De Boezem, Papendrecht
About 795 people live in De Boezem, in 365 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 83% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is below the national rate: 31.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €350,000; 33% of homes are owner-occupied and 67% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 5.4 km away, a supermarket 1.1 km and a GP 1.2 km.
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Is De Boezem a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 83% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 50% |
| Safety and nuisance | 24% |
| Social cohesion | 14% |
| Amenities | 71% |
| Housing stock | 13% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is De Boezem safe?
| All registered crime | 31.4 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.3 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 5 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.3 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) | €350,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 33% / 67% |
| Apartments | 26% |
| Households with children | 31% |
| Single-person households | 31% |
| Age 65+ | 33% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 1.1 km |
| GP | 1.2 km |
| Primary school | 0.8 km |
| Secondary school | 0.9 km |
| Train station | 5.4 km |
| Hospital | 7.8 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Papendrecht
Schildersbuurt · Schrijversbuurt · Den Briel · Erasmusbuurt · Het Eiland · Centrum · Molenbuurt · Achterdijk · Kraaihoek Noord · Kraaihoek Zuid · Pontonniersbuurt · Het Zand
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU05900101. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.