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neighbourhood in Ridderkerk

West

3,590 residents · postal code 2982 · Part of West, Ridderkerk

  • no. 11,663 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 10 of 10 in Ridderkerk

Scores per pillar

West in Ridderkerk is an ageing neighbourhood with a safety problem: nearly four in ten residents are 65 or older, and safety reaches only 3.2, with just over 51 recorded crimes per 1,000 people. Amenities score 7.9 and nature 6.5. Housing (3.7) and social cohesion (3.6) pull the overall grade down to 3.3. Homes average 312,000 euro.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
1.0 km
Secondary school
0.7 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
4.5 km
Hospital
1.6 km
Restaurant
0.8 km
Café
1.2 km
Library
1.4 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
51.7
Violent crimes
3.4
Burglaries
0.7

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 312,000
Owner-occupied
40%
Single-family homes
37%
Built after 2000
15%
Income per resident
€ 30,000

Who lives here

0–15 13%15–25 10%25–45 18%45–65 22%65+ 37%
Average household size
2.0
Households with children
26%
Single-person households
44%
Residents per km²
1,813

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for West calculated?

West scores 3.3 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 West a safe neighbourhood?

West scores 3.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (51.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.