Rivierenbuurt, Heemstede
About 1,765 people live in Rivierenbuurt, in 780 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 18% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is below the national rate: 30 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €590,000; 80% of homes are owner-occupied and 14% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 2.5 km away, a supermarket 1.6 km and a GP 1.7 km.
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Is Rivierenbuurt a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 18% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 96% |
| Safety and nuisance | 63% |
| Social cohesion | 35% |
| Amenities | 62% |
| Housing stock | 32% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Rivierenbuurt safe?
| All registered crime | 30 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 2.3 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 2.3 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 5.7 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) | €590,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 80% / 20% |
| Apartments | 16% |
| Households with children | 36% |
| Single-person households | 30% |
| Age 65+ | 25% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 1.6 km |
| GP | 1.7 km |
| Primary school | 1.4 km |
| Secondary school | 2.2 km |
| Train station | 2.5 km |
| Hospital | 5.4 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Heemstede
Schouwbroekerpolder · Kennemerduin en omgeving · Van Merlenbuurt en Valkenburgerplein e.o · Provincienbuurt · Heemsteedse Dreef, Schildersbuurt e.o. · Geleerdenbuurt · Zandvoortselaan en Berkenrode e.o. · Oude Dorp, Indische buurt en omgeving · Centrum · De Glip · Glipper Dreef en Staatsliedenbuurt · Manpad en Hartekamp
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU03970006. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.