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district in Nieuwegein

Lekboulevard

Lekboulevard has 1 neighbourhoods with 1,680 residents in total.

Bottom 14% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 13 of the 19 districts of Nieuwegein

Short answer: Lekboulevard scores 3.5 as a district of Nieuwegein, no. 13 of the 19 districts of Nieuwegein. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Lekboulevard (3.5). The district has 1 neighbourhood with 1,680 residents in total.

Key figures for Lekboulevard

residents
1,680
neighbourhoods
1
km² of land
0.5

How Lekboulevard 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
31.9 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.8 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.3 per 1,000
Property crime
16.2 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.5 per 1,000

In 2025, 66 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
0.9 km
Train station
10.4 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Hospital
3.2 km
Café
0.4 km
Library
3.8 km
Motorway ramp
0.5 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
€ 355,000
Welfare recipients
23.8 per 1,000
High incomes
15%
Low incomes
40%
Vacancy
6%
Owner-occupied
50%
Social housing
37%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
25%
Built after 2000
0%

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
3,403 inw/km²
Noise level
58 dB
Green surroundings
52%
Trees nearby
6%
Water share
24%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
1,181
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
0.8 km
Households with children
22%
Childcare
0.9 km
Secondary school
2.8 km
Residents under 15
11%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Nieuwegein

Who lives here

Lekboulevard has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 41%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1511%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–257%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4519%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6522%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+41%

    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

    1.8smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    51%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    22%far fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    3,403far 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 Lekboulevard, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Lekboulevard

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Lekboulevard3.5