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Barrier

2,040 residents · postal code 5622 · Part of Erp, Eindhoven

  • no. 8,524 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 54 of 103 in Eindhoven

Scores per pillar

The Barrier in Woensel has been half renewed since 2000 and leans on its location: supermarket and school within 600 metres, amenities at 8.7. Nearly half the households live alone. The €399k average value is Eindhoven-average; crime sits just above the median. Overall: 5.1.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
0.6 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
1.5 km
Hospital
1.3 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Café
0.6 km
Library
3.1 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
25.6
Violent crimes
1.6
Burglaries
1.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 399,000
Owner-occupied
49%
Single-family homes
82%
Built after 2000
51%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 13%15–25 17%25–45 28%45–65 26%65+ 16%
Average household size
2.0
Households with children
29%
Single-person households
48%
Residents per km²
7,923

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Barrier calculated?

Barrier scores 5.1 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 Barrier a safe neighbourhood?

Barrier scores 4.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (25.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.