neighbourhood in Nieuwegein
Driften-Noord
2,205 residents · postal code 3436 · Part of Batau Zuid, Nieuwegein
- no. 11,817 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 31 of 34 in Nieuwegein
Scores per pillar
Driften-Noord in Batau Zuid is 1980s Nieuwegein without a facelift: not one home built after 2000, half owned, half rented. The supermarket is 400 metres away and amenities score 8.0, but crime sits above the median at 32 incidents per 1,000 people present and nature stalls at 2.8. For trains you rely on the light rail — the station proper is seven and a half kilometres out. Overall: 3.2.
Amenities nearby
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.
per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)
Housing
Who lives here
Nearby neighbourhoods
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Wijkersloot-Oost
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Driften-Zuid
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Gaarden
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Stadscentrum
Nieuwegein
Jutphaas
Nieuwegein
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Frequently asked questions
How is the grade for Driften-Noord calculated?
Driften-Noord scores 3.2 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 Driften-Noord a safe neighbourhood?
Driften-Noord scores 3.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (32.2 per year). The national median is around 24.1.