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Hemelrijken

4,100 residents · postal code 5612 · Part of Oud-Woensel, Eindhoven

  • no. 12,043 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 89 of 103 in Eindhoven

Scores per pillar

With 86 percent rented and 67 percent single-person households, Hemelrijken in Oud-Woensel is a pronounced rental neighbourhood near Eindhoven's centre. Amenities score high at 9.6, but safety (3.0), green space (2.6), and social life (3.2) push the total to 3.1. The 56 crimes per 1,000 people present sit well above the national midpoint, partly owing to the nearby centre. The average home value is €308,000.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.3 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
1.4 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
1.2 km
Hospital
2.0 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
0.4 km
Library
1.5 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
56.0
Violent crimes
3.0
Burglaries
0.9

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 308,000
Owner-occupied
14%
Single-family homes
38%
Built after 2000
35%
Income per resident
€ 28,000

Who lives here

0–15 10%15–25 24%25–45 38%45–65 19%65+ 9%
Average household size
1.6
Households with children
16%
Single-person households
67%
Residents per km²
11,119

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Hemelrijken calculated?

Hemelrijken 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 Hemelrijken a safe neighbourhood?

Hemelrijken scores 3.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (56.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.