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neighbourhood in Houten

Poorten

1,180 residents · postal code 3991 · Part of Houten Noord-West, Houten

  • no. 1,933 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 23 of 48 in Houten

Scores per pillar

Poorten is an urban residential neighbourhood in Houten with 1,180 residents. On the national yardstick it earns a grade of 8.9. The profile is pronounced: safety scores 9.0, while nature and quiet lags at 3.8.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.9 km
General practitioner
1.1 km
Primary school
0.9 km
Secondary school
1.4 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
3.2 km
Hospital
2.1 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Café
2.2 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
14.2
Violent crimes
1.4
Burglaries
0.2

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 525,000
Owner-occupied
69%
Single-family homes
86%
Built after 2000
10%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 16%15–25 12%25–45 21%45–65 28%65+ 23%
Average household size
2.4
Households with children
41%
Single-person households
25%
Residents per km²
5,204

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Poorten calculated?

Poorten scores 8.9 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 Poorten a safe neighbourhood?

Poorten scores 9.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (14.2 per year). The national median is around 24.1.