Kern Hekendorp, Oudewater
About 430 people live in Kern Hekendorp, in 175 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 70% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 11.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €384,000; 74% of homes are owner-occupied and 21% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 6.8 km away, a supermarket 3.9 km and a GP 3.8 km.
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Is Kern Hekendorp a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 70% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 23% |
| Safety and nuisance | 65% |
| Social cohesion | 58% |
| Amenities | 23% |
| Housing stock | 57% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Kern Hekendorp safe?
| All registered crime | 11.6 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 4.7 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0 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) | €384,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 74% / 26% |
| Apartments | 1% |
| Households with children | 40% |
| Single-person households | 25% |
| Age 65+ | 15% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 3.9 km |
| GP | 3.8 km |
| Primary school | 3.7 km |
| Secondary school | 7.7 km |
| Train station | 6.8 km |
| Hospital | 9.5 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Oudewater
Hekendorpse buurt · Kern Oudewater · de Noort syde · Brede dijk · Klein Hekendorp · Kern Hoenkoop · Tappersheul · Rozendaal · Hoenkoopse buurt · Willeskop · Ruige weide · Kern Papekop
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU05890101. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.