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Westwoud

1,385 residents · postal code 1617 · Part of Westwoud, Drechterland

  • no. 5,715 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 13 of 24 in Drechterland
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Scores per pillar

Westwoud is a rural area in Drechterland with 1,385 residents. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 6.7. The profile is pronounced: safety scores 8.7, while amenities lags at 4.9.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
2.2 km
General practitioner
3.2 km
Primary school
1.0 km
Secondary school
6.2 km
Childcare
1.0 km
Train station
4.1 km
Hospital
8.5 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Café
0.4 km
Library
3.4 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
16.1
Violent crimes
0.8
Burglaries
0.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 391,000
Owner-occupied
73%
Single-family homes
97%
Built after 2000
19%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 17%15–25 13%25–45 22%45–65 26%65+ 22%
Average household size
2.4
Households with children
40%
Single-person households
28%
Residents per km²
541

Nearby neighbourhoods

Binnenwijzend

Drechterland

7.5

Reigersborg Noord

Drechterland

9.7

Reigersborg Zuid

Drechterland

9.6

Plan West

Drechterland

4.4

Plan Noord

Drechterland

4.9

Centrum

Drechterland

4.8

Similar neighbourhoods

Kern Andelst

Overbetuwe

6.7

Oudeland

Westland

6.7

St. Anna

Nijmegen

6.7

Kloosterhof

Leiden

6.7

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Westwoud calculated?

Westwoud scores 6.7 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 Westwoud a safe neighbourhood?

Westwoud scores 8.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (16.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.