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Beneden-Leeuwen

Beneden-Leeuwen has 2 neighbourhoods with 7,350 residents in total.

Top 37% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 2 of the 8 districts of West Maas en Waal

Short answer: Beneden-Leeuwen scores 7.2 as a district of West Maas en Waal, no. 2 of the 8 districts of West Maas en Waal. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Buitengebied Beneden-Leeuwen (9.0). The district has 2 neighbourhoods with 7,350 residents in total.

Key figures for Beneden-Leeuwen

residents
7,350
neighbourhoods
2
km² of land
9.6

How Beneden-Leeuwen 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
17.0 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.4 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.9 per 1,000
Property crime
5.4 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.9 per 1,000

In 2025, 163 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
0.6 km
GP practice
1.1 km
Train station
11.1 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Hospital
8.0 km
Café
3.2 km
Library
1.0 km
Motorway ramp
1.7 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in West Maas en Waal

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
€ 412,038
Welfare recipients
13.6 per 1,000
High incomes
18%
Low incomes
41%
Vacancy
4%
Owner-occupied
66%
Social housing
25%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
82%
Built after 2000
31%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in West Maas en Waal

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
2,053 inw/km²
Noise level
50 dB
Green surroundings
57%
Trees nearby
6%
Water share
5%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
796
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.9 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 West Maas en Waal

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.8 km
Households with children
34%
Childcare
0.9 km
Secondary school
1.0 km
Residents under 15
15%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in West Maas en Waal

Who lives here

The age profile of Beneden-Leeuwen looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1515%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–259%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4523%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6527%

    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

    2.2around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    31%around the average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    34%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    2,053less 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 Beneden-Leeuwen, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Beneden-Leeuwen

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Buitengebied Beneden-Leeuwen9.0
  2. 2Kern Beneden-Leeuwen6.8