The districts of West Maas en Waal

West Maas en Waal has 20,595 residents (2026), spread across 8 districts and 16 neighbourhoods.

Top 39% of the Netherlands

Safe, but everything is a drive away

West Maas en Waal averages 7.1, which puts the municipality above 61% of Dutch neighbourhoods. Safety lifts that grade with 7.9; amenities hold it back at 5.2. The highest neighbourhood grades sit in Buitengebied Beneden-Leeuwen (9.0), the lowest in Buitengebied Appeltern (4.8). That is 4.2 points of difference inside one municipality.

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residents: 20,595
districts: 8
neighbourhoods: 16
km² of land: 76.2

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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

16.6 per 1,000

Violent crime

1.8 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.7 per 1,000

Property crime

5.3 per 1,000

Vandalism

1.8 per 1,000

In 2025, 406 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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Amenities

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

Supermarket

1.8 km

GP practice

1.6 km

Train station

12.0 km

Restaurant

1.2 km

Hospital

9.9 km

Café

2.1 km

Library

2.7 km

Motorway ramp

1.6 km

Tick = Dutch median

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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

€ 440,715

Welfare recipients

9.7 per 1,000

High incomes

19%

Low incomes

39%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

73%

Social housing

19%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

86%

Built after 2000

22%

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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

1,776 inw/km²

Noise level

47 dB

Green surroundings

63%

Trees nearby

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

434

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.7 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

0.8 km

Households with children

35%

Childcare

1.0 km

Secondary school

4.4 km

Residents under 15

15%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

The age profile of West Maas en Waal looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1515%
NL median 14%
15–2510%
NL median 11%
25–4523%
NL median 22%
45–6530%
NL median 28%
65+23%
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
2.3 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
30% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
34% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
1,776 — 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. Average of the neighbourhoods in West Maas en Waal, weighted by population.