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Waterkant

1,745 residents · postal code 2993 · Part of Waterkant, Barendrecht

  • no. 7,523 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 35 of 44 in Barendrecht

Scores per pillar

Waterkant lies on Barendrecht's northern edge near the Oude Maas banks, with three in ten homes built after 2000. Socio-economically the area scores 6.9 and crime stays below the median — though the safety grade (4.1) comes out lower. The GP asks two kilometres. Overall: 5.7.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.8 km
General practitioner
2.0 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
2.7 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
5.0 km
Hospital
2.0 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Café
3.4 km
Library
0.5 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
18.9
Violent crimes
2.5
Burglaries
1.2

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 416,000
Owner-occupied
57%
Single-family homes
61%
Built after 2000
30%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 11%25–45 19%45–65 29%65+ 27%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
35%
Single-person households
32%
Residents per km²
7,544

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Waterkant calculated?

Waterkant scores 5.7 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 Waterkant a safe neighbourhood?

Waterkant scores 4.1 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (18.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.