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Laagraven

Laagraven has 2 neighbourhoods with 200 residents in total.

Bottom 2% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 18 of the 19 districts of Nieuwegein

Short answer: Laagraven scores 2.6 as a district of Nieuwegein, no. 18 of the 19 districts of Nieuwegein. Its highest neighbourhood grade is De Liesbosch (2.6). The district has 2 neighbourhoods with 200 residents in total.

Key figures for Laagraven

residents
200
neighbourhoods
2
km² of land
2.5

How Laagraven scores

Wealth & income

no grade

CBS publishes too few figures for this neighbourhood.

Why is there no grade

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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
118.1 per 1,000
Violent crime
6.9 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.2 per 1,000
Property crime
54.3 per 1,000
Vandalism
6.3 per 1,000

In 2025, 216 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
2.2 km
GP practice
2.7 km
Train station
4.0 km
Restaurant
0.9 km
Hospital
5.2 km
Café
0.2 km
Library
3.1 km
Motorway ramp
0.9 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.
Welfare recipients
0.0 per 1,000

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
121 inw/km²
Noise level
61 dB
Green surroundings
38%
Trees nearby
8%
Water share
6%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
588
Fine particles (PM2.5)
9.3 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
2.1 km
Childcare
2.1 km
Secondary school
3.5 km
Residents under 15
0%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Nieuwegein

Who lives here

Laagraven has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 58%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–150%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2510%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4558%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6519%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+8%

    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

    2.5larger than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    11%far fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    35%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    101far 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 Laagraven, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Laagraven

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1De Liesbosch2.6
  2. Buitengebied Laagraven