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Kuenenkwartier

Kuenenkwartier has 4 neighbourhoods with 5,710 residents in total.

Bottom 39% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 7 of the 11 districts of Beverwijk

Short answer: Kuenenkwartier scores 5.4 as a district of Beverwijk, no. 7 of the 11 districts of Beverwijk. Its strongest neighbourhood is Oostertuinen (7.4), the worst Kuenenplein (3.1). The district has 4 neighbourhoods with 5,710 residents in total.

Key figures for Kuenenkwartier

residents
5,710
neighbourhoods
4
km² of land
0.6

How Kuenenkwartier 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
26.2 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.9 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.8 per 1,000
Property crime
8.5 per 1,000
Vandalism
4.0 per 1,000

In 2025, 182 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
0.4 km
GP practice
0.6 km
Train station
2.1 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Hospital
1.9 km
Café
0.6 km
Library
0.9 km
Motorway ramp
1.4 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Beverwijk

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
€ 307,336
Welfare recipients
36.8 per 1,000
High incomes
12%
Low incomes
41%
Vacancy
2%
Owner-occupied
39%
Social housing
58%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
46%
Built after 2000
16%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Beverwijk

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
10,112 inw/km²
Noise level
55 dB
Green surroundings
32%
Trees nearby
7%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
3,566
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.2 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 Beverwijk

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
30%
Childcare
0.5 km
Secondary school
0.8 km
Residents under 15
15%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Beverwijk

Who lives here

Kuenenkwartier has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 31%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1515%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2510%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4531%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6525%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+19%

    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

    1.9smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    48%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    30%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    10,112far 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 Kuenenkwartier, weighted by population.

The best and worst neighbourhoods of Kuenenkwartier

The same total grade, the same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Kuenenkwartier.

Neighbourhoods in Kuenenkwartier

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Oostertuinen7.4
  2. 2De Naald5.7
  3. 3Plantage5.1
  4. 4Kuenenplein3.1