Vesten, Nieuwegein
About 1,740 people live in Vesten, in 725 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 85% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 19.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €355,000; 67% of homes are owner-occupied and 21% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 8.5 km away, a supermarket 0.7 km and a GP 1 km.
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Is Vesten a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 85% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 27% |
| Safety and nuisance | 19% |
| Social cohesion | 16% |
| Amenities | 74% |
| Housing stock | 16% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Vesten safe?
| All registered crime | 19.5 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.7 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 0.6 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.6 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) | €355,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 67% / 33% |
| Apartments | 18% |
| Households with children | 44% |
| Single-person households | 28% |
| Age 65+ | 16% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.7 km |
| GP | 1 km |
| Primary school | 0.6 km |
| Secondary school | 1 km |
| Train station | 8.5 km |
| Hospital | 2.2 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Nieuwegein
Schansen · Graven en Gravinnen · Hoogzandveld-Oost · Hoogzandveld-West · Hoven-West · Hoven-Oost · Lekboulevard · Hagen · Vreeswijk · Blokhoeve · Nieuw Vreeswijk · Merwestein
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU03561001. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.