district in Gouda
Noord
Noord has 7 neighbourhoods with 10,670 residents in total.
Gouda-Noord consists of seven neighbourhoods with over 10,600 residents, from Ouwe Gouwe to Middenwillens. Amenities score highest at 8.5. Safety (5.3), wealth (5.4) and quiet & nature (5.1) sit at or below the national middle. The 6.9 overall describes a well-served, mixed district just under the national median.
no. 5 of the 9 districts of Gouda
Short answer: Noord scores 6.9 as a district of Gouda, no. 5 of the 9 districts of Gouda. Its strongest neighbourhood is Middenwillens (9.6), the worst Achterwillenseweg (3.5). The district has 7 neighbourhoods with 10,670 residents in total.
Key figures for Noord
- residents
- 10,670
- neighbourhoods
- 7
- km² of land
- 2.3
How Noord 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, 350 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.
Tick = Dutch median
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
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
The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Tick = Dutch median
Who lives here
The age profile of Noord looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1516%
NL median 14%
- 15–2511%
NL median 11%
- 25–4527%
NL median 22%
- 45–6525%
NL median 28%
- 65+20%
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
2.2 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
39% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
33% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
7,167 — 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 Noord, weighted by population.
The best and worst neighbourhoods of Noord
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Neighbourhoods in Noord
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