neighbourhood in Zwartewaterland

Pieperpolder

55 residents · postal code 8281 · Part of Kamperzeedijk, Zwartewaterland

Bottom 15% in the Netherlands

Pieperpolder is a rural area in Zwartewaterland with 55 residents. On the national yardstick its total score is 3.6. The profile is pronounced: space and quiet scores 9.2, while amenities lags at 2.7.

no. 11,138 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 29 of 32 in Zwartewaterland

This neighbourhood has few residents; figures are indicative.

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Wealth & income

no grade

CBS publishes too few figures for this neighbourhood.

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Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

25.9 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.5 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.7 per 1,000

Property crime

10.8 per 1,000

Vandalism

2.3 per 1,000

In 2025, 0 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

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Amenities

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

Supermarket

6.3 km

GP practice

6.0 km

Train station

9.4 km

Restaurant

2.1 km

Hospital

10.7 km

Café

6.2 km

Library

6.1 km

Motorway ramp

1.4 km

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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

11 inw/km²

Noise level

38 dB

Green surroundings

74%

Trees nearby

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

Fine particles (PM2.5)

7.0 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.

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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

2.0 km

Households with children

71%

Childcare

2.0 km

Secondary school

6.9 km

Residents under 15

24%

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Who lives here

Pieperpolder has strikingly many young people aged 15 to 25: 24%, against 11% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1524%
NL median 14%
15–2524%
NL median 11%
25–4515%
NL median 22%
45–6531%
NL median 28%
65+4%
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
3.9 — far larger than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
14% — far fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
71% — far more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
11 — far 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 Pieperpolder calculated?

Pieperpolder scores 3.6 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 Pieperpolder 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 Pieperpolder a safe neighbourhood?

Pieperpolder scores 5.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (25.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.