Couwenhoek, Capelle aan den IJssel
About 300 people live in Couwenhoek, in 95 households (CBS 2024).
Liveability is in the top 26% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 23.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €662,000; 100% of homes are owner-occupied and 0% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 4.5 km away, a supermarket 1.1 km and a GP 0.9 km.
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Is Couwenhoek a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 26% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 66% |
| Safety and nuisance | 35% |
| Social cohesion | 77% |
| Amenities | 62% |
| Housing stock | 47% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Couwenhoek safe?
| All registered crime | 23.3 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 6.7 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) | €662,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 100% / 0% |
| Apartments | 0% |
| Households with children | 67% |
| Single-person households | 11% |
| Age 65+ | 1% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 1.1 km |
| GP | 0.9 km |
| Primary school | 0.6 km |
| Secondary school | 1.6 km |
| Train station | 4.5 km |
| Hospital | 5 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Capelle aan den IJssel
Dalenbuurt · Eilandenbuurt · Diepenbuurt · Waardenbuurt · De Baronie · Baaienbuurt · Paradijssel · Kievitlaan · Oude Kern · Beemster/Purmerhoek · Vuykterrein · Schermerhoek
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU05020444. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.