neighbourhood in Pijnacker-Nootdorp

Tolhek

3,015 residents · postal code 2642 · Part of Pijnacker, Pijnacker-Nootdorp

Top 7% in the Netherlands

Well-off, but not spacious

Tolhek does well on four of the five pillars and drops on one: a 4.7 for quiet & nature. That figure does not come from the amount of greenery, because there is more of it here than is usual nationally. It comes from noise, which is almost six decibels above the national median, and from a tree canopy that stays well below the national share.

The 9.5 for wealth & income does not rest on a single item. It is not only property value that sits above the national median; the top income group is clearly larger than nationally, the bottom one smaller, vacancy is minimal, and social assistance does not appear in these figures at all. Where a wealth score this high usually hangs on house prices, here every component points the same way.

The 6.3 for amenities is the exception in the other direction. A supermarket and a GP are a kilometre away and a restaurant is closer, but the nearest railway station is seven kilometres off. Anyone living here without a car notices that first.

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Is Tolhek a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Tolhek comes out at 14 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Tolhek is among the 20% of Dutch neighbourhoods with the fewest recorded crimes.

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Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

13.6 per 1,000

Violent crime

1.0 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.0 per 1,000

Property crime

3.0 per 1,000

Vandalism

2.1 per 1,000

In 2025, 45 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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Amenities

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

Supermarket

1.0 km

GP practice

1.0 km

Train station

7.0 km

Restaurant

0.4 km

Hospital

3.3 km

Café

1.9 km

Library

2.9 km

Motorway ramp

0.9 km

Tick = Dutch median

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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

€ 534,000

Welfare recipients

0.0 per 1,000

High incomes

33%

Low incomes

31%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

79%

Social housing

16%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

79%

Built after 2000

100%

Tick = Dutch median

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Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.

Population density

5,480 inw/km²

Noise level

57 dB

Green surroundings

59%

Trees nearby

Water share

10%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,519

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.6 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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Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Primary school

0.6 km

Households with children

54%

Childcare

0.6 km

Secondary school

3.7 km

Residents under 15

18%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Tolhek has strikingly few residents aged 65 and over: 10%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1518%
NL median 14%
15–2516%
NL median 11%
25–4521%
NL median 22%
45–6535%
NL median 28%
65+10%
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
2.6 — larger than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
24% — fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
54% — far more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
5,480 — far 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

Is Tolhek a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Tolhek comes out at 14 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Tolhek is among the 20% of Dutch neighbourhoods with the fewest recorded crimes. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in Tolhek?

In Tolhek the police recorded 45 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (14 per 1,000) is not simply that count divided by the number of residents: we count residents plus workplaces, so a shopping street or station is not unfairly penalised, and for small counts we pull the figure towards the national average — otherwise a single incident would make a small neighbourhood look unsafe.

How is the grade for Tolhek calculated?

Tolhek scores 9.5 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh five equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income, quiet & nature and families — and see where Tolhek lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the five grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.