Snijdelwijk, Alphen aan den Rijn
About 1,855 people live in Snijdelwijk, in 740 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 85% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 17.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €326,000; 41% of homes are owner-occupied and 54% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 1.2 km away, a supermarket 0.4 km and a GP 1.9 km.
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Is Snijdelwijk a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 85% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 53% |
| Safety and nuisance | 25% |
| Social cohesion | 15% |
| Amenities | 58% |
| Housing stock | 20% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Snijdelwijk safe?
| All registered crime | 17.3 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 1.1 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 3.2 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) | €326,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 41% / 59% |
| Apartments | 23% |
| Households with children | 42% |
| Single-person households | 28% |
| Age 65+ | 20% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.4 km |
| GP | 1.9 km |
| Primary school | 0.8 km |
| Secondary school | 1 km |
| Train station | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | 9.4 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Alphen aan den Rijn
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Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU04847009. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.