The best neighbourhoods for families in Etten-Leur
9.5Number 1Grauwe Polder 3The best neighbourhood for families in Etten-Leur is Grauwe Polder 3 (9.5), with 35% of households with children and childcare 0.3 km away. They are spread across Etten-Leur: 10 in the south, 7 in the north and 4 in the west. These are mostly small areas: 15 of the 25 have fewer than 1,000 residents. Of the 44 neighbourhoods in Etten-Leur with a families grade, 21 reach a 7.0 or higher. Etten-Leur as a whole comes out at a 7.5, against a 6.2 for the middle neighbourhood in the country — one grade for a whole municipality says little about the street you live in.
In the neighbourhood where the average resident of Etten-Leur lives, 35% of households have children — the national median is 35%. On this page that ranges from 11% in Noord 4 to 57% in Noord landelijk gebied 3.
Check je wijk rating from 1 to 10 · figures for 2025
The 10 best neighbourhoods for families in Etten-Leur
Number 1
Grauwe Polder 3
1,960 residents
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- 29.4
De Keen
3,525 residents
43% households with children · childcare 0.4 km
- 39.4
Noord 3
935 residents
40% households with children · childcare 0.4 km
- 49.4
Baai 2
885 residents
37% households with children · childcare 0.2 km
- 58.8
Banakkers 1
865 residents
32% households with children · childcare 0.6 km
- 68.8
Baai 1
775 residents
31% households with children · childcare 0.3 km
- 78.8
Grauwe Polder 2
530 residents
39% households with children · childcare 0.8 km
- 88.7
Schoenmakershoek
4,120 residents
50% households with children · childcare 0.7 km
- 98.4
Het Hooghuis
5,050 residents
37% households with children · childcare 0.5 km
- 108.3
Sander-Banken 2
605 residents
32% households with children · childcare 0.5 km
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- 118.2
Noord 1
680 residents
32% households with children · childcare 0.5 km
- 128.0
Baai 3
840 residents
46% households with children · childcare 0.7 km
- 138.0
Attelaken
335 residents
51% households with children · childcare 0.4 km
- 148.0
De Streek
1,230 residents
54% households with children · childcare 1.1 km
- 157.9
Hoge Neerstraat
1,365 residents
45% households with children · childcare 0.5 km
- 167.9
Grauwe Polder 4
1,670 residents
36% households with children · childcare 0.6 km
- 177.6
Noord 2
870 residents
29% households with children · childcare 0.5 km
- 187.4
Banakkers 4
605 residents
37% households with children · childcare 0.6 km
- 197.4
Banakkers 3
1,565 residents
29% households with children · childcare 0.5 km
- 207.2
Sander-Banken 1
435 residents
14% households with children · childcare 0.2 km
- 217.1
Grauwe Polder 5
665 residents
20% households with children · childcare 0.5 km
- 226.9
Grauwe Polder 1
1,180 residents
28% households with children · childcare 0.6 km
- 236.9
Banakkers 2
535 residents
21% households with children · childcare 0.5 km
- 246.8
Centrum West 2
700 residents
38% households with children · childcare 0.9 km
- 256.5
Sander-Banken 3
1,885 residents
45% households with children · childcare 1.0 km
- 266.3
Noord landelijk gebied 3
105 residents
57% households with children · childcare 1.5 km
- 276.3
Baai 4
775 residents
36% households with children · childcare 0.8 km
- 286.3
De Grient
1,330 residents
35% households with children · childcare 0.8 km
- 296.2
Centrum Oost 2
1,215 residents
30% households with children · childcare 0.4 km
- 306.2
Centrum Oost 1
1,420 residents
29% households with children · childcare 0.4 km
- 316.1
Sander-Banken 4
1,215 residents
32% households with children · childcare 0.7 km
- 325.4
Centrum West 1
1,075 residents
25% households with children · childcare 0.6 km
- 335.0
Centrum Oost 3
1,030 residents
18% households with children · childcare 0.3 km
- 344.8
Centrum Zuid
765 residents
12% households with children · childcare 0.7 km
- 354.7
Zuid landelijk gebied 1
245 residents
39% households with children · childcare 1.1 km
- 364.4
Noord 4
320 residents
11% households with children · childcare 0.8 km
- 374.1
Zuid landelijk gebied 3
300 residents
43% households with children · childcare 2.0 km
- 383.6
Noord landelijk gebied 1
340 residents
32% households with children · childcare 2.0 km
- 393.4
Zuid landelijk gebied 2
385 residents
35% households with children · childcare 1.4 km
- 403.3
Midden landelijk gebied
250 residents
30% households with children · childcare 1.6 km
- 413.2
Noord landelijk gebied 4
145 residents
34% households with children · childcare 2.0 km
- 423.1
Zuid landelijk gebied 4
245 residents
33% households with children · childcare 2.9 km
- 432.9
Noord landelijk gebied 2
230 residents
32% households with children · childcare 2.8 km
Frequently asked questions
How is this list ranked?
On what is around the corner for children: distance to primary school, childcare and secondary school, the share of households with children and the share of children in the area.
Why is Grauwe Polder 3 at the top?
Grauwe Polder 3 scores a 9.5 on this list, with 35% of households with children and childcare 0.3 km away. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Etten-Leur that has a grade for this measure.
How often are these figures updated?
The figures come from the CBS neighbourhood statistics for 2025. Both are published once a year; the list is recalculated as soon as a new edition appears.