Kern, Nissewaard
About 1,160 people live in Kern, in 715 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 95% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well above the national rate: 175 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €251,000; 44% of homes are owner-occupied and 41% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 15.2 km away, a supermarket 0.7 km and a GP 0.7 km.
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Is Kern a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 95% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 61% |
| Safety and nuisance | 4% |
| Social cohesion | 11% |
| Amenities | 79% |
| Housing stock | 14% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Kern safe?
| All registered crime | 175 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.9 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 19.8 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 9.5 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) | €251,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 44% / 56% |
| Apartments | 84% |
| Households with children | 19% |
| Single-person households | 61% |
| Age 65+ | 17% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.7 km |
| GP | 0.7 km |
| Primary school | 0.9 km |
| Secondary school | 1 km |
| Train station | 15.2 km |
| Hospital | 1.1 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Nissewaard
Molenwei · Oranjebuurt · Vogelbuurt · Centrum-Oost · Centrum-Zuid · Schiekamp-Noord · Schiekamp-Zuid · Hoogwerf-Noord · Hoogwerf-Zuid · Vierambachten · De Hoek-1 · De Hoek-2
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU19300101. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.