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neighbourhood in Woerden

Waterrijk

3,100 residents · postal code 3446 · Part of Woerden-Oost, Woerden

  • no. 7 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 1 of 30 in Woerden

Scores per pillar

Waterrijk in Woerden achieves one of the highest overall grades in the country: a 10.0. Built entirely after 2000, the area scores a 9.9 for housing, a 9.8 for cohesion and a 9.5 for safety, with barely 13 crimes per 1,000 people present. More than half of households include children and 93 percent of homes are owner-occupied. The average home value of €633,000 sits well above the national median.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.0 km
General practitioner
1.0 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
0.8 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
2.8 km
Hospital
2.3 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
2.7 km
Library
3.6 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
12.8
Violent crimes
0.8
Burglaries
0.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 633,000
Owner-occupied
93%
Single-family homes
68%
Built after 2000
100%
Income per resident
€ 49,000

Who lives here

0–15 20%15–25 15%25–45 21%45–65 33%65+ 10%
Average household size
2.7
Households with children
51%
Single-person households
24%
Residents per km²
6,087

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Waterrijk calculated?

Waterrijk 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 Waterrijk a safe neighbourhood?

Waterrijk scores 9.5 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (12.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.