Owner-occupied dwellings: 75%, against 58% in the municipality of Nieuwegein.
75% of the homes are owner-occupied, 17 percentage points more than in Nieuwegein (58%).
Key figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
75%
▲17 percentage points higher than Nieuwegein (58%)
Social housing
0%
▼29 percentage points lower than Nieuwegein (29%)
Private rent
25%
▲11 percentage points higher than Nieuwegein (14%)
Single-family dwellings
80%
▲23 percentage points higher than Nieuwegein (57%)
Built 1975–1991
15%
▼36 percentage points lower than Nieuwegein (51%)
Built 1945–1964
15%
▲12 percentage points higher than Nieuwegein (3%)
Built 2016 and later
5%
▼6 percentage points lower than Nieuwegein (11%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
75%
▲17 percentage points higher than Nieuwegein (58%)
Social housing
0%
▼29 percentage points lower than Nieuwegein (29%)
Private rent
25%
▲11 percentage points higher than Nieuwegein (14%)
Single-family dwellings
80%
▲23 percentage points higher than Nieuwegein (57%)
Built 1975–1991
15%
▼36 percentage points lower than Nieuwegein (51%)
Built 1945–1964
15%
▲12 percentage points higher than Nieuwegein (3%)
Built 2016 and later
5%
▼6 percentage points lower than Nieuwegein (11%)
Dwellings by type
80% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes80%
Multi-family homes20%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by build period
50% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 3% in the municipality of Nieuwegein.
Before 194550%
1945-196415%
1975-199115%
1992-200515%
2016 and later5%
Explanation
Based on 20 dwellings with a registered construction year in the BAG (verblijfsobjecten whose pand has no usable bouwjaar, such as 1005 or 9999, are excluded).
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
02 · Safety
Too few residents for a rate per resident: these are counts.
Buitengebied Laagraven has too few residents for a reliable rate per 1,000 residents (under 200), so counts are shown instead of a comparison. In 2025, 31 crimes were registered, against 9 in 2021. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Registered crimes, 2025
31
▲up from 9 in 2021
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Registered crimes, 2025
31
▲up from 9 in 2021
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Registered crime per year
31 crimes were registered in Buitengebied Laagraven in 2025 (9 in 2021).
Registered crimes, 2025
31
up from 9 in 2021
Explanation
Too few residents for a reliable per-1,000 figure (threshold 200) — registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED.
The largest category in Buitengebied Laagraven is 'Theft and burglary': 20 in 2025.
Theft and burglary20
Vandalism and public order4
Traffic3
Violence and threats2
Other and withheld2
Fraud and scams0
Environmental0
Explanation
Too few residents for a reliable per-1,000 figure (threshold 200). Four categories are structurally withheld at buurt level (sex offences, child pornography, child prostitution, other integrity offences); the gap with the published total is shown under 'other'.
In 2024, police in Buitengebied Laagraven registered 14 traffic accidents, of which 3 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
FatalInjuryMaterial damage only
Explanation
Registered accidents (BRON, Rijkswaterstaat); material-damage-only accidents have not been systematically registered since roughly 2010 and are not comparable between areas. This area shows only accidents with an exactly known location (roughly 80-85% of all registered accidents); the rest is known only at street, intersection or gemeente level. The comparison with the gemeente therefore also uses only the gemeente's exactly-located accidents, which is why that figure is lower than on the gemeente's own page.
Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024
03 · Living environment
Green space is below the Nieuwegein average.
Agricultural land is the largest land use in Buitengebied Laagraven, covering 48% of the area, against 12% in Nieuwegein. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 17% of the area, 3 percentage points below the 20% in Nieuwegein.
Key figures
Green (parks, sport, nature)
17%
▼3 percentage points lower than Nieuwegein (20%)
Built-up, share of the area
1%
▼48 percentage points lower than Nieuwegein (49%)
Agriculture, share of the area
48%
▲36 percentage points higher than Nieuwegein (12%)
Water, share of the area
29%
▲19 percentage points higher than Nieuwegein (10%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
17%
▼3 percentage points lower than Nieuwegein (20%)
Built-up, share of the area
1%
▼48 percentage points lower than Nieuwegein (49%)
Agriculture, share of the area
48%
▲36 percentage points higher than Nieuwegein (12%)
Water, share of the area
29%
▲19 percentage points higher than Nieuwegein (10%)
Land use
17% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 20% in the municipality of Nieuwegein.
Traffic4.6%
Built-up1.1%
Other built-up0.6%
Recreation12.1%
Agriculture48.3%
Forest and nature4.6%
Water28.7%
Explanation
Every share is calculated as a percentage of the TOTAL area (land and water together, peiljaar 2022); water is therefore one of the slices itself, not a separate whole. Green is the sum of recreational terrain (parks, sport fields, allotments, day recreation) and natural terrain (forest, open natural terrain) — agricultural land is not counted as green here.
