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Sporen

1,520 residents · postal code 3994 · Part of Houten Zuid-Oost, Houten

  • no. 1,758 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 21 of 48 in Houten
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Scores per pillar

Sporen is an urban residential neighbourhood in Houten with 1,520 residents. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 9.0 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: safety scores 9.2, while nature and quiet lags at 3.4.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.7 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.7 km
Secondary school
1.5 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
0.6 km
Hospital
0.6 km
Restaurant
1.4 km
Café
1.0 km
Library
2.4 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
16.9
Violent crimes
1.1
Burglaries
0.2

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 467,000
Owner-occupied
45%
Single-family homes
48%
Built after 2000
43%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 12%25–45 30%45–65 23%65+ 19%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
35%
Single-person households
40%
Residents per km²
5,653

Nearby neighbourhoods

Landen

Houten

9.2

Bouwen

Houten

8.9

Tuinen

Houten

10.0

Schaften

Houten

3.8

Castellum Oost

Houten

8.7

Molens

Houten

6.7

Similar neighbourhoods

Minervabuurt-Midden

Amsterdam

9.0

Stadhoudersplantsoen

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9.0

Verspreide huizen Scherpenering en Landsaard

Veldhoven

9.0

's-Heerenbroek

Kampen

9.0

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Sporen calculated?

Sporen scores 9.0 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 Sporen a safe neighbourhood?

Sporen scores 9.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (16.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.