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neighbourhood in Gilze en Rijen

Centrumgebied Oost Rijen

1,890 residents · postal code 5121 · Part of Rijen, Gilze en Rijen

  • no. 4,366 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 7 of 24 in Gilze en Rijen

Scores per pillar

The town centre of Rijen is a balanced district with amenities its strongest card: an 8.8, shops and a GP within walking distance. Safety and the overall grade both come to 7.5, with crime below the national middle. Three-quarters are owner-occupied and just over eighty percent are single-family homes; the average value of €369,000 sits below the median. A quarter of residents are over 65. Nature is the weak point at 3.3.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.4 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
6.8 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
1.6 km
Hospital
9.2 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
0.5 km
Library
1.4 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
17.7
Violent crimes
1.0
Burglaries
0.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 369,000
Owner-occupied
73%
Single-family homes
83%
Built after 2000
29%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 11%25–45 20%45–65 28%65+ 26%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
36%
Single-person households
32%
Residents per km²
6,030

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Centrumgebied Oost Rijen calculated?

Centrumgebied Oost Rijen scores 7.5 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 Centrumgebied Oost Rijen a safe neighbourhood?

Centrumgebied Oost Rijen scores 7.5 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (17.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.