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district in Alphen-Chaam

Galder

Galder has 2 neighbourhoods with 1,090 residents in total.

Top 38% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 2 of the 6 districts of Alphen-Chaam

Short answer: Galder scores 7.2 as a district of Alphen-Chaam, no. 2 of the 6 districts of Alphen-Chaam. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Kern Galder (7.9). The district has 2 neighbourhoods with 1,090 residents in total.

Key figures for Galder

residents
1,090
neighbourhoods
2
km² of land
5.5

How Galder 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
16.5 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.5 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.0 per 1,000
Property crime
5.2 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.4 per 1,000

In 2025, 14 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
4.7 km
GP practice
5.9 km
Train station
10.8 km
Restaurant
0.8 km
Hospital
9.2 km
Café
5.5 km
Library
6.8 km
Motorway ramp
3.1 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Alphen-Chaam

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
€ 538,514
Welfare recipients
9.2 per 1,000
High incomes
26%
Low incomes
30%
Vacancy
6%
Owner-occupied
83%
Social housing
8%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
97%
Built after 2000
29%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Alphen-Chaam

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
1,665 inw/km²
Noise level
47 dB
Green surroundings
64%
Trees nearby
11%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
118
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.4 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 Alphen-Chaam

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.6 km
Households with children
37%
Childcare
0.7 km
Secondary school
7.5 km
Residents under 15
17%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Alphen-Chaam

Who lives here

The age profile of Galder looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1517%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–258%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4522%

    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

    2.4around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    23%fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    37%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    1,665less 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 Galder, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Galder

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Kern Galder7.9
  2. 2Buitengebied Galder5.5