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neighbourhood in Hoogeveen

Oost

2,710 residents · postal code 7902 · Part of Hoogeveen, Hoogeveen

  • no. 12,735 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 47 of 47 in Hoogeveen
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Scores per pillar

Oost in Hoogeveen posts the lowest overall grade in this batch: 2.7. Housing (2.9), social cohesion (2.8) and safety (2.9) all score weakly, while amenities stand out at 8.9. Crime runs above the national median at 33.0 incidents per 1,000 people present against a median of 24, and the average home value of €217,000 is the lowest among these neighbourhoods. Nearly half of households are single-person.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.7 km
General practitioner
1.1 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
1.0 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
1.8 km
Hospital
2.4 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
0.7 km
Library
0.8 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
33.0
Violent crimes
2.8
Burglaries
2.2

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 217,000
Owner-occupied
40%
Single-family homes
80%
Built after 2000
15%
Income per resident
€ 26,000

Who lives here

0–15 16%15–25 11%25–45 27%45–65 26%65+ 20%
Average household size
2.0
Households with children
31%
Single-person households
46%
Residents per km²
5,307

Nearby neighbourhoods

Centrum

Hoogeveen

2.9

Bentinckspark

Hoogeveen

3.5

West

Hoogeveen

3.1

Zuid

Hoogeveen

3.1

Noord

Hoogeveen

3.2

Wolfsbos

Hoogeveen

3.5

Similar neighbourhoods

Vinkhuizen-Zuid

Groningen

2.7

Trouwlaan

Tilburg

2.7

Tivoli

Eindhoven

2.7

Crabbehof-Noord

Dordrecht

2.7

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Oost calculated?

Oost scores 2.7 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 Oost a safe neighbourhood?

Oost scores 2.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (33.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.