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Voorweg

255 residents · postal code 2716 · Part of Meerzicht, Zoetermeer

  • no. 2,419 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 3 of 24 in Zoetermeer
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Scores per pillar

Voorweg is a rural area in Zoetermeer with 255 residents. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 8.6. Scores are fairly even, with amenities (8.4) as the strongest pillar.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.8 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
1.3 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
1.6 km
Hospital
4.5 km
Restaurant
0.7 km
Café
1.7 km
Library
1.3 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
16.3
Violent crimes
2.3
Burglaries
0.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 418,000
Owner-occupied
52%
Single-family homes
83%
Built after 2000
3%
Income per resident
€ 37,000

Who lives here

0–15 12%15–25 13%25–45 13%45–65 27%65+ 35%
Average household size
2.5
Households with children
46%
Single-person households
25%
Residents per km²
673

Nearby neighbourhoods

Rokkeveen-West

Zoetermeer

8.2

Plannenbuurt-Noord

Zoetermeer

3.7

Veldenbuurt-West

Zoetermeer

7.6

Dorp

Zoetermeer

7.4

Driemanspolder

Zoetermeer

4.9

Rokkehage c.a.

Zoetermeer

8.3

Similar neighbourhoods

Sportpark Middenmeer-Zuid

Amsterdam

8.6

Bakkershaag

Renkum

8.6

Erp Zuid

Meierijstad

8.6

Het Slot e.o.

Zeist

8.6

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Voorweg calculated?

Voorweg scores 8.6 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 Voorweg a safe neighbourhood?

Voorweg scores 7.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (16.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.