Smitshoek, Barendrecht
About 725 people live in Smitshoek, in 280 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 52% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 24.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €389,000; 54% of homes are owner-occupied and 45% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 6.1 km away, a supermarket 1.7 km and a GP 1.9 km.
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Is Smitshoek a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 52% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 60% |
| Safety and nuisance | 23% |
| Social cohesion | 35% |
| Amenities | 75% |
| Housing stock | 42% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Smitshoek safe?
| All registered crime | 24.8 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.4 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 6.9 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) | €389,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 54% / 46% |
| Apartments | 8% |
| Households with children | 45% |
| Single-person households | 23% |
| Age 65+ | 19% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 1.7 km |
| GP | 1.9 km |
| Primary school | 1.4 km |
| Secondary school | 3.4 km |
| Train station | 6.1 km |
| Hospital | 2.6 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
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Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU04891225. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.