neighbourhood in Doetinchem

Overstegen - oost

1,750 residents · postal code 7002 · Part of Overstegen, Doetinchem

Bottom 22% in the Netherlands

Plenty of space, less prosperity

The 3.2 for wealth & income in Overstegen - oost is one of the few scores on this site that holds up on every single component. The property value stands at a bit over half the national median, the share of higher incomes at slightly more than half the Dutch middle, the share of lower incomes above it, and the social assistance rate at almost six times the national middle. Only vacancy deviates: it is close to zero.

The quiet & nature pillar tells another story. Two thirds of the surroundings are green and the tree canopy here is more than twice as dense as in the average Dutch neighbourhood, with a noise level staying on the national middle. That produces a 6.7 — the highest score in this neighbourhood, and the one component where residents give nothing up.

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no. 64 of 76 in Doetinchem

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Is Overstegen - oost a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Overstegen - oost comes out at 22 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is about the same as in an average Dutch neighbourhood.

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Safety

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

Total crime

22.0 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.1 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.9 per 1,000

Property crime

4.8 per 1,000

Vandalism

4.4 per 1,000

In 2025, 42 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

0.6 km

GP practice

1.9 km

Train station

3.4 km

Restaurant

1.5 km

Hospital

3.0 km

Café

2.3 km

Library

3.0 km

Motorway ramp

0.9 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

€ 240,000

Welfare recipients

45.7 per 1,000

High incomes

10%

Low incomes

45%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

27%

Social housing

39%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

60%

Built after 2000

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

4,921 inw/km²

Noise level

52 dB

Green surroundings

66%

Trees nearby

19%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

976

Fine particles (PM2.5)

7.9 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

0.7 km

Households with children

27%

Childcare

0.7 km

Secondary school

1.3 km

Residents under 15

14%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

The age profile of Overstegen - oost looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1514%
NL median 14%
15–2510%
NL median 11%
25–4525%
NL median 22%
45–6524%
NL median 28%
65+27%
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
1.9 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
47% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
27% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
4,921 — 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 Overstegen - oost a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Overstegen - oost comes out at 22 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is about the same as in an average Dutch neighbourhood. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in Overstegen - oost?

In Overstegen - oost the police recorded 42 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (22 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 Overstegen - oost calculated?

Overstegen - oost scores 4.1 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 Overstegen - oost 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.