Horstenbuurt-Noord, Alphen aan den Rijn
About 1,520 people live in Horstenbuurt-Noord, in 705 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 86% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 15.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €340,000; 64% of homes are owner-occupied and 32% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 4.5 km away, a supermarket 0.8 km and a GP 0.8 km.
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Is Horstenbuurt-Noord a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 86% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 28% |
| Safety and nuisance | 32% |
| Social cohesion | 13% |
| Amenities | 59% |
| Housing stock | 16% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Horstenbuurt-Noord safe?
| All registered crime | 15.8 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 0 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0 NL 5.5 |
Police-registered crime 2025. Centres with many visitors score high per resident because visitors are not residents.
Homes and people
| Average home value (WOZ) | €340,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 64% / 36% |
| Apartments | 19% |
| Households with children | 32% |
| Single-person households | 36% |
| Age 65+ | 22% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.8 km |
| GP | 0.8 km |
| Primary school | 0.3 km |
| Secondary school | 1.6 km |
| Train station | 4.5 km |
| Hospital | 1.7 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Alphen aan den Rijn
Herenweg · Horstenbuurt-Zuid · Ridderbuurt · Burgtenbuurt · Preludeweg · Componistenbuurt-Noord · Componistenbuurt-Zuid · Rijnoord · Planetenbuurt-Noord · Planetenbuurt-Zuid · De Heul · Groenoord
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU04840203. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.