neighbourhood in IJsselstein
Het Groene Balkon
305 residents · postal code 3404 · Part of IJsselstein, IJsselstein
Het Groene Balkon is a spacious residential neighbourhood in IJsselstein with 305 residents. On the national yardstick its total score is 10.0. The profile is pronounced: wealth and income scores 9.8, while space and quiet lags at 5.5. Housing sits in the upper segment, with an average property value of €739k versus €422k nationally.
- no. 41 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 1 of 28 in IJsselstein
How Het Groene Balkon scores
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The figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
In 2025, 4 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).
Tick = Dutch median
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The figures ⌄Wealth & income
What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Tick = Dutch median
Who lives here
Het Groene Balkon has strikingly many young people aged 15 to 25: 23%, against 11% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1515%
NL median 14%
- 15–2523%
NL median 11%
- 25–4516%
NL median 22%
- 45–6541%
NL median 28%
- 65+4%
NL median 22%
Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.
Average household size
2.7 — larger than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
29% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
57% — far more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
2,565 — more densely populated than average
NL median 2,364
Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade.
Frequently asked questions
How is the grade for Het Groene Balkon calculated?
Het Groene Balkon scores 10.0 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Het Groene Balkon lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.
Is Het Groene Balkon a safe neighbourhood?
Het Groene Balkon scores 8.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (20.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.
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