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Waverveen

Waverveen has 2 neighbourhoods with 805 residents in total.

Bottom 39% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 7 of the 8 districts of De Ronde Venen

Short answer: Waverveen scores 5.4 as a district of De Ronde Venen, no. 7 of the 8 districts of De Ronde Venen. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Waverveen Buitengebied (5.8). The district has 2 neighbourhoods with 805 residents in total.

Key figures for Waverveen

residents
805
neighbourhoods
2
km² of land
12

How Waverveen 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
19.6 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.7 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.7 per 1,000
Property crime
7.2 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.6 per 1,000

In 2025, 15 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
3.9 km
GP practice
4.2 km
Train station
11.3 km
Restaurant
2.5 km
Hospital
5.6 km
Café
3.9 km
Library
4.3 km
Motorway ramp
2.3 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in De Ronde Venen

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
€ 606,453
Welfare recipients
0.0 per 1,000
High incomes
23%
Low incomes
36%
Vacancy
5%
Owner-occupied
80%
Social housing
10%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
88%
Built after 2000
21%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in De Ronde Venen

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
1,131 inw/km²
Noise level
50 dB
Green surroundings
80%
Trees nearby
2%
Water share
2%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
57
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.0 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 De Ronde Venen

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
4.1 km
Households with children
35%
Childcare
2.6 km
Secondary school
4.5 km
Residents under 15
16%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in De Ronde Venen

Who lives here

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

Age profile

  • 0–1516%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2510%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4522%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6531%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+22%

    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

    33%around the average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    35%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    1,131far 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 Waverveen, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Waverveen

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Waverveen Buitengebied5.8
  2. 2Waverveen4.5