neighbourhood in Waalwijk

Waspik beneden

3,815 residents · postal code 5165 · Part of Waspik, Waalwijk

Top 43% in the Netherlands

Everything close by, little to spend

Waspik beneden is statistically almost the Dutch average where wealth & income is concerned. Property value sits practically at the national median, so does the share of households on a high income, and vacancy does not deviate either. Only the social assistance level sits above it and the share of low incomes narrowly above. The 5.5 is therefore not a summary of contradictions but a neighbourhood following the national norm on this point.

What does set this place apart is space. Population density is under a thousand residents per square kilometre, exceptionally low, and the green share within three hundred metres sits well above the national median. Hence the 7.0 for quiet & nature.

The price sits in the amenities pillar, and you pay it on one point. Supermarket, GP, school and restaurant are all within eight hundred metres, but the railway station is fifteen kilometres away. For anyone travelling by train that is this neighbourhood's decisive distance.

no. 5,610 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 4 of 20 in Waalwijk

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Is Waspik beneden a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Waspik beneden comes out at 19 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer than in most Dutch neighbourhoods.

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Safety

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

Total crime

18.7 per 1,000

Violent crime

3.0 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.2 per 1,000

Property crime

4.2 per 1,000

Vandalism

1.9 per 1,000

In 2025, 89 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

0.5 km

GP practice

0.8 km

Train station

15.0 km

Restaurant

0.6 km

Hospital

8.1 km

Café

0.7 km

Library

0.7 km

Motorway ramp

1.1 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

€ 421,000

Welfare recipients

10.5 per 1,000

High incomes

19%

Low incomes

40%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

68%

Social housing

29%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

88%

Built after 2000

17%

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

964 inw/km²

Noise level

53 dB

Green surroundings

62%

Trees nearby

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

514

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.7 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

0.5 km

Households with children

35%

Childcare

0.7 km

Secondary school

7.1 km

Residents under 15

13%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

The age profile of Waspik beneden looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1513%
NL median 14%
15–2510%
NL median 11%
25–4521%
NL median 22%
45–6530%
NL median 28%
65+27%
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
2.3 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
26% — fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
35% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
964 — far less 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 Waspik beneden a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Waspik beneden comes out at 19 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 Waspik beneden?

In Waspik beneden the police recorded 89 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (19 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 Waspik beneden calculated?

Waspik beneden scores 6.8 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 Waspik beneden 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.