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neighbourhood in Schouwen-Duiveland

Nieuwerkerk

2,405 residents · postal code 4306 · Part of Nieuwerkerk, Schouwen-Duiveland

  • no. 4,148 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 8 of 49 in Schouwen-Duiveland

Scores per pillar

On the island of Schouwen-Duiveland, Nieuwerkerk lies far from any railway; the nearest station is over 25 kilometres off. What the village lacks in access it repays in quiet — a 9.8 for safety and just 12 crimes per 1,000 people present put it among the country's safest. Nine in ten homes are single-family and 79 per cent are owner-occupied. The average WOZ value of €348,000 stays below the median.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.7 km
General practitioner
0.5 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
7.5 km
Childcare
0.3 km
Train station
25.4 km
Hospital
6.8 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
4.0 km
Library
7.2 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
12.3
Violent crimes
0.8
Burglaries
0.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 348,000
Owner-occupied
79%
Single-family homes
92%
Built after 2000
10%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 21%15–25 11%25–45 23%45–65 23%65+ 22%
Average household size
2.5
Households with children
38%
Single-person households
30%
Residents per km²
3,293

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Nieuwerkerk calculated?

Nieuwerkerk scores 7.6 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 Nieuwerkerk a safe neighbourhood?

Nieuwerkerk scores 9.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (12.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.