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neighbourhood in Brunssum

De Eggen

1,735 residents · postal code 6442 · Part of Brunssum-Oost, Brunssum

  • no. 12,860 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 36 of 38 in Brunssum

Scores per pillar

De Eggen in eastern Brunssum is a post-war family neighbourhood where the numbers run against it: a €200k average value, 56 percent rental and nearly 46 crimes per 1,000 people present — almost double the median. Four in ten households have children. GP and school sit 500 metres away. Overall: 2.6.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.0 km
General practitioner
0.5 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
1.6 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
7.5 km
Hospital
0.8 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
0.8 km
Library
1.8 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
45.9
Violent crimes
3.6
Burglaries
1.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 200,000
Owner-occupied
44%
Single-family homes
92%
Built after 2000
18%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 18%15–25 12%25–45 24%45–65 28%65+ 17%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
40%
Single-person households
35%
Residents per km²
4,663

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for De Eggen calculated?

De Eggen scores 2.6 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 De Eggen a safe neighbourhood?

De Eggen scores 3.1 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (45.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.