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neighbourhood in Opmeer

Gouwe

240 residents · postal code 1718 · Part of Hoogwoud, Opmeer

  • no. 6,387 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 19 of 37 in Opmeer
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Scores per pillar

Home to 240 residents, Gouwe is a rural area in Opmeer. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 6.3. The profile is pronounced: nature and quiet scores 9.2, while amenities lags at 3.1.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
2.1 km
General practitioner
2.5 km
Primary school
2.2 km
Secondary school
12.3 km
Childcare
2.6 km
Train station
7.9 km
Hospital
13.2 km
Restaurant
2.1 km
Café
2.7 km
Library
3.7 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
35.3
Violent crimes
1.0
Burglaries
1.5

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 585,000
Owner-occupied
93%
Single-family homes
92%
Built after 2000
7%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 8%15–25 15%25–45 18%45–65 40%65+ 19%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
32%
Single-person households
36%
Residents per km²
46

Nearby neighbourhoods

Hoogwoud Noord

Opmeer

7.6

Hoogwoud Oost

Opmeer

7.5

Hoogwoud Lint

Opmeer

7.0

Dokter Pool

Opmeer

7.8

Hoogwoud Centrum

Opmeer

5.7

Graaf Willem

Opmeer

3.6

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Moermond-Zuid

Zwijndrecht

6.3

Verspreide huizen Grathem

Leudal

6.3

Voorhout buitengebied

Teylingen

6.3

Effen-Rith

Breda

6.3

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Gouwe calculated?

Gouwe scores 6.3 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 Gouwe a safe neighbourhood?

Gouwe scores 4.5 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (35.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.