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neighbourhood in Enkhuizen

Oude Gouw

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

  • no. 10,574 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 11 of 12 in Enkhuizen

Scores per pillar

Amenities reach 9.4 in Oude Gouw, in Enkhuizen Noord, but social cohesion (3.1) and housing (3.4) pull the overall grade down to 3.9. Crime sits above the national median at 35.7 incidents per 1,000 people present against a median of 24. The average home value of €262,000 is among the lowest in this batch, and 41 per cent of households are single-person. Nearly a quarter of residents are over 65.

Amenities nearby

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

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

Safety

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

Total crimes
35.7
Violent crimes
2.3
Burglaries
0.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 262,000
Owner-occupied
49%
Single-family homes
68%
Built after 2000
14%
Income per resident
€ 27,000

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 11%25–45 26%45–65 24%65+ 24%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
32%
Single-person households
41%
Residents per km²
7,528

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Oude Gouw calculated?

Oude Gouw scores 3.9 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 Oude Gouw a safe neighbourhood?

Oude Gouw scores 5.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (35.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.