Zuid-Scharwoude West, Dijk en Waard
About 1,645 people live in Zuid-Scharwoude West, in 685 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 46% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 21.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €383,000; 83% of homes are owner-occupied and 13% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 4 km away, a supermarket 0.7 km and a GP 0.5 km.
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Is Zuid-Scharwoude West a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 46% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 70% |
| Safety and nuisance | 37% |
| Social cohesion | 43% |
| Amenities | 51% |
| Housing stock | 65% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Zuid-Scharwoude West safe?
| All registered crime | 21.9 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 2.4 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.8 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) | €383,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 83% / 17% |
| Apartments | 4% |
| Households with children | 39% |
| Single-person households | 27% |
| Age 65+ | 24% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.7 km |
| GP | 0.5 km |
| Primary school | 0.7 km |
| Secondary school | 1.5 km |
| Train station | 4 km |
| Hospital | 3.9 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Dijk en Waard
Zuid-Scharwoude Oost · Mayersloot Noord · Westerdel Noord · Duizend Eilandenrijk Noord · Buitengebied Noord-Scharwoude · Broek op Langedijk kern · Noord-Scharwoude West · Westerdel Zuid · Noord-Scharwoude Oost · Mayersloot Zuid · Duizend Eilandenrijk Zuid · Buitengebied Oudkarspel
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU19800302. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.