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neighbourhood in Gouda

Boerhaavekwartier

2,280 residents · postal code 2803 · Part of Bloemendaal, Gouda

  • no. 10,320 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 37 of 46 in Gouda

Scores per pillar

The Boerhaavekwartier, in Gouda's Bloemendaal district, is almost entirely flats — just five percent single-family — and heavily aged, with 42 percent over 65 and barely five percent under fifteen. Amenities score an 8.9. Safety, though, is weak: a 2.6, at over sixty crimes per 1,000 people present. Six in ten households are one person, and the average value is €311,000.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.7 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
0.4 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
1.4 km
Hospital
0.4 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Café
1.3 km
Library
1.7 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
61.6
Violent crimes
4.0
Burglaries
2.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 311,000
Owner-occupied
61%
Single-family homes
5%
Built after 2000
37%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 5%15–25 11%25–45 23%45–65 19%65+ 42%
Average household size
1.5
Households with children
9%
Single-person households
58%
Residents per km²
4,877

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Boerhaavekwartier calculated?

Boerhaavekwartier scores 4.1 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 Boerhaavekwartier a safe neighbourhood?

Boerhaavekwartier scores 2.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (61.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.