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neighbourhood in Zuidplas

Esse Hoog

2,170 residents · postal code 2911 · Part of Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel wijk 04, Zuidplas

  • no. 831 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 9 of 47 in Zuidplas
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Scores per pillar

Esse Hoog, in Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel within the municipality of Zuidplas, scores high across almost the whole board: housing a 9.4, social cohesion a 9.1 and safety an 8.4 at 16.7 crimes per 1,000 people present. It is a prosperous family neighbourhood — 44 percent of households have children, eighty percent is owned and the average value is €527,000. Amenities and nature stay around the middle at 5.9 and 5.3.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.7 km
General practitioner
1.6 km
Primary school
2.0 km
Secondary school
2.7 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
1.6 km
Hospital
2.0 km
Restaurant
1.0 km
Café
1.2 km
Library
1.6 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
16.7
Violent crimes
0.8
Burglaries
0.7

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 527,000
Owner-occupied
80%
Single-family homes
83%
Built after 2000
26%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 17%15–25 12%25–45 21%45–65 31%65+ 20%
Average household size
2.5
Households with children
44%
Single-person households
24%
Residents per km²
5,399

Nearby neighbourhoods

Esse Laag

Zuidplas

8.8

Bomenbuurt

Zuidplas

2.8

Dorrestein-Zuid

Zuidplas

5.2

Esse Zoom Laag

Zuidplas

9.8

Zuidplas Dalen

Zuidplas

3.7

Kleinpolder

Zuidplas

4.3

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9.5

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Evenaar-West

Alphen aan den Rijn

9.5

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Esse Hoog calculated?

Esse Hoog scores 9.5 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 Esse Hoog a safe neighbourhood?

Esse Hoog scores 8.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (16.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.