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Snel en Polanen

5,665 residents · postal code 3446 · Part of Woerden-Oost, Woerden

  • no. 490 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 2 of 30 in Woerden

Scores per pillar

Snel en Polanen, a district of Woerden, pairs a high overall score (9.7) with heavy ownership: 82 percent of homes are owner-occupied. Safety (9.3) and social cohesion (8.9) are strong, and with 45 percent of households raising children the area is clearly geared to families. Property values of €484,000 sit above the median. Nature, at 5.3, is the weakest pillar.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.5 km
General practitioner
1.4 km
Primary school
0.7 km
Secondary school
1.0 km
Childcare
0.7 km
Train station
2.1 km
Hospital
1.4 km
Restaurant
0.7 km
Café
2.0 km
Library
2.8 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
15.1
Violent crimes
0.5
Burglaries
0.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 484,000
Owner-occupied
82%
Single-family homes
78%
Built after 2000
13%
Income per resident
€ 40,000

Who lives here

0–15 17%15–25 13%25–45 21%45–65 34%65+ 15%
Average household size
2.5
Households with children
45%
Single-person households
25%
Residents per km²
5,310

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Snel en Polanen calculated?

Snel en Polanen 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 Snel en Polanen a safe neighbourhood?

Snel en Polanen scores 9.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (15.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.