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Buitengebied Woerden-West

Buitengebied Woerden-West has 2 neighbourhoods with 375 residents in total.

Bottom 32% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 8 of the 8 districts of Woerden

Short answer: Buitengebied Woerden-West scores 4.8 as a district of Woerden, no. 8 of the 8 districts of Woerden. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Barwoutswaarder (6.0). The district has 2 neighbourhoods with 375 residents in total.

Key figures for Buitengebied Woerden-West

residents
375
neighbourhoods
2
km² of land
7.7

How Buitengebied Woerden-West 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
37.1 per 1,000
Violent crime
6.7 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.9 per 1,000
Property crime
9.4 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.9 per 1,000

In 2025, 33 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
1.7 km
GP practice
2.1 km
Train station
4.5 km
Restaurant
1.2 km
Hospital
4.9 km
Café
1.9 km
Library
3.5 km
Motorway ramp
1.0 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Woerden

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
€ 579,133
Welfare recipients
0.0 per 1,000
High incomes
28%
Low incomes
32%
Vacancy
6%
Owner-occupied
89%
Social housing
0%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
82%
Built after 2000
4%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Woerden

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
52 inw/km²
Noise level
48 dB
Green surroundings
81%
Trees nearby
2%
Water share
2%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
485
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 Woerden

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
1.7 km
Households with children
33%
Childcare
1.8 km
Secondary school
2.9 km
Residents under 15
9%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Woerden

Who lives here

Buitengebied Woerden-West has strikingly few children under 15: 9%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–159%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2514%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4521%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6536%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+20%

    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

    26%fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    33%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    52far 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 Woerden-West, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Buitengebied Woerden-West

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Barwoutswaarder6.0
  2. 2Rietveld4.5