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neighbourhood in Gooise Meren

Wester Eng

2,035 residents · postal code 1403 · Part of Eng, Gooise Meren

  • no. 11,681 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 52 of 53 in Gooise Meren

Scores per pillar

The Wester Eng in Bussum is densely built Gooi near the railway: largely stacked (66 percent), 60 percent rental and half single households. Supermarket and school are 300 metres away — amenities score 9.2. Crime runs above the median at nearly 32 incidents per 1,000 people present, and the €297k average value is downright low for the Gooi. Overall: 3.3.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.3 km
General practitioner
0.9 km
Primary school
0.3 km
Secondary school
1.9 km
Childcare
0.3 km
Train station
1.8 km
Hospital
3.4 km
Restaurant
0.8 km
Café
1.2 km
Library
1.7 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
31.6
Violent crimes
3.1
Burglaries
1.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 297,000
Owner-occupied
40%
Single-family homes
34%
Built after 2000
3%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 16%15–25 10%25–45 30%45–65 24%65+ 21%
Average household size
1.9
Households with children
30%
Single-person households
50%
Residents per km²
4,700

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Wester Eng calculated?

Wester Eng scores 3.3 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 Wester Eng a safe neighbourhood?

Wester Eng scores 3.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (31.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.