district in Hoeksche Waard
Strijen
Strijen has 3 neighbourhoods with 9,145 residents in total.
Strijen is a Hoeksche Waard polder village of over 9,100 residents, surrounded by open land towards the Hollandsch Diep. Safety scores 9.0 and quiet & nature 7.4 — the Oudeland van Strijen is a protected bird area. Amenities (5.5) sometimes require leaving the village. Overall: 6.7.
no. 10 of the 14 districts of Hoeksche Waard
Short answer: Strijen scores 6.7 as a district of Hoeksche Waard, no. 10 of the 14 districts of Hoeksche Waard. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Strijen Woonkern (7.4). The district has 3 neighbourhoods with 9,145 residents in total.
Key figures for Strijen
- residents
- 9,145
- neighbourhoods
- 3
- km² of land
- 50.4
How Strijen 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, 183 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.
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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.
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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 Strijen looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1514%
NL median 14%
- 15–2511%
NL median 11%
- 25–4521%
NL median 22%
- 45–6531%
NL median 28%
- 65+24%
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
32% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
34% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
2,378 — around 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 Strijen, weighted by population.
Neighbourhoods in Strijen
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