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Woensel-West

5,895 residents · postal code 5621 · Part of Erp, Eindhoven

  • no. 11,203 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 76 of 103 in Eindhoven
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Scores per pillar

Woensel-West is an old working-class district in Eindhoven, densely built and mostly rented: the ownership rate is just 25 percent and 61 percent of households are one-person. Amenities are close by and score an 8.8, with a train station within walking distance. The other pillars stay low, with social cohesion (3.3) and nature (2.7) trailing. At nearly 38 crimes per 1,000 residents, offences run above the national middle; the overall grade comes to 3.6.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.9 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
1.1 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
0.7 km
Hospital
1.8 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
0.4 km
Library
2.6 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
37.5
Violent crimes
1.2
Burglaries
1.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 339,000
Owner-occupied
25%
Single-family homes
68%
Built after 2000
44%
Income per resident
€ 28,000

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 23%25–45 38%45–65 18%65+ 6%
Average household size
1.7
Households with children
22%
Single-person households
61%
Residents per km²
8,442

Nearby neighbourhoods

Barrier

Eindhoven

5.1

Kronehoef

Eindhoven

3.5

Zwaanstraat

Eindhoven

9.8

Mensfort

Eindhoven

3.2

Limbeek-Noord

Eindhoven

3.4

Strijp S

Eindhoven

6.6

Similar neighbourhoods

De Steinen

Ede

3.6

Peldersveld West

Zaanstad

3.6

Werengouw-Midden

Amsterdam

3.6

Zandweerd-Zuid

Deventer

3.6

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Woensel-West calculated?

Woensel-West scores 3.6 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 Woensel-West a safe neighbourhood?

Woensel-West scores 4.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (37.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.