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Edelstenenwijk

Edelstenenwijk has 1 neighbourhoods with 3,405 residents in total.

Top 24% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 10 of the 25 districts of Dijk en Waard

Short answer: Edelstenenwijk scores 8.2 as a district of Dijk en Waard, no. 10 of the 25 districts of Dijk en Waard. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Edelstenenwijk (8.2). The district has 1 neighbourhood with 3,405 residents in total.

Key figures for Edelstenenwijk

residents
3,405
neighbourhoods
1
km² of land
0.6

How Edelstenenwijk 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
21.9 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.2 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.7 per 1,000
Property crime
7.2 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.4 per 1,000

In 2025, 89 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
1.1 km
GP practice
0.8 km
Train station
1.5 km
Restaurant
0.9 km
Hospital
1.5 km
Café
2.4 km
Library
0.8 km
Motorway ramp
1.7 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Dijk en Waard

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
€ 360,000
Welfare recipients
8.8 per 1,000
High incomes
17%
Low incomes
37%
Vacancy
1%
Owner-occupied
84%
Social housing
11%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
99%
Built after 2000
3%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Dijk en Waard

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
5,974 inw/km²
Noise level
52 dB
Green surroundings
42%
Trees nearby
11%
Water share
2%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
2,119
Fine particles (PM2.5)
7.5 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 Dijk en Waard

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.4 km
Households with children
41%
Childcare
0.4 km
Secondary school
1.6 km
Residents under 15
17%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Dijk en Waard

Who lives here

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

Age profile

  • 0–1517%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2511%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4524%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6525%

    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

    24%fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    41%more than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    5,974far 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 Edelstenenwijk, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Edelstenenwijk

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Edelstenenwijk8.2