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neighbourhood in Alphen aan den Rijn

Edelstenenbuurt

2,725 residents · postal code 2403 · Part of Zegersloot, Alphen aan den Rijn

  • no. 11,322 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 85 of 93 in Alphen aan den Rijn

Scores per pillar

At 11,023 residents per square kilometre, the Edelstenenbuurt in Alphen aan den Rijn is densely built, and a nature score of 2.7 alongside a modest income of €29,000 per resident drags the overall grade down to 3.5. Amenities fare far better at 7.5, and safety even reaches 6.8 with 21 crimes per 1,000 people present against a national median of 24. Four in ten households consist of a single person, and only a third of homes are single-family.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.9 km
General practitioner
0.4 km
Primary school
0.8 km
Secondary school
0.3 km
Childcare
0.8 km
Train station
3.7 km
Hospital
1.5 km
Restaurant
0.9 km
Café
1.6 km
Library
2.0 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
21.3
Violent crimes
1.0
Burglaries
1.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 296,000
Owner-occupied
51%
Single-family homes
33%
Built after 2000
9%
Income per resident
€ 29,000

Who lives here

0–15 17%15–25 12%25–45 26%45–65 25%65+ 20%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
32%
Single-person households
41%
Residents per km²
11,023

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Edelstenenbuurt calculated?

Edelstenenbuurt scores 3.5 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 Edelstenenbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Edelstenenbuurt scores 6.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (21.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.