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Meerwijk

5,535 residents · postal code 1423 · Part of Meerwijk, Uithoorn

  • no. 1,533 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 1 of 11 in Uithoorn

Scores per pillar

Quiet and family life define Meerwijk, near Uithoorn: safety 9.2, social cohesion 9.0 and 40 percent of households with children. Eighty percent of homes are single-family and three-quarters owner-occupied. Amenities score lowest at 5.3, with the GP two kilometres away. Property values are above average at €486,000. Income of €42,000 per resident is above average, and a fifth of residents are over 65.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.9 km
General practitioner
2.0 km
Primary school
0.9 km
Secondary school
2.1 km
Childcare
0.8 km
Train station
12.3 km
Hospital
2.3 km
Restaurant
1.0 km
Café
1.5 km
Library
2.0 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
13.8
Violent crimes
0.9
Burglaries
0.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 486,000
Owner-occupied
74%
Single-family homes
80%
Built after 2000
1%
Income per resident
€ 42,000

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 11%25–45 21%45–65 34%65+ 21%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
40%
Single-person households
29%
Residents per km²
5,902

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Meerwijk calculated?

Meerwijk scores 9.1 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 Meerwijk a safe neighbourhood?

Meerwijk scores 9.1 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (13.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.