neighbourhood in Baarn

Nieuwe-Oosterhei

2,635 residents · postal code 3742 · Part of Baarn, Baarn

Top 25% in the Netherlands

Everything close by, little to spend

Two thirds of the surroundings of Nieuwe-Oosterhei is green space and the tree canopy is well above the national middle, and still the quiet pillar gets no further than 5.5. That lies in density and noise, both above the national middle — greenery alone does not make a neighbourhood quiet.

Wealth & income is the pronounced weak point at 4.1. The social assistance rate is almost five times that of the average Dutch neighbourhood, property values are below the median and the top income group is narrower than nationally.

Against that stand short distances: the supermarket and school are within five hundred metres and the station one and a half kilometres away. Those carry the 9.2 for amenities; the school around the corner does the same for the 8.8 for families.

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no. 11 of 21 in Baarn

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Is Nieuwe-Oosterhei a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Nieuwe-Oosterhei comes out at 21 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer than in most Dutch neighbourhoods.

The figures ⌄

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

20.9 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.4 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.4 per 1,000

Property crime

4.7 per 1,000

Vandalism

2.9 per 1,000

In 2025, 66 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Supermarket

0.3 km

GP practice

0.8 km

Train station

1.6 km

Restaurant

0.6 km

Hospital

2.3 km

Café

0.7 km

Library

1.3 km

Motorway ramp

2.0 km

Tick = Dutch median

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Wealth & income

What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.

Property value

€ 371,000

Welfare recipients

38.0 per 1,000

High incomes

13%

Low incomes

44%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

43%

Social housing

55%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes

77%

Built after 2000

14%

Tick = Dutch median

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Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.

Population density

6,898 inw/km²

Noise level

55 dB

Green surroundings

68%

Trees nearby

15%

Water share

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²

1,425

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.6 µg/m³

Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.

Tick = Dutch median

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Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Primary school

0.5 km

Households with children

35%

Childcare

0.5 km

Secondary school

1.2 km

Residents under 15

17%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

The age profile of Nieuwe-Oosterhei looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1517%
NL median 14%
15–2510%
NL median 11%
25–4527%
NL median 22%
45–6526%
NL median 28%
65+19%
NL median 22%

Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.

Average household size
2.1 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
39% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
35% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
6,898 — far more densely populated than average
NL median 2,364

Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade.

Frequently asked questions

Is Nieuwe-Oosterhei a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Nieuwe-Oosterhei comes out at 21 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer than in most Dutch neighbourhoods. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in Nieuwe-Oosterhei?

In Nieuwe-Oosterhei the police recorded 66 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (21 per 1,000) is not simply that count divided by the number of residents: we count residents plus workplaces, so a shopping street or station is not unfairly penalised, and for small counts we pull the figure towards the national average — otherwise a single incident would make a small neighbourhood look unsafe.

How is the grade for Nieuwe-Oosterhei calculated?

Nieuwe-Oosterhei scores 8.2 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh five equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income, quiet & nature and families — and see where Nieuwe-Oosterhei lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the five grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.