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Buitengebied Kwintsheul

1,550 residents · postal code 2295 · Part of Kwintsheul, Westland

  • no. 520 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 8 of 73 in Westland
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Scores per pillar

Home to 1,550 residents, Buitengebied Kwintsheul is a rural area in Westland. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 9.7. The profile is pronounced: housing scores 9.8, while amenities lags at 5.3. Housing sits in the upper segment, with an average property value of €760k versus €422k nationally.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.3 km
General practitioner
1.3 km
Primary school
1.3 km
Secondary school
2.8 km
Childcare
1.3 km
Train station
6.5 km
Hospital
4.8 km
Restaurant
0.8 km
Café
2.1 km
Library
1.5 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
13.5
Violent crimes
1.0
Burglaries
0.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 760,000
Owner-occupied
92%
Single-family homes
100%
Built after 2000
54%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 21%15–25 14%25–45 23%45–65 29%65+ 13%
Average household size
2.8
Households with children
51%
Single-person households
20%
Residents per km²
485

Nearby neighbourhoods

Kwintsheul Centrumgebied

Westland

5.7

Suydervelt

Westland

7.0

Hofwijk en Oranjehof

Westland

6.7

Wateringen Centrumgebied

Westland

4.1

Buitengebied 1 wateringen

Westland

6.2

Buitengebied 1 Poeldijk

Westland

7.4

Similar neighbourhoods

Stripheldenbuurt Midden- west

Almere

9.7

Bloemendaal

Bloemendaal

9.7

Volendam-Blokgouw 4, 5 en 6

Edam-Volendam

9.7

Zandvoortselaan en Berkenrode en omgeving

Heemstede

9.7

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Buitengebied Kwintsheul calculated?

Buitengebied Kwintsheul scores 9.7 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 Kwintsheul a safe neighbourhood?

Buitengebied Kwintsheul scores 8.1 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (13.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.