Nieuw Vreeswijk, Nieuwegein
About 1,045 people live in Nieuw Vreeswijk, in 455 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 74% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 23.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €427,000; 59% of homes are owner-occupied and 28% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 9.3 km away, a supermarket 1.6 km and a GP 0.7 km.
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Is Nieuw Vreeswijk a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 74% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 27% |
| Safety and nuisance | 37% |
| Social cohesion | 15% |
| Amenities | 70% |
| Housing stock | 23% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Nieuw Vreeswijk safe?
| All registered crime | 23.9 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 3.8 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 2.9 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) | €427,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 59% / 41% |
| Apartments | 35% |
| Households with children | 39% |
| Single-person households | 30% |
| Age 65+ | 20% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 1.6 km |
| GP | 0.7 km |
| Primary school | 0.7 km |
| Secondary school | 2.6 km |
| Train station | 9.3 km |
| Hospital | 3.5 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Nieuwegein
Vreeswijk · Merwestein · Lekboulevard · Hoogzandveld-West · Hoogzandveld-Oost · Zandveld · Graven en Gravinnen · Schansen · Vesten · Hoven-West · Hoven-Oost · Hagen
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU03561302. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.