neighbourhood in Alphen aan den Rijn
Buitengebied Koudekerk aan den Rijn
450 residents · postal code 2396 · Part of Koudekerk aan den Rijn, Alphen aan den Rijn
Home to 450 residents, Buitengebied Koudekerk aan den Rijn is a rural area in Alphen aan den Rijn. On the national yardstick its total score is 8.6. The profile is pronounced: wealth and income scores 9.1, while amenities lags at 5.4. Housing sits in the upper segment, with an average property value of €651k versus €422k nationally. For families it stands at 3.7.
- no. 2,469 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 30 of 93 in Alphen aan den Rijn
How Buitengebied Koudekerk aan den Rijn 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, 8 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.
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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.
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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
Buitengebied Koudekerk aan den Rijn has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 30%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1511%
NL median 14%
- 15–2513%
NL median 11%
- 25–4516%
NL median 22%
- 45–6529%
NL median 28%
- 65+30%
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
33% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
32% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
55 — 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 Buitengebied Koudekerk aan den Rijn calculated?
Buitengebied Koudekerk aan den Rijn scores 8.6 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 Buitengebied Koudekerk aan den Rijn 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 Buitengebied Koudekerk aan den Rijn a safe neighbourhood?
Buitengebied Koudekerk aan den Rijn scores 8.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (18.2 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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