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neighbourhood in Meierijstad

Leest

1,950 residents · postal code 5463 · Part of Veghel, Meierijstad

  • no. 10,373 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 81 of 90 in Meierijstad

Scores per pillar

Leest is a Veghel neighbourhood where the terraced row defines the streetscape: one hundred percent single-family homes, two thirds owner-occupied. Four in ten households have children. The €340k average value belongs to the Meierijstad middle. Veghel has no station; buses to Den Bosch and Eindhoven fill the gap. Overall: 4.0.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.8 km
General practitioner
1.0 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
3.0 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
18.8 km
Hospital
10.0 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Café
1.3 km
Library
1.6 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
23.4
Violent crimes
1.7
Burglaries
1.2

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 340,000
Owner-occupied
67%
Single-family homes
100%
Built after 2000
1%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 13%25–45 27%45–65 29%65+ 16%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
40%
Single-person households
33%
Residents per km²
4,834

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Leest calculated?

Leest scores 4.0 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 Leest a safe neighbourhood?

Leest scores 4.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (23.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.