neighbourhood in Enkhuizen

Oude Gouw

2,715 residents · postal code 1602 · Part of Enkhuizen Noord, Enkhuizen

Bottom 41% in the Netherlands

Everything close by, little to spend

Vandalism in Oude Gouw runs at roughly three times the national median and theft at more than one and a half times, while burglary barely occurs here. That is a recognisable pattern: damage and theft outdoors, little that takes place behind the front door. Violence is above the national middle, though, so the picture is not a calm one.

The wealth pillar offers no counterweight. Property value is well below the national median, high incomes are rare, low ones numerous and the social assistance rate a multiple of the national figure; only vacancy stays below it.

The 9.4 for amenities stands apart from that and is earned: supermarket, GP and school are within six hundred metres and the station a little over two kilometres out. Almost a quarter of residents are over sixty-five, and for that group it is precisely this that counts.

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no. 8 of 13 in Enkhuizen

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Is Oude Gouw a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Oude Gouw comes out at 36 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is more than in most Dutch neighbourhoods.

The figures ⌄

Safety

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

Total crime

35.7 per 1,000

Violent crime

3.7 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.1 per 1,000

Property crime

14.4 per 1,000

Vandalism

7.0 per 1,000

In 2025, 125 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

0.5 km

GP practice

0.4 km

Train station

2.2 km

Restaurant

0.7 km

Hospital

2.0 km

Café

1.5 km

Library

0.4 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

€ 262,000

Welfare recipients

29.5 per 1,000

High incomes

Low incomes

47%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

49%

Social housing

38%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

68%

Built after 2000

14%

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

7,528 inw/km²

Noise level

51 dB

Green surroundings

39%

Trees nearby

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,752

Fine particles (PM2.5)

6.9 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

0.6 km

Households with children

32%

Childcare

0.4 km

Secondary school

1.2 km

Residents under 15

15%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

The age profile of Oude Gouw looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1515%
NL median 14%
15–2511%
NL median 11%
25–4526%
NL median 22%
45–6524%
NL median 28%
65+24%
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
2.1 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
41% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
32% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
7,528 — 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 Oude Gouw a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Oude Gouw comes out at 36 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is more than in most Dutch neighbourhoods. One caveat: the figure counts per person present, not per resident. In a neighbourhood with many visitors — a centre, a station, a shopping area — it therefore comes out higher than residents experience. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in Oude Gouw?

In Oude Gouw the police recorded 125 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (36 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 Oude Gouw calculated?

Oude Gouw scores 5.6 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 Oude Gouw 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.