Buitengebied Schalkwijk West, Houten
About 290 people live in Buitengebied Schalkwijk West, in 120 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 25% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is below the national rate: 37.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €695,000; 83% of homes are owner-occupied and 1% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 5.3 km away, a supermarket 2.7 km and a GP 2.5 km.
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Is Buitengebied Schalkwijk West a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 25% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 33% |
| Safety and nuisance | 92% |
| Social cohesion | 89% |
| Amenities | 25% |
| Housing stock | 74% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Buitengebied Schalkwijk West safe?
| All registered crime | 37.9 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 0 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 3.4 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) | €695,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 83% / 17% |
| Apartments | 7% |
| Households with children | 36% |
| Single-person households | 21% |
| Age 65+ | 28% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 2.7 km |
| GP | 2.5 km |
| Primary school | 2.4 km |
| Secondary school | 6.2 km |
| Train station | 5.3 km |
| Hospital | 5.5 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 BU03215192. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.