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neighbourhood in Waddinxveen

Vondelwijk

2,210 residents · postal code 2741 · Part of Wijk 03, Waddinxveen

  • no. 7,671 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 16 of 20 in Waddinxveen

Scores per pillar

The Vondelwijk is a 1960s neighbourhood in the heart of Waddinxveen, half single-family, half stacked, with Waddinxveen station 600 metres away. Safety scores 9.1 and amenities 8.7 — strong numbers for an area where the average property value sits far below the middle at €303k. Socio-economically it remains sober at 3.6. Overall: 5.6.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.4 km
General practitioner
1.0 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
2.2 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
0.6 km
Hospital
6.9 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
1.8 km
Library
2.0 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
17.9
Violent crimes
0.6
Burglaries
0.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 303,000
Owner-occupied
65%
Single-family homes
50%
Built after 2000
0%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 17%15–25 14%25–45 26%45–65 25%65+ 18%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
39%
Single-person households
31%
Residents per km²
6,429

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Vondelwijk calculated?

Vondelwijk scores 5.6 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 Vondelwijk a safe neighbourhood?

Vondelwijk scores 9.1 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (17.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.