neighbourhood in Vlaardingen

Hoevenbuurt

3,100 residents · postal code 3137 · Part of Holy Noord, Vlaardingen

Top 50% in the Netherlands

Everything for children close by, thinner wallets

Greenery is no side note in Hoevenbuurt: the share close by is well above the national median, the noise level below it, and together they produce a 7.9 for quiet & nature — unusual for a neighbourhood with this population density.

Wealth & income is the mirror image. At a 3.5 the area is among the weaker in the country: low property values, few high incomes, many low ones, and a social assistance rate more than three times the national middle. Only one in five homes is owner-occupied.

The 8.9 for families leans on the primary school nearby and on a substantial share of households with children. Against that stands the daily distance: the supermarket and a restaurant are both more than a kilometre away, and the supermarket is the heaviest component of the amenities pillar. Hence the 6.4.

no. 6,424 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 9 of 31 in Vlaardingen

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Is Hoevenbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Hoevenbuurt comes out at 18 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer than in most Dutch neighbourhoods.

The figures ⌄

Safety

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

Total crime

18.3 per 1,000

Violent crime

3.3 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.0 per 1,000

Property crime

6.6 per 1,000

Vandalism

1.5 per 1,000

In 2025, 64 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

1.3 km

GP practice

0.6 km

Train station

5.9 km

Restaurant

1.3 km

Hospital

3.7 km

Café

0.5 km

Library

1.7 km

Motorway ramp

2.7 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

€ 297,000

Welfare recipients

25.8 per 1,000

High incomes

14%

Low incomes

42%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

22%

Social housing

69%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

67%

Built after 2000

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

6,037 inw/km²

Noise level

50 dB

Green surroundings

66%

Trees nearby

14%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

2,537

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

0.8 km

Households with children

37%

Childcare

0.3 km

Secondary school

0.9 km

Residents under 15

18%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Hoevenbuurt has strikingly many children under 15: 18%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1518%
NL median 14%
15–2511%
NL median 11%
25–4522%
NL median 22%
45–6524%
NL median 28%
65+24%
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
2.2 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
36% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
37% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
6,037 — 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 Hoevenbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Hoevenbuurt comes out at 18 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer than in most Dutch neighbourhoods. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in Hoevenbuurt?

In Hoevenbuurt the police recorded 64 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (18 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 Hoevenbuurt calculated?

Hoevenbuurt scores 6.3 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 Hoevenbuurt 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.