Merwestein, Nieuwegein
About 1,650 people live in Merwestein, in 1,025 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 96% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well above the national rate: 80 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €261,000; 26% of homes are owner-occupied and 50% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 8.1 km away, a supermarket 0.7 km and a GP 1.4 km.
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Is Merwestein a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 96% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 21% |
| Safety and nuisance | 8% |
| Social cohesion | 8% |
| Amenities | 82% |
| Housing stock | 4% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Merwestein safe?
| All registered crime | 80 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.2 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 9.7 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 14.5 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) | €261,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 26% / 74% |
| Apartments | 96% |
| Households with children | 19% |
| Single-person households | 62% |
| Age 65+ | 14% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.7 km |
| GP | 1.4 km |
| Primary school | 1.2 km |
| Secondary school | 0.5 km |
| Train station | 8.1 km |
| Hospital | 1.7 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Nieuwegein
Nieuw Vreeswijk · Vreeswijk · Lekboulevard · Zandveld · Hoogzandveld-West · Hoogzandveld-Oost · Graven en Gravinnen · Schansen · Vesten · Hoven-West · Hoven-Oost · Hagen
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU03561400. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.