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The districts of Vijfheerenlanden

Vijfheerenlanden has 62,575 residents (2026), spread across 39 districts and 88 neighbourhoods.

Top 34% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

Families packed close together

As a municipality, Vijfheerenlanden sits at 7.5, better than 66% of the neighbourhoods in the Netherlands. Families lift that grade with 8.1; quiet and nature hold it back at 5.2. The highest neighbourhood grades sit in Broekgraaf-Zuid (9.9), the lowest in Batenstein (3.3). That is 6.6 points of difference inside one municipality.

Key figures for Vijfheerenlanden

residents
62,575
districts
39
neighbourhoods
88
km² of land
146

How Vijfheerenlanden 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
21.5 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.4 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.7 per 1,000
Property crime
7.3 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.4 per 1,000

In 2025, 1,653 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

The safest neighbourhoods in VijfheerenlandenThe most dangerous neighbourhoods in Vijfheerenlanden

The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
1.0 km
GP practice
1.2 km
Train station
7.2 km
Restaurant
1.2 km
Hospital
5.9 km
Café
1.5 km
Library
1.9 km
Motorway ramp
1.7 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Vijfheerenlanden

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
€ 414,662
Welfare recipients
13.5 per 1,000
High incomes
21%
Low incomes
37%
Vacancy
3%
Owner-occupied
65%
Social housing
28%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
81%
Built after 2000
25%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Vijfheerenlanden

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
5,048 inw/km²
Noise level
52 dB
Green surroundings
57%
Trees nearby
7%
Water share
3%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
923
Fine particles (PM2.5)
9.0 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.

Tick = Dutch median

The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Vijfheerenlanden

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.7 km
Households with children
41%
Childcare
0.8 km
Secondary school
3.4 km
Residents under 15
18%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Vijfheerenlanden

Who lives here

Vijfheerenlanden has strikingly many children under 15: 18%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1518%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2511%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4526%

    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

    2.4around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    30%around the average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    40%more than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    5,040far 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. Average of the neighbourhoods in Vijfheerenlanden, weighted by population.

Other rankings

All districts of Vijfheerenlanden

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Schoonrewoerd9.5
  2. 2Leerdam buitengebied9.4
  3. 3Amaliastein9.2
  4. 4Hagestein8.9
  5. 5Ameide8.8
  6. 6Oosterwijk8.8
  7. 7Leerdam-Noord8.6
  8. 8Meerkerk8.6
  9. 9Everdingen8.6
  10. 10Leerdam-Oost8.5
  11. 11Lexmond8.5
  12. 12Tienhoven aan de Lek buitengebied8.5
  13. 13Schoonrewoerd buitengebied8.5
  14. 14Hei- en Boeicop buitengebied8.3
  15. 15Hoef en Haag8.2
  16. 16Hei- en Boeicop8.2
  17. 17Kedichem8.1
  18. 18Kedichem buitengebied8.1
  19. 19Nieuw Schaik8.0
  20. 20Zijderveld7.7
  21. 21Everdingen buitengebied7.6
  22. 22Monnikenhof7.5
  23. 23Leerdam-West6.9
  24. 24Lexmond buitengebied6.9
  25. 25Vianen centrum6.3
  26. 26Leerbroek buitengebied6.3
  27. 27Nieuwland6.2
  28. 28Nieuwland buitengebied5.8
  29. 29De Hagen5.6
  30. 30Hagestein buitengebied5.5
  31. 31Meerkerk buitengebied5.4
  32. 32Zijderveld buitengebied5.4
  33. 33Leerbroek5.2
  34. 34Vianen buitengebied5.1
  35. 35Ameide buitengebied5.1
  36. 36Tienhoven aan de Lek4.8
  37. 37Leerdam centrum4.2
  38. 38Vianen bedrijventerrein2.8
  39. Ossenwaard