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't Joght

1,860 residents · postal code 2235 · Part of Valkenburg, Katwijk

  • no. 762 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 3 of 37 in Katwijk

Scores per pillar

't Joght in Valkenburg ranks among the country's safest neighbourhoods: a 10.0, position 57 of 13,009, with just over 13 crimes per 1,000 people present. This village on the Old Rhine is family territory — 49 percent of households with children, 84 percent owner-occupied — with Leiden a bike ride away. Average value: €480k. Overall: 9.6.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.0 km
General practitioner
0.9 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
2.0 km
Childcare
0.9 km
Train station
5.2 km
Hospital
3.6 km
Restaurant
1.5 km
Café
1.4 km
Library
0.7 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
13.4
Violent crimes
0.3
Burglaries
0.2

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 480,000
Owner-occupied
84%
Single-family homes
77%
Built after 2000
24%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 21%15–25 12%25–45 25%45–65 27%65+ 16%
Average household size
2.7
Households with children
49%
Single-person households
24%
Residents per km²
8,474

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for 't Joght calculated?

't Joght scores 9.6 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 't Joght a safe neighbourhood?

't Joght scores 10.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (13.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.