district in Lopik
Lopik, Benschop en Polsbroek
Lopik, Benschop en Polsbroek has 14 neighbourhoods with 14,790 residents in total.
Lopik, Benschop and Polsbroek lie deep in the Green Heart, fourteen neighbourhoods holding 14,790 residents along the ribbon roads of Cabauw and Graaf. This is about space and quiet, scoring 7.0 on that pillar, and safety a strong 7.8. The countryside's trade-off is stated plainly, with amenities lowest at 4.8; the nearest shop is often a drive away. Wealth closes on 6.7.
Short answer: Lopik, Benschop en Polsbroek scores 7.7 as a district of Lopik. Its strongest neighbourhood is Benschop-Dorp (9.6), the worst Langs de Lekdijk Lopikerwaard (2.6). The district has 14 neighbourhoods with 14,790 residents in total.
Key figures for Lopik, Benschop en Polsbroek
- residents
- 14,790
- neighbourhoods
- 14
- km² of land
- 75.6
How Lopik, Benschop en Polsbroek 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, 279 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.
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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 Lopik, Benschop en Polsbroek looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1516%
NL median 14%
- 15–2513%
NL median 11%
- 25–4523%
NL median 22%
- 45–6528%
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
2.5 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
28% — fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
41% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
2,087 — 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 Lopik, Benschop en Polsbroek, weighted by population.
The best and worst neighbourhoods of Lopik, Benschop en Polsbroek
The same total grade, the same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Lopik, Benschop en Polsbroek.
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Neighbourhoods in Lopik, Benschop en Polsbroek
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