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neighbourhood in Eindhoven

Blaarthem

2,505 residents · postal code 5654 · Part of Oud-Gestel, Eindhoven

  • no. 11,935 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 87 of 103 in Eindhoven

Scores per pillar

Blaarthem in Eindhoven's Oud-Gestel follows a familiar urban pattern: amenities at 8.8, but safety (3.9), housing (3.4) and social cohesion (3.5) all low. At more than 42 crimes per 1,000 people present, crime runs close to double the national rate. More than half of households are single-person and just a third of homes are owned. Property, at 318,000 euro, stays below the middle.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
0.9 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
3.7 km
Hospital
2.2 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
0.3 km
Library
2.9 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
42.4
Violent crimes
2.1
Burglaries
0.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 318,000
Owner-occupied
34%
Single-family homes
52%
Built after 2000
3%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 13%15–25 13%25–45 35%45–65 25%65+ 14%
Average household size
1.7
Households with children
23%
Single-person households
56%
Residents per km²
6,930

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Blaarthem calculated?

Blaarthem scores 3.1 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 Blaarthem a safe neighbourhood?

Blaarthem scores 3.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (42.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.