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district in Nieuwegein

Blokhoeve

Blokhoeve has 1 neighbourhoods with 1,785 residents in total.

Top 39% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 4 of the 19 districts of Nieuwegein

Short answer: Blokhoeve scores 7.1 as a district of Nieuwegein, no. 4 of the 19 districts of Nieuwegein. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Blokhoeve (7.1). The district has 1 neighbourhood with 1,785 residents in total.

Key figures for Blokhoeve

residents
1,785
neighbourhoods
1
km² of land
0.5

How Blokhoeve 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
51.1 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.2 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.5 per 1,000
Property crime
35.2 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.6 per 1,000

In 2025, 132 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
0.6 km
GP practice
1.5 km
Train station
4.9 km
Restaurant
1.6 km
Hospital
4.3 km
Café
1.3 km
Library
3.2 km
Motorway ramp
1.5 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Nieuwegein

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
€ 489,000
Welfare recipients
5.6 per 1,000
High incomes
35%
Low incomes
27%
Vacancy
2%
Owner-occupied
79%
Social housing
14%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
52%
Built after 2000
100%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Nieuwegein

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
3,278 inw/km²
Noise level
55 dB
Green surroundings
52%
Trees nearby
12%
Water share
5%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
1,311
Fine particles (PM2.5)
9.2 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 Nieuwegein

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
1.5 km
Households with children
35%
Childcare
1.3 km
Secondary school
3.6 km
Residents under 15
17%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Nieuwegein

Who lives here

Blokhoeve has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 35%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1517%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2511%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4535%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6525%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+12%

    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

    2.2around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    38%more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    35%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    3,278far 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 Blokhoeve, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Blokhoeve

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Blokhoeve7.1