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Goudswaard

Goudswaard has 2 neighbourhoods with 2,055 residents in total.

Top 33% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 7 of the 14 districts of Hoeksche Waard

Short answer: Goudswaard scores 7.5 as a district of Hoeksche Waard, no. 7 of the 14 districts of Hoeksche Waard. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Goudswaard Woonkern (8.4). The district has 2 neighbourhoods with 2,055 residents in total.

Key figures for Goudswaard

residents
2,055
neighbourhoods
2
km² of land
23.8

How Goudswaard 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
16.5 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.7 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.2 per 1,000
Property crime
4.0 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.0 per 1,000

In 2025, 32 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
1.0 km
GP practice
1.0 km
Train station
25.4 km
Restaurant
7.0 km
Hospital
9.9 km
Café
8.0 km
Library
10.5 km
Motorway ramp
6.2 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Hoeksche 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
€ 343,212
Welfare recipients
14.6 per 1,000
High incomes
20%
Low incomes
40%
Vacancy
2%
Owner-occupied
69%
Social housing
24%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
93%
Built after 2000
15%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Hoeksche 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
2,216 inw/km²
Noise level
42 dB
Green surroundings
58%
Trees nearby
3%
Water share
2%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
204
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 Hoeksche 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
0.9 km
Households with children
36%
Childcare
0.9 km
Secondary school
10.0 km
Residents under 15
15%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Hoeksche Waard

Who lives here

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

Age profile

  • 0–1515%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2511%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4522%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6528%

    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

    27%fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    36%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    2,216around the 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 Goudswaard, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Goudswaard

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Goudswaard Woonkern8.4
  2. 2Goudswaard Buitengebied4.3