is Buitengebied Hazerswoude-Dorp a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Buitengebied Hazerswoude-Dorp comes out at 24 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is about the same as in an average Dutch neighbourhood.
The figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
In 2025, 58 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.
Tick = Dutch median
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Who lives here
Buitengebied Hazerswoude-Dorp has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 28%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1514%
NL median 14%
- 15–259%
NL median 11%
- 25–4521%
NL median 22%
- 45–6528%
NL median 28%
- 65+28%
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
2.2 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
35% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
30% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
156 — 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
Is Buitengebied Hazerswoude-Dorp a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Buitengebied Hazerswoude-Dorp comes out at 24 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is about the same as in an average Dutch neighbourhood. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.
How much crime is there in Buitengebied Hazerswoude-Dorp?
In Buitengebied Hazerswoude-Dorp the police recorded 58 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (24 per 1,000) is not simply that count divided by the number of residents: we count residents plus workplaces, so a shopping street or station is not unfairly penalised, and for small counts we pull the figure towards the national average — otherwise a single incident would make a small neighbourhood look unsafe.
How is the grade for Buitengebied Hazerswoude-Dorp calculated?
Buitengebied Hazerswoude-Dorp scores 8.0 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh five equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income, quiet & nature and families — and see where Buitengebied Hazerswoude-Dorp lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the five grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.
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