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neighbourhood in Vijfheerenlanden

Achter de Pijp

2,170 residents · postal code 4142 · Part of Leerdam-West, Vijfheerenlanden

  • no. 8,436 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 64 of 82 in Vijfheerenlanden

Scores per pillar

Achter de Pijp in Leerdam is densely built but young in make-up: nineteen percent of residents are under fifteen and 43 percent of households have children. A large share of the homes went up after 2000, mostly single-family. Safety and amenities score well — a 7.4 and a 7.7, at 18.8 crimes per 1,000 people present. Owning and renting are roughly balanced, at a home value of €340,000.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.9 km
General practitioner
1.1 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
0.9 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
1.7 km
Hospital
2.6 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Café
1.1 km
Library
1.6 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
18.8
Violent crimes
1.2
Burglaries
0.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 340,000
Owner-occupied
48%
Single-family homes
86%
Built after 2000
30%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 19%15–25 11%25–45 30%45–65 26%65+ 15%
Average household size
2.4
Households with children
43%
Single-person households
31%
Residents per km²
8,029

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Achter de Pijp calculated?

Achter de Pijp scores 5.2 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 Achter de Pijp a safe neighbourhood?

Achter de Pijp scores 7.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (18.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.