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district in Barendrecht

Waterkant

Waterkant has 1 neighbourhoods with 1,745 residents in total.

Bottom 31% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 22 of the 22 districts of Barendrecht

Short answer: Waterkant scores 4.8 as a district of Barendrecht, no. 22 of the 22 districts of Barendrecht. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Waterkant (4.8). The district has 1 neighbourhood with 1,745 residents in total.

Key figures for Waterkant

residents
1,745
neighbourhoods
1
km² of land
0.2

How Waterkant 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
18.9 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.7 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.2 per 1,000
Property crime
6.2 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.9 per 1,000

In 2025, 38 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
0.8 km
GP practice
2.0 km
Train station
5.0 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Hospital
2.0 km
Café
3.4 km
Library
0.5 km
Motorway ramp
1.1 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Barendrecht

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
€ 416,000
Welfare recipients
11.5 per 1,000
High incomes
24%
Low incomes
37%
Vacancy
2%
Owner-occupied
57%
Social housing
21%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
61%
Built after 2000
30%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Barendrecht

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
7,544 inw/km²
Noise level
57 dB
Green surroundings
35%
Trees nearby
3%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
1,359
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.6 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 Barendrecht

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.5 km
Households with children
35%
Childcare
0.5 km
Secondary school
2.7 km
Residents under 15
14%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Barendrecht

Who lives here

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

Age profile

  • 0–1514%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2511%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4519%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6529%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+27%

    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

    2.2around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    32%around the average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    35%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    7,544far 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 Waterkant, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Waterkant

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Waterkant4.8