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neighbourhood in Heusden

Braken-Oost

3,245 residents · postal code 5151 · Part of Drunen, Heusden

  • no. 2,229 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 5 of 17 in Heusden

Scores per pillar

Braken-Oost in Drunen is a spacious, safe family neighbourhood: a 9.2 for safety, an 8.7 overall and around 21 crimes per 1,000 people present. More than ninety percent of homes are ground-level and nearly four in five owner-occupied. The nearest station is almost thirteen kilometres away. The average home value of €461,000 sits above the national median of €422,000.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.7 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.7 km
Secondary school
0.6 km
Childcare
0.8 km
Train station
12.7 km
Hospital
0.8 km
Restaurant
0.7 km
Café
0.8 km
Library
1.3 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
20.9
Violent crimes
0.5
Burglaries
0.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 461,000
Owner-occupied
79%
Single-family homes
92%
Built after 2000
18%
Income per resident
€ 34,000

Who lives here

0–15 16%15–25 11%25–45 23%45–65 28%65+ 21%
Average household size
2.4
Households with children
39%
Single-person households
26%
Residents per km²
1,367

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Braken-Oost calculated?

Braken-Oost scores 8.7 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 Braken-Oost a safe neighbourhood?

Braken-Oost scores 9.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (20.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.