West, Ridderkerk
About 3,590 people live in West, in 1,730 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 91% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well above the national rate: 68.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €308,000; 40% of homes are owner-occupied and 56% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 4.5 km away, a supermarket 0.6 km and a GP 0.6 km.
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Is West a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 91% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 22% |
| Safety and nuisance | 14% |
| Social cohesion | 12% |
| Amenities | 78% |
| Housing stock | 11% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is West safe?
| All registered crime | 68.2 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.8 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 6.7 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 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) | €308,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 40% / 60% |
| Apartments | 63% |
| Households with children | 26% |
| Single-person households | 44% |
| Age 65+ | 37% |
| Average income per resident | €28,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.6 km |
| GP | 0.6 km |
| Primary school | 1 km |
| Secondary school | 0.7 km |
| Train station | 4.5 km |
| Hospital | 1.6 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Ridderkerk
Centrum · Oost · Drievliet · Het Zand · Slikkerveer · Bolnes · Rijsoord · Oostendam · Donkersloot
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU05970200. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.