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neighbourhood in Nieuwegein

Vesten

1,740 residents · postal code 3432 · Part of Fokkesteeg, Nieuwegein

  • no. 5,340 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 9 of 34 in Nieuwegein

Scores per pillar

Vesten in Fokkesteeg is 1970s Nieuwegein family territory: 82 percent single-family, 44 percent of households with children and safety at 7.6. The supermarket sits 700 metres away and the express tram to Utrecht at the district's edge. The average value stays at €394k. Overall: 6.9.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.7 km
General practitioner
1.0 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
1.0 km
Childcare
0.8 km
Train station
8.5 km
Hospital
2.2 km
Restaurant
1.5 km
Café
1.7 km
Library
1.8 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
17.8
Violent crimes
0.7
Burglaries
1.2

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 394,000
Owner-occupied
68%
Single-family homes
82%
Built after 2000
6%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 18%15–25 11%25–45 27%45–65 28%65+ 16%
Average household size
2.4
Households with children
44%
Single-person households
28%
Residents per km²
7,092

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Vesten calculated?

Vesten scores 6.9 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 Vesten a safe neighbourhood?

Vesten scores 7.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (17.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.