neighbourhood in Voorne aan Zee
Brielle
3,105 residents · postal code 3231 · Part of Brielle, Voorne aan Zee
Brielle is a historic fortified town on the Voorne coast, with amenities the strong point — an 8.0 — while space & quiet trails at 3.8. The overall grade reaches 5.4, with safety at 5.7. The nearest station is more than 23 kilometres away. More than half of residents own their home. At €381,000, home values sit below the national median.
- no. 6,829 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 29 of 67 in Voorne aan Zee
How Brielle scores
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The figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
In 2025, 107 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).
Tick = Dutch median
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The figures ⌄Amenities
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄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.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
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
The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Tick = Dutch median
Who lives here
The age profile of Brielle looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1511%
NL median 14%
- 15–259%
NL median 11%
- 25–4524%
NL median 22%
- 45–6532%
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
1.9 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
45% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
26% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
4,049 — 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
How is the grade for Brielle calculated?
Brielle scores 6.1 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Brielle lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.
Is Brielle a safe neighbourhood?
Brielle scores 5.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (23.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.
The best and worst neighbourhoods of Voorne aan Zee
Same total grade, same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Voorne aan Zee.
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