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neighbourhood in Hardinxveld-Giessendam

BH west

1,830 residents · postal code 3372 · Part of Boven Hardinxveld, Hardinxveld-Giessendam

  • no. 9,818 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 16 of 17 in Hardinxveld-Giessendam

Scores per pillar

Boven-Hardinxveld-West lies between the Merwede dike and the railway, with Boven Hardinxveld station just over a kilometre away. The neighbourhood is child-rich — four in ten households — and safe: an 8.4. Notably: a GP or restaurant means a four-kilometre drive, while the supermarket sits 300 metres away. Overall: 4.4.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.3 km
General practitioner
4.0 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
5.5 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
1.3 km
Hospital
7.4 km
Restaurant
4.0 km
Café
0.3 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
16.3
Violent crimes
1.1
Burglaries
0.5

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 300,000
Owner-occupied
48%
Single-family homes
75%
Built after 2000
11%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 21%15–25 11%25–45 29%45–65 22%65+ 17%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
40%
Single-person households
34%
Residents per km²
7,773

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for BH west calculated?

BH west scores 4.4 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 BH west a safe neighbourhood?

BH west scores 8.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (16.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.