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Buitengebied Alphen

940 residents · postal code 6626 · Part of Alphen, West Maas en Waal

  • no. 2,443 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 2 of 16 in West Maas en Waal
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Scores per pillar

Buitengebied Alphen is a rural area in West Maas en Waal with 940 residents. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 8.6. The profile is pronounced: nature and quiet scores 9.5, while amenities lags at 3.3.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
4.0 km
General practitioner
3.7 km
Primary school
1.4 km
Secondary school
8.3 km
Childcare
1.0 km
Train station
11.0 km
Hospital
12.1 km
Restaurant
1.8 km
Café
1.7 km
Library
3.8 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
15.3
Violent crimes
0.5
Burglaries
0.7

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 508,000
Owner-occupied
89%
Single-family homes
88%
Built after 2000
19%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 12%25–45 23%45–65 37%65+ 15%
Average household size
2.5
Households with children
40%
Single-person households
21%
Residents per km²
94

Nearby neighbourhoods

Kern Alphen

West Maas en Waal

5.6

Lithoijen

Oss

8.0

Oijen

Oss

5.3

Lith

Oss

9.0

Buitengebied Oijen

Oss

8.3

Kern Dreumel

West Maas en Waal

6.7

Similar neighbourhoods

Verspreide huizen in het Noorden en Westen

Schouwen-Duiveland

8.6

Verspreide huizen in het Oosten

Voorne aan Zee

8.6

Amaliastein

Vijfheerenlanden

8.6

Verspreide huizen Telgt

Ermelo

8.6

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Buitengebied Alphen calculated?

Buitengebied Alphen scores 8.6 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 Buitengebied Alphen a safe neighbourhood?

Buitengebied Alphen scores 8.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (15.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.