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neighbourhood in Nieuwegein

Hoven-West

2,995 residents · postal code 3437 · Part of Galecop, Nieuwegein

  • no. 4,790 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 7 of 34 in Nieuwegein

Scores per pillar

Hoven-West in Nieuwegein's Galecop is a balanced family district without outliers: social (7.1), safety (7.3), housing (7.1) and the total (7.3) cluster together. Two-thirds is owner-occupied and as many single-family. The average value (444,000 euro) sits just above the midpoint. At nineteen crimes per 1,000 people present the area sits under the median; nature (3.3) is the weakest side and the station lies just over six kilometres away.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
1.1 km
Secondary school
4.7 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
6.2 km
Hospital
4.5 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Café
2.1 km
Library
4.2 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
18.9
Violent crimes
0.5
Burglaries
1.5

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 444,000
Owner-occupied
65%
Single-family homes
66%
Built after 2000
6%
Income per resident
€ 37,000

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 11%25–45 20%45–65 29%65+ 26%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
35%
Single-person households
37%
Residents per km²
6,917

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Hoven-West calculated?

Hoven-West scores 7.3 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 Hoven-West a safe neighbourhood?

Hoven-West scores 7.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (18.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.