Kern-Dorp, Molenlanden
About 2,700 people live in Kern-Dorp, in 1,110 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 74% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 10 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €400,000; 77% of homes are owner-occupied and 19% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 3.8 km away, a supermarket 0.5 km and a GP 0.6 km.
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Is Kern-Dorp a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 74% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 27% |
| Safety and nuisance | 56% |
| Social cohesion | 43% |
| Amenities | 36% |
| Housing stock | 32% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Kern-Dorp safe?
| All registered crime | 10 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.4 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 1.9 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.7 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) | €400,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 77% / 23% |
| Apartments | 11% |
| Households with children | 40% |
| Single-person households | 26% |
| Age 65+ | 23% |
| Average income per resident | €31,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.5 km |
| GP | 0.6 km |
| Primary school | 0.4 km |
| Secondary school | 6.3 km |
| Train station | 3.8 km |
| Hospital | 6 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Molenlanden
Giessenburg-West · Giessenburg-Zuidwest · Giessen-Oudekerk-Dorp · Giessenburg-Oost · Giessenburg-Buitengebied-Zuid · Giessenburg-Buitengebied-Noord · Brandwijk-Vuilendam · Brandwijk-Zuid-Oost · Brandwijk-Zuid-West · Goudriaan-Oost · Brandwijk-Dorp · Goudriaan-Dorp
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU19780402. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.