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district in Oudewater

Papekop

Papekop has 2 neighbourhoods with 380 residents in total.

Bottom 33% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 4 of the 4 districts of Oudewater

Short answer: Papekop scores 4.9 as a district of Oudewater, no. 4 of the 4 districts of Oudewater. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Diemerbroek (5.6). The district has 2 neighbourhoods with 380 residents in total.

Key figures for Papekop

residents
380
neighbourhoods
2
km² of land
4.9

How Papekop 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
23.0 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.8 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.8 per 1,000
Property crime
7.7 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.3 per 1,000

In 2025, 7 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
2.4 km
GP practice
3.0 km
Train station
8.2 km
Restaurant
0.7 km
Hospital
7.9 km
Café
0.7 km
Library
3.2 km
Motorway ramp
3.2 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Oudewater

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
€ 576,921
Welfare recipients
26.3 per 1,000
High incomes
25%
Low incomes
40%
Vacancy
6%
Owner-occupied
75%
Social housing
15%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
96%
Built after 2000
17%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Oudewater

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
465 inw/km²
Noise level
55 dB
Green surroundings
80%
Trees nearby
2%
Water share
5%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
44
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.4 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 Oudewater

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
3.0 km
Households with children
46%
Childcare
3.0 km
Secondary school
7.2 km
Residents under 15
17%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Oudewater

Who lives here

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

Age profile

  • 0–1517%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2513%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4517%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6532%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+22%

    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

    2.7larger than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    19%far fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    46%far more than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    465far 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 Papekop, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Papekop

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Diemerbroek5.6
  2. 2Kern Papekop3.9