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Geuzenbuurt

2,625 residents · postal code 1221 · Part of Oost, Hilversum

Top 42% in the Netherlands

How we calculate

In Hilversum's Geuzenbuurt, space & quiet scores surprisingly low: 2.7, the lowest figure in this batch, despite the district's location in the wooded Gooi region. Amenities do the opposite, at 9.1, with a primary school 400 metres away. Single-person households make up 46 per cent of the total, while only 10 per cent of residents are 65 or older. Crime sits just under the national median, at 23.2 incidents per 1,000 people present against 24.

  • no. 5,402 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 22 of 37 in Hilversum

How Geuzenbuurt 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
23.2 per 1,000
Violent crime
3.5 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.3 per 1,000
Property crime
8.6 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.6 per 1,000

In 2025, 93 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
0.6 km
GP practice
0.8 km
Train station
1.1 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Hospital
2.7 km
Café
0.4 km
Library
1.4 km
Motorway ramp
1.7 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
€ 372,000
Welfare recipients
19.0 per 1,000
High incomes
21%
Low incomes
34%
Vacancy
5%
Owner-occupied
68%
Social housing
10%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
69%
Built after 2000
8%

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
9,492 inw/km²
Noise level
54 dB
Green surroundings
28%
Trees nearby
8%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
3,860
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.9 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
0.4 km
Households with children
31%
Childcare
0.4 km
Secondary school
0.8 km
Residents under 15
15%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Geuzenbuurt has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 35%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1515%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2511%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4535%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6528%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+10%

    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

    2.0smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    46%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    31%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    9,492far more 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 Geuzenbuurt calculated?

Geuzenbuurt scores 6.9 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 Geuzenbuurt 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 Geuzenbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Geuzenbuurt scores 6.1 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (23.2 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

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