neighbourhood in Geertruidenberg

Hooipolder en De Hoeven

5,615 residents · postal code 4942 · Part of Raamsdonksveer, Geertruidenberg

Top 35% in the Netherlands

Ordinary is the fitting word for Hooipolder en De Hoeven, near Raamsdonksveer: safety 6.9, overall 6.2, amenities 5.4 — everything close to the national middle. It is a family area with 88 percent single-family homes and 71 percent ownership, though the railway station is 17 kilometres off. Property values are modest at €361,000. With just over 14 crimes per thousand residents, it is quiet.

no. 4,500 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 2 of 8 in Geertruidenberg

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Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

14.4 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.2 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.7 per 1,000

Property crime

3.7 per 1,000

Vandalism

2.1 per 1,000

In 2025, 95 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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Amenities

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

Supermarket

0.7 km

GP practice

1.4 km

Train station

17.0 km

Restaurant

1.0 km

Hospital

7.1 km

Café

1.3 km

Library

1.3 km

Motorway ramp

1.8 km

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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.

Property value

€ 361,000

Welfare recipients

12.5 per 1,000

High incomes

19%

Low incomes

37%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

71%

Social housing

26%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes

88%

Built after 2000

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Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.

Population density

4,100 inw/km²

Noise level

54 dB

Green surroundings

53%

Trees nearby

Water share

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²

1,283

Fine particles (PM2.5)

9.2 µg/m³

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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Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Primary school

0.5 km

Households with children

39%

Childcare

0.6 km

Secondary school

1.0 km

Residents under 15

16%

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Who lives here

The age profile of Hooipolder en De Hoeven looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1516%
NL median 14%
15–2511%
NL median 11%
25–4523%
NL median 22%
45–6530%
NL median 28%
65+20%
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
2.4 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
24% — fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
39% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
4,100 — far more 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 Hooipolder en De Hoeven calculated?

Hooipolder en De Hoeven scores 7.4 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 Hooipolder en De Hoeven 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 Hooipolder en De Hoeven a safe neighbourhood?

Hooipolder en De Hoeven scores 7.5 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (14.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.