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Capelle / Nieuwe Vaart

2,875 residents · postal code 5161 · Part of Sprang-Capelle, Waalwijk

  • no. 7,978 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 8 of 20 in Waalwijk

Scores per pillar

At just 299 residents per square kilometre, Capelle / Nieuwe Vaart is among the most sparsely built areas in this set, and it shows: the supermarket sits 3.1 kilometres off, the railway station more than 16. Amenities score a thin 3.8 as a result, against an 8.3 for green space. Almost every home, 96 percent, is a single-family house, and 74 percent are owner-occupied. Safety scores a solid 7.1, helped by a crime rate of 17.7 per 1,000 people present against the national median of 24.1.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
3.1 km
General practitioner
3.2 km
Primary school
1.2 km
Secondary school
4.9 km
Childcare
1.3 km
Train station
16.1 km
Hospital
5.3 km
Restaurant
1.2 km
Café
1.3 km
Library
2.8 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
17.7
Violent crimes
1.5
Burglaries
0.7

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 439,000
Owner-occupied
74%
Single-family homes
96%
Built after 2000
14%
Income per resident
€ 34,000

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 11%25–45 21%45–65 32%65+ 22%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
34%
Single-person households
27%
Residents per km²
299

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Capelle / Nieuwe Vaart calculated?

Capelle / Nieuwe Vaart scores 5.4 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 Capelle / Nieuwe Vaart a safe neighbourhood?

Capelle / Nieuwe Vaart scores 7.1 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (17.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.