check je wijk.

neighbourhood in Oosterhout

Dorst

2,775 residents · postal code 4849 · Part of Dorst, Oosterhout

  • no. 362 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 1 of 40 in Oosterhout

Scores per pillar

Just 13.2 crimes per 1,000 people present, against a national median of 24.1, put Dorst in Oosterhout among the safest neighbourhoods in this batch. With an 87 percent ownership rate and 95 percent detached homes, the village reads as classically suburban, with 43 percent of households raising children. The overall grade hits 9.8, housing 9.2. The weak spot is distance to the station, 6.1 kilometres, and an amenities score of 7.5 that trails the rest slightly.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
4.1 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
6.1 km
Hospital
5.3 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Café
0.8 km
Library
4.5 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
13.2
Violent crimes
0.9
Burglaries
0.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 488,000
Owner-occupied
87%
Single-family homes
95%
Built after 2000
33%
Income per resident
€ 38,000

Who lives here

0–15 20%15–25 9%25–45 25%45–65 27%65+ 20%
Average household size
2.5
Households with children
43%
Single-person households
23%
Residents per km²
3,194

Nearby neighbourhoods

Similar neighbourhoods

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Dorst calculated?

Dorst scores 9.8 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 Dorst a safe neighbourhood?

Dorst scores 8.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (13.2 per year). The national median is around 24.1.