Donken, Nissewaard
About 2,150 people live in Donken, in 960 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 98% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is close to the national rate: 43.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €236,000; 49% of homes are owner-occupied and 49% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 18.3 km away, a supermarket 0.4 km and a GP 0.8 km.
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Is Donken a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 98% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 36% |
| Safety and nuisance | 9% |
| Social cohesion | 10% |
| Amenities | 50% |
| Housing stock | 8% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Donken safe?
| All registered crime | 43.7 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.9 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 9.8 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 3.7 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) | €236,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 49% / 51% |
| Apartments | 39% |
| Households with children | 42% |
| Single-person households | 36% |
| Age 65+ | 16% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.4 km |
| GP | 0.8 km |
| Primary school | 0.4 km |
| Secondary school | 2.8 km |
| Train station | 18.3 km |
| Hospital | 2.7 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Nissewaard
Akkers-Centrum · Kreken · Voorden · Dreven · Gaarden · Vriesland · Vogelenzang-Noord · Vogelenzang-Zuid · Ottersveen · Kikkerveen · Beverveen · Egel- en Salamanderveen
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU19301205. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.