Kern Alphen, West Maas en Waal
About 835 people live in Kern Alphen, in 390 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 71% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 13.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €375,000; 68% of homes are owner-occupied and 28% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 11.9 km away, a supermarket 3.7 km and a GP 3.8 km.
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Is Kern Alphen a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 71% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 59% |
| Safety and nuisance | 66% |
| Social cohesion | 56% |
| Amenities | 11% |
| Housing stock | 57% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Kern Alphen safe?
| All registered crime | 13.2 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 0 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) | €375,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 68% / 32% |
| Apartments | 6% |
| Households with children | 28% |
| Single-person households | 34% |
| Age 65+ | 24% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 3.7 km |
| GP | 3.8 km |
| Primary school | 0.4 km |
| Secondary school | 8.9 km |
| Train station | 11.9 km |
| Hospital | 12.5 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in West Maas en Waal
Buitengebied Alphen · Kern Altforst · Buitengebied Altforst · Kern Appeltern · Buitengebied Appeltern · Kern Beneden-Leeuwen · Buitengebied Beneden-Leeuwen · Kern Boven-Leeuwen · Buitengebied Boven-Leeuwen · Kern Dreumel · Buitengebied Dreumel · Kern Maasbommel
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU06680100. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.