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neighbourhood in Houten

Bruggen

140 residents · postal code 3991 · Part of Houten Buitengebied, Houten

  • no. 8,428 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 45 of 48 in Houten

This neighbourhood has few residents; figures are indicative.

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Scores per pillar

Social & income

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CBS does not publish this for small or non-residential areas.

Home to 140 residents, Bruggen is a rural area in Houten. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 5.2 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: housing scores 7.3, while safety lags at 3.4.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.5 km
General practitioner
1.2 km
Primary school
0.7 km
Secondary school
2.2 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
3.3 km
Hospital
2.2 km
Restaurant
1.4 km
Café
2.5 km
Library
2.2 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
49.7
Violent crimes
6.4
Burglaries
0.5

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 606,000
Owner-occupied
44%
Single-family homes
51%
Built after 2000
57%
Income per resident
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Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 12%25–45 20%45–65 17%65+ 36%
Average household size
2.8
Households with children
48%
Single-person households
13%
Residents per km²
433

Nearby neighbourhoods

Poorten

Houten

8.9

Oude Dorp

Houten

9.7

Slagen

Houten

9.0

Buitengebied Houten West

Houten

6.9

Oorden

Houten

9.7

Erven

Houten

9.6

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Zouwenveld

Vijfheerenlanden

5.2

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Bruggen calculated?

Bruggen scores 5.2 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 Bruggen a safe neighbourhood?

Bruggen scores 3.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (49.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.