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Buitengebied Hulten

150 residents · postal code 5125 · Part of Hulten, Gilze en Rijen

Bottom 24% in the Netherlands

How we calculate

Buitengebied Hulten is a rural area in Gilze en Rijen with 150 residents. On the national yardstick its total score is 4.3. The profile is pronounced: wealth and income scores 9.2, while safety lags at 3.2. For families it stands at 4.7.

  • no. 9,972 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 19 of 24 in Gilze en Rijen

This neighbourhood has few residents; figures are indicative.

How Buitengebied Hulten scores

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The figures

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
Total crime
51.9 per 1,000
Violent crime
3.2 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.8 per 1,000
Property crime
10.6 per 1,000
Vandalism
3.0 per 1,000

In 2025, 26 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
3.4 km
GP practice
2.4 km
Train station
3.5 km
Restaurant
1.1 km
Hospital
9.7 km
Café
3.4 km
Library
4.7 km
Motorway ramp
1.0 km

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

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
€ 608,000
Welfare recipients
0.0 per 1,000
High incomes
28%
Low incomes
31%
Vacancy
9%
Owner-occupied
89%
Social housing
0%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
100%
Built after 2000
6%

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
30 inw/km²
Noise level
56 dB
Green surroundings
60%
Trees nearby
8%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
295
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.6 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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The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
1.6 km
Households with children
45%
Childcare
1.9 km
Secondary school
4.2 km
Residents under 15
12%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Buitengebied Hulten has strikingly few residents aged 65 and over: 13%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1512%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2511%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4526%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6537%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+13%

    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

    2.7larger than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    14%far fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    45%more than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    30far less 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

How is the grade for Buitengebied Hulten calculated?

Buitengebied Hulten scores 4.3 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Buitengebied Hulten lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.

Is Buitengebied Hulten a safe neighbourhood?

Buitengebied Hulten scores 3.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (51.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

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