district in Zuidplas
Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel wijk 04
Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel wijk 04 has 19 neighbourhoods with 23,455 residents in total.
Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel's fourth district is the young Zuidplas expansion with neighbourhoods such as Esse Hoog and Zuidplas Mossen, nineteen neighbourhoods and just over 23,000 residents. Amenities score 7.7 and the overall 7.1, marks that suit a planned family district in the deep polder. Safety (7.1) and wealth (7.0) hold up well; only quiet and nature gets no further than 4.6, despite all the open land around it. The families grade gives 7.3. A balanced, comfortable district between Rotterdam and Gouda.
no. 1 of the 4 districts of Zuidplas
Short answer: Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel wijk 04 scores 7.8 as a district of Zuidplas, no. 1 of the 4 districts of Zuidplas. Its strongest neighbourhood is Zuidplas Mossen (9.9), the worst Zuidplas Dalen (3.5). The district has 19 neighbourhoods with 23,455 residents in total.
Key figures for Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel wijk 04
- residents
- 23,455
- neighbourhoods
- 19
- km² of land
- 17.1
How Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel wijk 04 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.
In 2025, 927 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.
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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.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
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 figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
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Who lives here
The age profile of Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel wijk 04 looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1517%
NL median 14%
- 15–2512%
NL median 11%
- 25–4523%
NL median 22%
- 45–6527%
NL median 28%
- 65+21%
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
2.3 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
29% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
41% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
5,866 — far more 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 Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel wijk 04, weighted by population.
The best and worst neighbourhoods of Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel wijk 04
The same total grade, the same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel wijk 04.
Highest grades
Neighbourhoods in Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel wijk 04
Sorted by total grade
- 1Zuidplas Mossen9.9
- 2Dorrestein-Noord9.5
- 3Parkzoom9.4
- 4Esse Zoom Laag9.3
- 5Verspreide bebouwing Essepolder9.3
- 6Kern Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel9.3
- 7Kortenoord9.1
- 8Esse Hoog8.9
- 9Zuidplas Kruiden8.7
- 10Zuidplas Velden8.5
- 11Esse Laag8.4
- 12Dorrestein-Zuid6.7
- 13Kleinpolder5.3
- 14Verspreide bebouwing Zuidplaspolder Nieuwerkerk aan den IJss5.3
- 15Verspreide bebouwing Achter Esse4.9
- 16Recreatiepark Klein Hitland3.8
- 17Bomenbuurt3.6
- 18Zuidplas Dalen3.5
- –Bedrijventerrein De Hooge Veenen