neighbourhood in Waterland
Broek in Waterland
2,715 residents · postal code 1151 · Part of Broek in Waterland, Waterland
Broek in Waterland has just 267 residents per square kilometre, a density that explains its village character: wooden houses, an average home value of €695,000 and an income of €43,000 per resident, well above the national midpoint. Safety (9.2), wealth & income (8.7) and space & quiet (8.3) all score exceptionally, with 14.9 crimes per 1,000 people present against a national median of 24. Amenities lag at 4.5 — the nearest supermarket is 5 kilometres away, the station 11.5.
- no. 2,032 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 6 of 19 in Waterland
How Broek in Waterland 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, 59 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 Broek in Waterland looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1517%
NL median 14%
- 15–2511%
NL median 11%
- 25–4517%
NL median 22%
- 45–6531%
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
2.3 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
33% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
38% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
267 — 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
How is the grade for Broek in Waterland calculated?
Broek in Waterland scores 8.8 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 Broek in Waterland 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 Broek in Waterland a safe neighbourhood?
Broek in Waterland scores 9.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (14.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.
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