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Westeinde

115 residents · postal code 2381 · Part of Westeinde, Zoeterwoude

Top 29% in the Netherlands

How we calculate

Westeinde is a rural area in Zoeterwoude with 115 residents. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 7.9 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: wealth and income scores 9.8, while safety lags at 5.4. Housing sits in the upper segment, with an average property value of €851k versus €422k nationally. For families it stands at 5.4.

  • no. 3,705 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 8 of 17 in Zoeterwoude

This neighbourhood has few residents; figures are indicative.

How Westeinde scores

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The figures

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
Total crime
27.4 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.3 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.6 per 1,000
Property crime
12.6 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.1 per 1,000

In 2025, 3 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
1.2 km
GP practice
1.0 km
Train station
4.3 km
Restaurant
1.1 km
Hospital
7.8 km
Café
4.8 km
Library
1.3 km
Motorway ramp
1.2 km

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

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
€ 851,000
Welfare recipients
0.0 per 1,000
Vacancy
3%
Owner-occupied
88%
Social housing
0%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
100%
Built after 2000
20%

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
48 inw/km²
Noise level
57 dB
Green surroundings
76%
Trees nearby
4%
Water share
3%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
270
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.2 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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The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
1.5 km
Households with children
43%
Childcare
1.3 km
Secondary school
4.4 km
Residents under 15
15%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Westeinde has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 31%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1515%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2511%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4515%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6527%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+31%

    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

    2.8larger than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    19%far fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    43%more than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    48far less 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 Westeinde calculated?

Westeinde scores 7.9 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 Westeinde 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.

Is Westeinde a safe neighbourhood?

Westeinde scores 5.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (27.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

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