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neighbourhood in Westland

Polanen

960 residents · postal code 2681 · Part of Monster, Westland

  • no. 8,757 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 64 of 73 in Westland

Scores per pillar

Home to 960 residents, Polanen is an urban residential neighbourhood in Westland. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 5.0. The profile is pronounced: safety scores 8.7, while socio-economic position lags at 3.0.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.3 km
General practitioner
0.3 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
3.6 km
Childcare
0.3 km
Train station
11.1 km
Hospital
4.6 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
1.7 km
Library
1.1 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
29.9
Violent crimes
0.5
Burglaries
0.2

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 323,000
Owner-occupied
39%
Single-family homes
57%
Built after 2000
0%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 18%15–25 13%25–45 23%45–65 25%65+ 20%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
38%
Single-person households
37%
Residents per km²
4,546

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Polanen calculated?

Polanen scores 5.0 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 Polanen a safe neighbourhood?

Polanen scores 8.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (29.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.