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neighbourhood in Gouda

Polderbuurt

3,075 residents · postal code 2807 · Part of Goverwelle, Gouda

  • no. 3,457 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 13 of 46 in Gouda

Scores per pillar

Polderbuurt is a child-heavy suburb in Gouda from the 1980s and 90s: 85 per cent single-family homes and nearly half of households with children. Safety stands at 8.8 and amenities at 8.1, with the station a kilometre and a half away. The housing mark (5.5) is modest and the average home value, at 388,000 euro, sits below the national midpoint. At just over 14 crimes per 1,000 people present, it lies well under the median of 24.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
1.0 km
Primary school
0.3 km
Secondary school
2.2 km
Childcare
0.3 km
Train station
1.4 km
Hospital
4.2 km
Restaurant
2.4 km
Café
2.4 km
Library
1.0 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
14.1
Violent crimes
1.3
Burglaries
0.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 388,000
Owner-occupied
71%
Single-family homes
85%
Built after 2000
0%
Income per resident
€ 34,000

Who lives here

0–15 19%15–25 13%25–45 24%45–65 29%65+ 15%
Average household size
2.5
Households with children
46%
Single-person households
24%
Residents per km²
6,677

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Polderbuurt calculated?

Polderbuurt scores 8.0 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 Polderbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Polderbuurt scores 8.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (14.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.