neighbourhood in Boxtel
Esch
1,850 residents · postal code 5296 · Part of Esch, Boxtel
- no. 1,961 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 4 of 19 in Boxtel
Scores per pillar
Esch scores a 9.7 for safety, among the highest in the country, with just 14 offences per 1,000 people present. The village is firmly rural: 91 per cent single-family homes, three-quarters owner-occupied and a density of barely 2,000 per square kilometre. The trade-off is access — the nearest GP is three kilometres away and a restaurant over three. Housing lags the rest at 5.8.
Amenities nearby
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.
per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)
Housing
Who lives here
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Frequently asked questions
How is the grade for Esch calculated?
Esch scores 8.9 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.
Is Esch a safe neighbourhood?
Esch scores 9.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (13.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.