Planetenbuurt-Noord, Alphen aan den Rijn
About 1,715 people live in Planetenbuurt-Noord, in 695 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 96% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 25.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €266,000; 48% of homes are owner-occupied and 43% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 3.8 km away, a supermarket 0.4 km and a GP 1 km.
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Is Planetenbuurt-Noord a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 96% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 57% |
| Safety and nuisance | 12% |
| Social cohesion | 7% |
| Amenities | 70% |
| Housing stock | 4% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Planetenbuurt-Noord safe?
| All registered crime | 25.1 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.2 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 5.8 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 2.3 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) | €266,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 48% / 52% |
| Apartments | 61% |
| Households with children | 45% |
| Single-person households | 33% |
| Age 65+ | 16% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.4 km |
| GP | 1 km |
| Primary school | 1.1 km |
| Secondary school | 0.7 km |
| Train station | 3.8 km |
| Hospital | 0.6 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Alphen aan den Rijn
Rijnoord · Planetenbuurt-Zuid · Componistenbuurt-Zuid · Componistenbuurt-Noord · Preludeweg · Burgtenbuurt · Horstenbuurt-Zuid · Horstenbuurt-Noord · Herenweg · Ridderbuurt · Steinenbuurt · Paddestoelenbuurt
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU04840210. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.