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Kern Simonshaven

Kern Simonshaven is a neighbourhood in the Simonshaven district of Nissewaard, with 350 residents and 196 homes. 53% of homes are owner-occupied and 73% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€319,000) is 4% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 13 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 19303301 · 5 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
350residents1 January 2025
€319,000average WOZ home valueNissewaard: €308,000
58%green within 500 mNissewaard: 27%
13services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Kern Simonshaven in NissewaardPostcodes in Kern Simonshaven highlighted; the rest of Nissewaard in grey
Map of Nissewaard with Kern Simonshaven highlighted

Who lives here.

350 residents in 190 households, 1.8 people per household on average; next to the figure for Nissewaard.

7%
aged 0–14
6%
aged 15–24
24%
aged 25–44
29%
aged 65 and over
37%
one-person households
18%
households with children

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Kern Simonshaven is €319,000, against €308,000 in Nissewaard.

196homes1 January 2025
73%single-family houses27% flats and apartments
53%owner-occupied40% housing association
11%built in the last ten years6% unoccupied
730 m³gas per home per yearNissewaard: 710 m³
2,680 kWhelectricity per home per yearNissewaard: 2,610 kWh
10%homes off the gas gridNissewaard: 7%
62%homes with solar panelsNissewaard: 39%

The WOZ value is the official valuation each Dutch municipality sets every year for property tax. It is not a sale price. The averages here use the valuation date of 1 January 2024.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

How households in Kern Simonshaven compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

37%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyNissewaard: 36%
16%in the top 20% nationallyNissewaard: 19%
0.9%of residents live below the poverty lineNissewaard: 2.7%
€101,000median household wealthNissewaard: €101,000
70.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workNissewaard: 69.0%
25%with a university or higher professional degreeNissewaard: 21%
16.0%of workers are self-employedNissewaard: 12.0%
1.2cars per householdNissewaard: 1.0

Statistics Netherlands ranks every household in the country by income. In a neighbourhood that matched the national mix exactly, 40% of households would fall in the lowest 40% nationally and 20% in the top 20%. Income on its own says nothing about what a place is like to live in.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2024: income, work and education (CC BY 4.0)

Safety.

Police registered 8 crimes in Kern Simonshaven in 2025. That is 22.9 per 1,000 residents, compared with 42.8 across Nissewaard.

Threats2
Other property crime2
Burglary of homes1
Vandalism and criminal damage1

Registered crime shows what becomes known to the police, not how safe a place feels, and not every crime is reported. Town centres, shopping areas and the streets around stations have few residents but many visitors, which pushes the rate per 1,000 residents up. The categories above are a selection; the total includes every registered crime.

Source: Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday distances.

Average distance by road for everyone living in Kern Simonshaven, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice2.8 km
Large supermarket2.9 km
Day nursery2.8 km
Primary school2.8 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km1.0
Primary pupils living here20
Secondary pupils living here0
Business premises45
Residents per km²1,773
Land area20 ha

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Nissewaard.

Poldergebied SimonshavenKerckhoekVogelenzang-ZuidKern ZuidlandVogelenzang-NoordHarregatSimonshaven district