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neighbourhood in Papendrecht

Schrijversbuurt

2,005 residents · postal code 3351 · Part of Westpolder, Papendrecht

  • no. 8,811 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 16 of 23 in Papendrecht

Scores per pillar

The Schrijversbuurt in Papendrecht's Westpolder is a 1970s neighbourhood with much private ownership: 77 percent owner-occupied and four in ten households with children. The numbers hold the middle — safety 6.2, amenities 6.7, a €340k average value. For a train you cross the river or take the waterbus. Overall: 4.9.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.9 km
General practitioner
1.1 km
Primary school
0.7 km
Secondary school
0.7 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
5.6 km
Hospital
8.1 km
Restaurant
0.8 km
Café
0.9 km
Library
0.9 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
18.0
Violent crimes
1.3
Burglaries
1.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 340,000
Owner-occupied
77%
Single-family homes
71%
Built after 2000
2%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 19%15–25 13%25–45 28%45–65 24%65+ 15%
Average household size
2.4
Households with children
41%
Single-person households
31%
Residents per km²
4,873

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Schrijversbuurt calculated?

Schrijversbuurt scores 4.9 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 Schrijversbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Schrijversbuurt scores 6.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (18.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.