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Buitengebied

Buitengebied has 3 neighbourhoods with 1,295 residents in total.

Bottom 6% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 14 of the 16 districts of Voorne aan Zee

Short answer: Buitengebied scores 2.9 as a district of Voorne aan Zee, no. 14 of the 16 districts of Voorne aan Zee. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Buitengebied (3.6). The district has 3 neighbourhoods with 1,295 residents in total.

Key figures for Buitengebied

residents
1,295
neighbourhoods
3
km² of land
20.8

How Buitengebied 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
34.5 per 1,000
Violent crime
5.9 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.6 per 1,000
Property crime
10.0 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.9 per 1,000

In 2025, 84 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
3.2 km
GP practice
3.6 km
Train station
29.4 km
Restaurant
1.1 km
Hospital
4.0 km
Café
2.5 km
Library
4.2 km
Motorway ramp
1.2 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Voorne aan Zee

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
€ 458,224
Welfare recipients
0.0 per 1,000
High incomes
24%
Low incomes
39%
Vacancy
20%
Owner-occupied
83%
Social housing
0%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
96%
Built after 2000
22%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Voorne aan Zee

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
129 inw/km²
Noise level
50 dB
Green surroundings
52%
Trees nearby
5%
Water share
1%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
238
Fine particles (PM2.5)
7.4 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 Voorne aan Zee

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
24%
Childcare
3.0 km
Secondary school
3.7 km
Residents under 15
10%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Voorne aan Zee

Who lives here

Buitengebied has strikingly few children under 15: 10%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1510%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2510%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4520%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6535%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+26%

    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

    2.0smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    42%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    23%far fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    129far 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 Buitengebied, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Buitengebied

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Buitengebied3.6
  2. 2Duinhoeck2.5
  3. 3Heliushaven2.5