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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.

Large supermarket
0.4 km
General practitioner
3.0 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
3.3 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
4.0 km
Hospital
4.5 km
Restaurant
3.3 km
Café
0.3 km
Library
5.3 km

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.

Total crimes
13.5
Violent crimes
0.6
Burglaries
0.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 431,000
Owner-occupied
74%
Single-family homes
91%
Built after 2000
16%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 13%15–25 12%25–45 19%45–65 32%65+ 24%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
35%
Single-person households
28%
Residents per km²
2,048

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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.