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district in Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten

Gerwen

Gerwen has 2 neighbourhoods with 2,250 residents in total.

Top 16% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 2 of the 3 districts of Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten

Short answer: Gerwen scores 8.9 as a district of Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten, no. 2 of the 3 districts of Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Gerwen (9.2). The district has 2 neighbourhoods with 2,250 residents in total.

Key figures for Gerwen

residents
2,250
neighbourhoods
2
km² of land
10.1

How Gerwen 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
14.8 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.9 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.0 per 1,000
Property crime
5.9 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.1 per 1,000

In 2025, 35 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
2.6 km
GP practice
2.4 km
Train station
7.0 km
Restaurant
0.7 km
Hospital
6.7 km
Café
0.8 km
Library
2.0 km
Motorway ramp
1.0 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten

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
€ 576,613
Welfare recipients
17.8 per 1,000
High incomes
24%
Low incomes
37%
Vacancy
4%
Owner-occupied
86%
Social housing
9%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
97%
Built after 2000
20%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten

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
520 inw/km²
Noise level
48 dB
Green surroundings
68%
Trees nearby
19%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
280
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.5 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 Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.7 km
Households with children
37%
Childcare
0.6 km
Secondary school
2.9 km
Residents under 15
15%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten

Who lives here

The age profile of Gerwen looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1515%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2510%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4521%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6529%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+25%

    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

    2.4around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    23%fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    37%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    520far 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 Gerwen, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Gerwen

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Gerwen9.2
  2. 2Verspreide huizen Gerwen6.8