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Waters

2,190 residents · postal code 3991 · Part of Houten Zuid-West, Houten

  • no. 142 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 4 of 48 in Houten

Scores per pillar

Waters in Houten Zuid-West stands at position 142 out of more than 13,000 neighbourhoods, with a perfect 10 for safety — eighth in the country, at fewer than 9 crimes per 1,000 people present. Everything post-2000, 90 percent owner-occupied, six in ten households with children, €605k average value. The cycling city does demand something: the supermarket is over two kilometres away. Overall: 9.9.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
2.3 km
General practitioner
1.9 km
Primary school
1.0 km
Secondary school
3.0 km
Childcare
0.9 km
Train station
3.2 km
Hospital
2.7 km
Restaurant
2.0 km
Café
3.0 km
Library
2.5 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
8.9
Violent crimes
0.3
Burglaries
0.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 605,000
Owner-occupied
90%
Single-family homes
81%
Built after 2000
100%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 21%15–25 15%25–45 21%45–65 32%65+ 10%
Average household size
2.9
Households with children
59%
Single-person households
16%
Residents per km²
7,960

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Waters calculated?

Waters scores 9.9 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 Waters a safe neighbourhood?

Waters scores 10.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (8.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.