district in Nieuwkoop
Kern Nieuwkoop
Kern Nieuwkoop has 6 neighbourhoods with 9,260 residents in total.
The core of Nieuwkoop lies on the lakes of the same name, six neighbourhoods and over 9,200 residents around the village centre and the ribbon. Safety is the strongest pillar at 7.5, with quiet and nature (4.7) and wealth and income (6.7) around or above the middle. Only amenities stay just below the rest at 6.2. With an overall of 7.2, this water-rich peat village reads as a pleasant, safe and green residential area.
no. 11 of the 13 districts of Nieuwkoop
Short answer: Kern Nieuwkoop scores 7.2 as a district of Nieuwkoop, no. 11 of the 13 districts of Nieuwkoop. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Nieuwkoop Lintbebouwing (9.5). The district has 6 neighbourhoods with 9,260 residents in total.
Key figures for Kern Nieuwkoop
- residents
- 9,260
- neighbourhoods
- 6
- km² of land
- 16.6
How Kern Nieuwkoop 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, 209 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.
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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 Kern Nieuwkoop looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1516%
NL median 14%
- 15–2511%
NL median 11%
- 25–4522%
NL median 22%
- 45–6527%
NL median 28%
- 65+24%
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
2.4 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
30% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
38% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
3,955 — far 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 Kern Nieuwkoop, weighted by population.
Neighbourhoods in Kern Nieuwkoop
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