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district in Uithoorn

De Kwakel

De Kwakel has 1 neighbourhoods with 3,780 residents in total.

Top 25% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 3 of the 11 districts of Uithoorn

Short answer: De Kwakel scores 8.2 as a district of Uithoorn, no. 3 of the 11 districts of Uithoorn. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Meerwijk (8.2). The district has 1 neighbourhood with 3,780 residents in total.

Key figures for De Kwakel

residents
3,780
neighbourhoods
1
km² of land
1.7

How De Kwakel 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
11.6 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.3 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.6 per 1,000
Property crime
3.5 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.4 per 1,000

In 2025, 52 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
0.7 km
GP practice
2.4 km
Train station
11.2 km
Restaurant
2.8 km
Hospital
2.4 km
Café
0.7 km
Library
4.0 km
Motorway ramp
1.7 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Uithoorn

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
€ 457,000
Welfare recipients
10.6 per 1,000
High incomes
21%
Low incomes
35%
Vacancy
5%
Owner-occupied
70%
Social housing
22%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
85%
Built after 2000
30%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Uithoorn

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
2,258 inw/km²
Noise level
55 dB
Green surroundings
48%
Trees nearby
4%
Water share
9%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
618
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.0 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 Uithoorn

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.6 km
Households with children
40%
Childcare
0.5 km
Secondary school
2.2 km
Residents under 15
15%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Uithoorn

Who lives here

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

Age profile

  • 0–1515%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2512%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4524%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6530%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+19%

    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

    2.3around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    30%around the average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    40%more than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    2,258around the 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 De Kwakel, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in De Kwakel

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Meerwijk8.2