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district in Nieuwegein

Plettenburg

Plettenburg has 1 neighbourhoods with 605 residents in total.

Bottom 1% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 19 of the 19 districts of Nieuwegein

Short answer: Plettenburg scores 2.5 as a district of Nieuwegein, no. 19 of the 19 districts of Nieuwegein. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Plettenburg (2.5). The district has 1 neighbourhood with 605 residents in total.

Key figures for Plettenburg

residents
605
neighbourhoods
1
km² of land
1.5

How Plettenburg 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
49.5 per 1,000
Violent crime
10.4 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.3 per 1,000
Property crime
20.1 per 1,000
Vandalism
3.4 per 1,000

In 2025, 77 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
2.3 km
GP practice
2.2 km
Train station
6.4 km
Restaurant
1.4 km
Hospital
3.2 km
Café
2.2 km
Library
2.8 km
Motorway ramp
0.6 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
€ 301,000
Welfare recipients
82.6 per 1,000
High incomes
12%
Low incomes
40%
Vacancy
3%
Owner-occupied
14%
Social housing
84%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
15%
Built after 2000
90%

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
406 inw/km²
Noise level
55 dB
Green surroundings
45%
Trees nearby
11%
Water share
19%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
855
Fine particles (PM2.5)
9.1 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
Households with children
20%
Childcare
1.9 km
Secondary school
1.3 km
Residents under 15
10%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Nieuwegein

Who lives here

Plettenburg has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 61%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1510%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2512%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4561%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6511%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+6%

    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

    1.6far smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    62%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    20%far fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    406far 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 Plettenburg, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Plettenburg

Sorted by total grade

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