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neighbourhood in Gooise Meren

Bijlstraat

1,085 residents · postal code 1402 · Part of Bussum Centrum, Gooise Meren

  • no. 4,635 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 37 of 53 in Gooise Meren

Scores per pillar

Home to 1,085 residents, Bijlstraat is a dense urban neighbourhood in Gooise Meren. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 7.3 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: amenities scores 8.8, while nature and quiet lags at 2.7.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
1.1 km
Primary school
0.7 km
Secondary school
1.5 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
1.4 km
Hospital
3.4 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
0.6 km
Library
1.2 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
19.6
Violent crimes
0.5
Burglaries
0.7

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 447,000
Owner-occupied
54%
Single-family homes
97%
Built after 2000
0%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 17%15–25 9%25–45 24%45–65 29%65+ 21%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
37%
Single-person households
36%
Residents per km²
9,356

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Bijlstraat calculated?

Bijlstraat scores 7.3 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 Bijlstraat a safe neighbourhood?

Bijlstraat scores 8.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (19.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.