neighbourhood in Westland
Westhof en Dijkpolder
2,495 residents · postal code 2685 · Part of Poeldijk, Westland
- no. 66 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 1 of 73 in Westland
Scores per pillar
With an overall grade of 10.0, among the country's top seventy neighbourhoods, Westhof en Dijkpolder in Poeldijk is an outlier at the summit. The new-build district — three-quarters constructed after 2000 — scores 9.8 on safety, 9.8 on social cohesion and 9.7 on housing, with fewer than twelve crimes per 1,000 people present. Almost all homes are owned (94 per cent) and nearly six in ten households have children. Only the station is far off, more than eight kilometres away.
Amenities nearby
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.
per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)
Housing
Who lives here
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Frequently asked questions
How is the grade for Westhof en Dijkpolder calculated?
Westhof en Dijkpolder scores 10.0 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 Westhof en Dijkpolder a safe neighbourhood?
Westhof en Dijkpolder scores 9.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (12.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.