neighbourhood in Zoetermeer

Seghwaert-Zuid-West

7,235 residents · postal code 2724 · Part of Palenstein, Zoetermeer

Top 26% in the Netherlands

In Seghwaert-Zuid-West the pillars sit far apart: amenities score 8.1, while space and quiet stalls at 2.9. Wealth and income reaches only the lower middle at 4.6, and the total comes to 8.1. Just over half of homes are owner-occupied and six in ten are single-family; as a family neighbourhood it scores 9.4. At 322,000 euro the average sits below the national median. Safety figures are missing for this Zoetermeer district.

no. 3,331 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 5 of 24 in Zoetermeer

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Safety

no grade

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The figures ⌄

Amenities

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

Supermarket

0.6 km

GP practice

0.6 km

Train station

3.8 km

Restaurant

0.6 km

Hospital

1.9 km

Café

0.7 km

Library

2.3 km

Motorway ramp

3.0 km

Tick = Dutch median

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Wealth & income

What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.

Property value

€ 322,000

Welfare recipients

20.7 per 1,000

High incomes

20%

Low incomes

35%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

58%

Social housing

40%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes

61%

Built after 2000

Tick = Dutch median

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Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.

Population density

7,908 inw/km²

Noise level

53 dB

Green surroundings

57%

Trees nearby

14%

Water share

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²

3,216

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.7 µg/m³

Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.

Tick = Dutch median

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Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Primary school

0.4 km

Households with children

34%

Childcare

0.4 km

Secondary school

0.5 km

Residents under 15

16%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Seghwaert-Zuid-West has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 28%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1516%
NL median 14%
15–2511%
NL median 11%
25–4528%
NL median 22%
45–6525%
NL median 28%
65+21%
NL median 22%

Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.

Average household size
2.1 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
39% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
34% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
7,908 — far more densely populated than average
NL median 2,364

Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade.

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Seghwaert-Zuid-West calculated?

Seghwaert-Zuid-West scores 8.1 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Seghwaert-Zuid-West lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.