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Oud-Beijerland Poortwijk

4,770 residents · postal code 3261 · Part of Oud-Beijerland, Hoeksche Waard

  • no. 860 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 2 of 39 in Hoeksche Waard
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Scores per pillar

Poortwijk is a recent new-build quarter in Oud-Beijerland, where 62 percent of homes date from after 2000. Scores run high and even — a 9.5 overall, a 9.3 for safety, an 8.5 for housing — while amenities are weakest at 5.5. Families dominate: 43 percent of households have children. Homes are worth an average €467,000, and at just over 14 crimes per thousand people present, it is safe.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.0 km
General practitioner
0.8 km
Primary school
1.5 km
Secondary school
1.2 km
Childcare
0.8 km
Train station
13.7 km
Hospital
4.1 km
Restaurant
1.2 km
Café
1.3 km
Library
2.4 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
14.3
Violent crimes
1.0
Burglaries
0.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 467,000
Owner-occupied
73%
Single-family homes
72%
Built after 2000
62%
Income per resident
€ 41,000

Who lives here

0–15 17%15–25 13%25–45 24%45–65 30%65+ 17%
Average household size
2.4
Households with children
43%
Single-person households
28%
Residents per km²
4,713

Nearby neighbourhoods

Oud-Beijerland Croonenburghwijk

Hoeksche Waard

5.3

Oud-Beijerland Bedrijventerrein De Hoogerwerf

Hoeksche Waard

9.2

Oud-Beijerland Bedrijventerrein De Bosschen

Hoeksche Waard

6.9

Oud-Beijerland Oosterse Gorzenwijk

Hoeksche Waard

5.9

Oud-Beijerland Centrum

Hoeksche Waard

5.4

Oud-Beijerland Zuidwijk

Hoeksche Waard

7.3

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9.5

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9.5

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Oud-Beijerland Poortwijk calculated?

Oud-Beijerland Poortwijk scores 9.5 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 Oud-Beijerland Poortwijk a safe neighbourhood?

Oud-Beijerland Poortwijk scores 9.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (14.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.