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Kastelenbuurt

1,785 residents · postal code 4901 · Part of Strijen, Oosterhout

  • no. 5,524 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 20 of 40 in Oosterhout

Scores per pillar

The Kastelenbuurt in Oosterhout-Strijen is a housing-association neighbourhood that keeps its calm: 65 percent rental, yet safety at 9.2 — position 1,348 nationally — with crime well below the median. The supermarket sits 600 metres away, the school 500. The average value stays at €345k. Overall: 6.8.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
0.8 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
1.5 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
9.9 km
Hospital
0.8 km
Restaurant
0.7 km
Café
0.8 km
Library
0.7 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
14.4
Violent crimes
0.7
Burglaries
0.5

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 345,000
Owner-occupied
35%
Single-family homes
85%
Built after 2000
8%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 19%15–25 8%25–45 26%45–65 22%65+ 25%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
36%
Single-person households
32%
Residents per km²
5,596

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Kastelenbuurt calculated?

Kastelenbuurt scores 6.8 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 Kastelenbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Kastelenbuurt scores 9.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (14.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.