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neighbourhood in Nieuwegein

Buitenweides

2,660 residents · postal code 3437 · Part of Batau Noord, Nieuwegein

  • no. 5,665 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 10 of 34 in Nieuwegein

Scores per pillar

Nine in ten homes in Buitenweides, part of Nieuwegein's Batau Noord district, are owner-occupied, and most are single-family houses built well before 2000. Average home values sit at €479,000, above the national midpoint of €422,000, and 39 percent of households have children. Safety scores a weak 3.6, though recorded crime, at 22.6 per 1,000 people present, actually sits just below the national median of 24.1. The train station is nearly seven kilometres away.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.0 km
General practitioner
1.2 km
Primary school
0.9 km
Secondary school
3.6 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
6.9 km
Hospital
3.5 km
Restaurant
1.0 km
Café
2.0 km
Library
3.0 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
22.6
Violent crimes
1.8
Burglaries
2.7

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 479,000
Owner-occupied
91%
Single-family homes
87%
Built after 2000
0%
Income per resident
€ 37,000

Who lives here

0–15 16%15–25 11%25–45 21%45–65 27%65+ 26%
Average household size
2.4
Households with children
39%
Single-person households
25%
Residents per km²
3,746

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Buitenweides calculated?

Buitenweides scores 6.7 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 Buitenweides a safe neighbourhood?

Buitenweides scores 3.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (22.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.