neighbourhood in West Betuwe
Waardenburg
1,740 residents · postal code 4181 · Part of Waardenburg en Opijnen, West Betuwe
Everything for children close by, thinner wallets
Waardenburg is measured on noise, and it shows: the noise level here is almost ten decibels above the national median. The quiet & nature pillar still comes out at 6.6, because it weighs five measurements equally and Waardenburg scores well above the median on greenery and water. Anyone moving here hears more than the score suggests, and sees more greenery at the same time.
The strongest point is the families pillar. It rests mainly on the short distance to the primary school; the share of young children is not far above the national picture. It is the proximity of schooling that makes the score, not the make-up of the population.
The crime picture tips the other way: violence and property offences are below the national median, vandalism above it. That is damage to belongings, not a threat on the street. The wealth & income pillar lags at 5.2, and not because of any single component: property value is below the median, the social assistance rate above it, and the share of low incomes is larger than nationally.
- no. 2,929 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 17 of 64 in West Betuwe
How Waardenburg scores
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Is Waardenburg a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Waardenburg comes out at 22 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer than in most Dutch neighbourhoods.
The figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
In 2025, 47 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
Waardenburg has strikingly many children under 15: 20%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1520%
NL median 14%
- 15–2515%
NL median 11%
- 25–4524%
NL median 22%
- 45–6525%
NL median 28%
- 65+16%
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
2.6 — larger than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
29% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
43% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
2,163 — 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 Waardenburg a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Waardenburg comes out at 22 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 Waardenburg?
In Waardenburg the police recorded 47 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (22 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 Waardenburg calculated?
Waardenburg scores 8.3 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 Waardenburg 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.
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Same total grade, same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of West Betuwe.
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