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Lekboulevard

1,680 residents · postal code 3434 · Part of Lekboulevard, Nieuwegein

Bottom 14% in the Netherlands

How we calculate

Home to 1,680 residents, Lekboulevard is an urban residential neighbourhood in Nieuwegein. On the national yardstick its total score is 3.5. The profile is pronounced: amenities scores 7.1, while wealth and income lags at 3.9.

  • no. 11,326 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 26 of 34 in Nieuwegein

How Lekboulevard 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.
Total crime
31.9 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.8 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.3 per 1,000
Property crime
16.2 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.5 per 1,000

In 2025, 66 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
0.6 km
GP practice
0.9 km
Train station
10.4 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Hospital
3.2 km
Café
0.4 km
Library
3.8 km
Motorway ramp
0.5 km

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.
Property value
€ 355,000
Welfare recipients
23.8 per 1,000
High incomes
15%
Low incomes
40%
Vacancy
6%
Owner-occupied
50%
Social housing
37%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes
25%
Built after 2000
0%

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
3,403 inw/km²
Noise level
58 dB
Green surroundings
52%
Trees nearby
6%
Water share
24%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²
1,181
Fine particles (PM2.5)
9.2 µg/m³

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

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The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.8 km
Households with children
22%
Childcare
0.9 km
Secondary school
2.8 km
Residents under 15
11%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Lekboulevard has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 41%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1511%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–257%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4519%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6522%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+41%

    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

    1.8smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    51%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    22%far fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    3,403far 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 Lekboulevard calculated?

Lekboulevard scores 3.5 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 Lekboulevard 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 Lekboulevard a safe neighbourhood?

Lekboulevard scores 4.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (31.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

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