neighbourhood in Deurne

Houtenhoek

1,130 residents · postal code 5751 · Part of Deurne, Deurne

Bottom 13% in the Netherlands

Houtenhoek is an urban residential neighbourhood in Deurne with 1,130 residents. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 3.4 out of 10. Scores are fairly even, with safety (4.7) as the strongest pillar. For families it stands at 8.4.

no. 11,502 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 21 of 26 in Deurne

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Amenities

no grade

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The figures ⌄

Safety

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

Total crime

22.4 per 1,000

Violent crime

3.0 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.3 per 1,000

Property crime

4.6 per 1,000

Vandalism

4.5 per 1,000

In 2025, 26 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

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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

€ 342,000

Welfare recipients

44.2 per 1,000

Owner-occupied

50%

Social housing

47%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

100%

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

4,358 inw/km²

Noise level

53 dB

Green surroundings

45%

Trees nearby

11%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,215

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.8 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.

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Families

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

Households with children

38%

Residents under 15

16%

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Who lives here

Houtenhoek has strikingly many young people aged 15 to 25: 14%, against 11% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1516%
NL median 14%
15–2514%
NL median 11%
25–4525%
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
2.2 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
36% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
38% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
4,358 — 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

How is the grade for Houtenhoek calculated?

Houtenhoek scores 3.4 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Houtenhoek lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.

Is Houtenhoek a safe neighbourhood?

Houtenhoek scores 4.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (22.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.