check je wijk.

neighbourhood in Gennep

Ottersum

1,525 residents · postal code 6595 · Part of Ottersum, Gennep

  • no. 5,178 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 7 of 16 in Gennep

Scores per pillar

Ottersum is a spacious residential neighbourhood in Gennep with 1,525 residents. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 7.0. The profile is pronounced: safety scores 9.0, while housing lags at 5.0.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.7 km
General practitioner
0.5 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
3.6 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
10.0 km
Hospital
8.2 km
Restaurant
0.4 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
20.7
Violent crimes
0.4
Burglaries
0.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 355,000
Owner-occupied
67%
Single-family homes
91%
Built after 2000
4%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 11%25–45 23%45–65 28%65+ 24%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
35%
Single-person households
28%
Residents per km²
2,853

Nearby neighbourhoods

Similar neighbourhoods

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Ottersum calculated?

Ottersum scores 7.0 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 Ottersum a safe neighbourhood?

Ottersum scores 9.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (20.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.