Waters, Houten
About 2,190 people live in Waters, in 765 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 54% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 6.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €582,000; 90% of homes are owner-occupied and 9% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 3.2 km away, a supermarket 2.3 km and a GP 1.9 km.
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Is Waters a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 54% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 22% |
| Safety and nuisance | 57% |
| Social cohesion | 51% |
| Amenities | 50% |
| Housing stock | 46% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Waters safe?
| All registered crime | 6.4 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 0 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) | €582,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 90% / 10% |
| Apartments | 19% |
| Households with children | 59% |
| Single-person households | 16% |
| Age 65+ | 10% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 2.3 km |
| GP | 1.9 km |
| Primary school | 1 km |
| Secondary school | 3 km |
| Train station | 3.2 km |
| Hospital | 2.7 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Houten
Houten · Polders · Bouwen · Stenen · Muren · Castellum West · Castellum Oost · Schaften · Akkers · Bermen · Sloten · Velden
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU03211232. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.