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neighbourhood in West Maas en Waal

Kern Boven-Leeuwen

1,490 residents · postal code 6657 · Part of Boven-Leeuwen, West Maas en Waal

  • no. 7,066 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 14 of 16 in West Maas en Waal
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Scores per pillar

Kern Boven-Leeuwen is a spacious residential neighbourhood in West Maas en Waal with 1,490 residents. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 5.9. The profile is pronounced: safety scores 8.3, while amenities lags at 4.8.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
2.8 km
General practitioner
2.6 km
Primary school
0.7 km
Secondary school
3.2 km
Childcare
0.7 km
Train station
13.9 km
Hospital
5.1 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Café
0.4 km
Library
3.5 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
13.0
Violent crimes
1.2
Burglaries
0.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 419,000
Owner-occupied
69%
Single-family homes
91%
Built after 2000
14%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 11%25–45 22%45–65 30%65+ 23%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
38%
Single-person households
24%
Residents per km²
2,979

Nearby neighbourhoods

Buitengebied Boven-Leeuwen

West Maas en Waal

8.3

Bedrijventerrein Westerhout

Druten

7.6

Buitengebied Beneden-Leeuwen

West Maas en Waal

9.2

Kern Beneden-Leeuwen

West Maas en Waal

5.8

Verspreide huizen Druten

Druten

3.9

Verspreide huizen Puiflijk

Druten

9.8

Similar neighbourhoods

De Engel

Lisse

5.9

Burgemeesterswijk

Westland

5.9

Oudorperpolder-Noord

Alkmaar

5.9

Spaarndammerbuurt-Noordoost

Amsterdam

5.9

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Kern Boven-Leeuwen calculated?

Kern Boven-Leeuwen scores 5.9 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 Kern Boven-Leeuwen a safe neighbourhood?

Kern Boven-Leeuwen scores 8.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (13.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.