BH west, Hardinxveld-Giessendam
About 1,830 people live in BH west, in 785 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 94% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 16.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €295,000; 48% of homes are owner-occupied and 50% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 1.3 km away, a supermarket 0.3 km and a GP 4 km.
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Is BH west a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 94% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 19% |
| Safety and nuisance | 30% |
| Social cohesion | 16% |
| Amenities | 35% |
| Housing stock | 16% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is BH west safe?
| All registered crime | 16.4 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.5 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 1.6 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.1 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) | €295,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 48% / 52% |
| Apartments | 25% |
| Households with children | 40% |
| Single-person households | 34% |
| Age 65+ | 17% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.3 km |
| GP | 4 km |
| Primary school | 0.6 km |
| Secondary school | 5.5 km |
| Train station | 1.3 km |
| Hospital | 7.4 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Hardinxveld-Giessendam
BH oost · Tienmorgen · Rvierdijk oost · Rivierdijk west · De Peulen-Oost · Giessendam-West · Blauwe Zoom · Giessendam Over 't Spoor · De Sluisweg · Bedrijventerrein Langeveer · Parallelweg · Wielwijk-noord
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU05230301. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.