district in Capelle aan den IJssel
Middelwatering West
Middelwatering West has 7 neighbourhoods with 8,060 residents in total.
no. 8 of the 9 districts of Capelle aan den IJssel
Short answer: Middelwatering West scores 5.4 as a district of Capelle aan den IJssel, no. 8 of the 9 districts of Capelle aan den IJssel. Its strongest neighbourhood is Schildersbuurt (8.3), the worst Valeriusbuurt (2.6). The district has 7 neighbourhoods with 8,060 residents in total.
Key figures for Middelwatering West
- residents
- 8,060
- neighbourhoods
- 7
- km² of land
- 1.2
How Middelwatering West 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.
In 2025, 442 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.
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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.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Tick = Dutch median
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The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
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
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The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
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Who lives here
The age profile of Middelwatering West looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1515%
NL median 14%
- 15–2513%
NL median 11%
- 25–4527%
NL median 22%
- 45–6522%
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
2.0 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
43% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
30% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
6,854 — far 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 Middelwatering West, weighted by population.
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Neighbourhoods in Middelwatering West
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