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Kern Boven-Leeuwen, West Maas en Waal

About 1,490 people live in Kern Boven-Leeuwen, in 625 households (CBS 2025).

Liveability is in the top 69% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).

Registered crime is well below the national rate: 11.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.

The average home value (WOZ) is €386,000; 68% of homes are owner-occupied and 26% are social housing.

The nearest train station is on average 13.9 km away, a supermarket 2.8 km and a GP 2.6 km.

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Is Kern Boven-Leeuwen a nice place to live?

Overall liveabilitytop 69% of Dutch areas
Surroundings45%
Safety and nuisance49%
Social cohesion47%
Amenities31%
Housing stock54%

Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.

Is Kern Boven-Leeuwen safe?

All registered crime11.4 per 1,000 NL 44.8
Home burglary0.7 NL 1.2
Violence3.4 NL 4.2
Bicycle theft0.7 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)€386,000
Owner-occupied / rented68% / 32%
Apartments9%
Households with children38%
Single-person households24%
Age 65+23%
Average income per resident–

CBS 2024

Distance to everyday places

Supermarket2.8 km
GP2.6 km
Primary school0.7 km
Secondary school3.2 km
Train station13.9 km
Hospital5.1 km

Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024

Other neighbourhoods in West Maas en Waal

Buitengebied Boven-Leeuwen · Buitengebied Beneden-Leeuwen · Kern Beneden-Leeuwen · Kern Dreumel · Buitengebied Dreumel · Buitengebied Appeltern · Kern Appeltern · Kern Maasbommel · Buitengebied Maasbommel · Buitengebied Altforst · Kern Altforst · Kern Wamel

Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU06680500. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.