Source: CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022
Distance to amenities
A daycare lies here at an average road distance of 3100 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
3,700 m
–
GP practice
4,500 m
–
Primary school
3,900 m
–
Daycare
3,100 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
0
Explanation
Average road distance from every address in this buurt to the nearest amenity, and the average count within 1 km — a buurt average, not a distance from one address.
Source: CBS proximity statistics 2025
04 · Residents
The population is shrinking, while it grows in Nieuwegein.
Buitengebied Laagraven has 40 inhabitants (2026), or 31 per km² (99% lower than in Nieuwegein). In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Nieuwegein was 76%, 2 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 19% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2024
-11%
▼lower than Nieuwegein (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Nieuwegein
76%
▼2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+5%
▲higher than Nieuwegein (+2%)
Married
62%
▲24 percentage points higher than Nieuwegein (38%)
Dutch origin
60%
▼4 percentage points lower than Nieuwegein (64%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2024
-11%
▼lower than Nieuwegein (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Nieuwegein
76%
▼2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+5%
▲higher than Nieuwegein (+2%)
Married
62%
▲24 percentage points higher than Nieuwegein (38%)
Dutch origin
60%
▼4 percentage points lower than Nieuwegein (64%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 11% between 2024 and 2026, to 40.
Residents, 2026
40
-11% since 2024
Nieuwegein +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 31 residents per km², this buurt is 99% less densely populated than the municipality of Nieuwegein.
Residents per km²31
Dwellings per km²16.1
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, almost no children were born; almost no one died.
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
38% of residents are between 65 and 80.
15 to 2510
25 to 455
45 to 6510
65 to 8015
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
62% of residents are married.
Never married10
Married25
Widowed5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
60% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands30
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)10
Outside Europe10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Nieuwegein; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 76% of eligible voters in Nieuwegein voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 19% of the valid votes.
Municipality of NieuwegeinThe Netherlands
D66
17.2%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
19.5%
16.7%
VVD
13.7%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
13.5%
12.8%
CDA
10%
11.8%
JA21
6.2%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.5%
4.5%
BBB
1.4%
2.6%
Other
14%
14.4%
Explanation
Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes. A voter may vote at any polling station in their own gemeente; there is therefore no reliable buurt- or wijk-level result. This figure is the whole gemeente's own result.
Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025
05 · More figures
More figures
43% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 19 percentage points more than in Nieuwegein (24%).
Key figures
Cars not on petrol (2025)
43%
▲19 percentage points higher than Nieuwegein (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2024
−7 pp
▼lower than Nieuwegein (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
65%
▼25 percentage points lower than Nieuwegein (90%)
Assembly, share of addresses
13%
▲13 percentage points higher than Nieuwegein (0%)
Industrial, share of addresses
16%
▲12 percentage points higher than Nieuwegein (4%)
Multi-family dwellings
20%
▼17 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
25%
▲11 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
75%
▲18 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
43%
▲19 percentage points higher than Nieuwegein (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2024
−7 pp
▼lower than Nieuwegein (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
65%
▼25 percentage points lower than Nieuwegein (90%)
Assembly, share of addresses
13%
▲13 percentage points higher than Nieuwegein (0%)
Industrial, share of addresses
16%
▲12 percentage points higher than Nieuwegein (4%)
Multi-family dwellings
20%
▼17 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
25%
▲11 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
75%
▲18 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Passenger cars by fuel type
43% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 24% in the municipality of Nieuwegein (2025).
Petrol57.1%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)42.9%
Explanation
CBS splits passenger cars into 'petrol' and 'other fuel' only. That second category bundles diesel, LPG, electric (including hybrid), hydrogen, alcohol, LNG and CNG together — CBS publishes no separate electric-car count per buurt, wijk or gemeente, so this is not the same as an 'electric share'.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Share on other fuel per year
The share of passenger cars not running on petrol went from 50% to 43% between 2024 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
43%▲ 19 percentage points above Nieuwegein (24%)
-7 pp since 2024
Nieuwegein +2 pp
Explanation
See the 'Passenger cars by fuel type' card for what 'other fuel' covers — this is not the share of electric cars.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Vehicles by kind
In 2025, 35 passenger cars and 5 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars35
Motorcycles5
Explanation
At this level CBS publishes only passenger cars and motorcycles, no vans or trucks.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Addresses by building use
65% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (16%).
Residential64.5%
Office12.9%
Assembly12.9%
Industrial16.1%
Sports3.2%
Other6.5%
Explanation
Based on 31 verblijfsobjecten in use. An object with several registered uses (e.g. a flat above a shop) is counted under each of them, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
Biggest difference from the Netherlands
31 residents per km²: 94% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²31
NL 539▼ −94% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings20%
NL 37%▼ −46% vs NL
Private rent25%
NL 14%▲ +79% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings75%
NL 57%▲ +32% vs NL
Single-family dwellings80%
NL 63%▲ +27% vs NL
Explanation
The 5 characteristics that differ most from the national average, ranked by log ratio (so a halving and a doubling count as equally different); the shown percentage is the ordinary difference against the Netherlands.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026