neighbourhood in Zoetermeer
Palenstein
5,530 residents · postal code 2722 · Part of Dorp, Zoetermeer
- no. 10,414 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 19 of 24 in Zoetermeer
Scores per pillar
Safety
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CBS does not publish this for small or non-residential areas.
In Palenstein, an older district of Zoetermeer, 70 percent of homes are rented and barely a third are single-family. Property values stay well below the national median at €295,000. Amenities score highly (9.1), but social cohesion (3.4) and housing (4.2) are low. Almost half of households are single-person. Families with children make up nearly a third of households, and the age profile is mixed.
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
Nearby neighbourhoods
Stadscentrum
Zoetermeer
Dorp
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Driemanspolder
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Weidebuurt-Zuid
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Seghwaert-Zuid-West
Zoetermeer
Rokkehage c.a.
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Frequently asked questions
How is the grade for Palenstein calculated?
Palenstein scores 4.0 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.