neighbourhood in Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten

Nuenen-Oost

6,065 residents · postal code 5673 · Part of Nuenen, Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten

Top 8% in the Netherlands

Nuenen-Oost belongs to the prosperous village of Nuenen, east of Eindhoven: 93 percent single-family homes, a 75 percent ownership rate and an average property value of €525,000, above the national median. Safety (9.5) and wealth & income (7.8) are the strengths, with barely fourteen crimes per 1,000 residents. Amenities are the weakest at 5.7, partly due to the distance to a train station. The overall grade comes to 9.4.

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no. 2 of 10 in Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten

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Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

14.1 per 1,000

Violent crime

1.2 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.5 per 1,000

Property crime

3.4 per 1,000

Vandalism

0.9 per 1,000

In 2025, 104 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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Amenities

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

Supermarket

1.3 km

GP practice

0.8 km

Train station

5.2 km

Restaurant

1.2 km

Hospital

6.8 km

Café

1.7 km

Library

1.7 km

Motorway ramp

2.0 km

Tick = Dutch median

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Wealth & income

What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.

Property value

€ 525,000

Welfare recipients

19.8 per 1,000

High incomes

27%

Low incomes

34%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

75%

Social housing

17%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes

93%

Built after 2000

Tick = Dutch median

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Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.

Population density

3,579 inw/km²

Noise level

50 dB

Green surroundings

65%

Trees nearby

18%

Water share

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²

1,238

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.7 µg/m³

Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.

Tick = Dutch median

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Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Primary school

1.0 km

Households with children

39%

Childcare

0.8 km

Secondary school

0.9 km

Residents under 15

15%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

The age profile of Nuenen-Oost looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1515%
NL median 14%
15–2511%
NL median 11%
25–4520%
NL median 22%
45–6531%
NL median 28%
65+23%
NL median 22%

Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.

Average household size
2.3 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
27% — fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
39% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
3,579 — far more densely populated than average
NL median 2,364

Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade.

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Nuenen-Oost calculated?

Nuenen-Oost scores 9.4 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Nuenen-Oost lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.

Is Nuenen-Oost a safe neighbourhood?

Nuenen-Oost scores 9.5 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (14.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.