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neighbourhood in Alphen aan den Rijn

De Oude Wereld-West

1,500 residents · postal code 2408 · Part of Kerk en Zanen, Alphen aan den Rijn

  • no. 3,436 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 43 of 93 in Alphen aan den Rijn

Scores per pillar

De Oude Wereld-West is a dense urban neighbourhood in Alphen aan den Rijn with 1,500 residents. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 8.0 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: socio-economic position scores 8.5, while nature and quiet lags at 2.9.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.0 km
General practitioner
0.4 km
Primary school
0.3 km
Secondary school
1.5 km
Childcare
0.3 km
Train station
1.2 km
Hospital
4.0 km
Restaurant
0.8 km
Café
2.2 km
Library
3.8 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
22.9
Violent crimes
2.0
Burglaries
0.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 412,000
Owner-occupied
72%
Single-family homes
81%
Built after 2000
18%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 19%15–25 14%25–45 28%45–65 30%65+ 9%
Average household size
2.6
Households with children
51%
Single-person households
25%
Residents per km²
8,349

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for De Oude Wereld-West calculated?

De Oude Wereld-West scores 8.0 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 De Oude Wereld-West a safe neighbourhood?

De Oude Wereld-West scores 6.1 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (22.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.