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neighbourhood in Oosterhout

Oud-West

2,120 residents · postal code 4905 · Part of West, Oosterhout

  • no. 1,383 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 8 of 40 in Oosterhout

Scores per pillar

Oud-West in Oosterhout no longer lives up to its name: a third of the housing has been renewed since 2000 and the numbers rank among Brabant's better — 9.2 overall, safety 9.6 with fewer than 15 crimes per 1,000 people present, socio-economic 7.7. Eight in ten homes are owner-occupied. The nearest train is a good eight kilometres away, that much is true. Average value: €401k.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
1.1 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
0.4 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
8.4 km
Hospital
2.1 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Café
1.2 km
Library
1.4 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
14.8
Violent crimes
0.6
Burglaries
0.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 401,000
Owner-occupied
79%
Single-family homes
84%
Built after 2000
32%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 17%15–25 10%25–45 29%45–65 27%65+ 17%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
38%
Single-person households
27%
Residents per km²
4,545

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Oud-West calculated?

Oud-West scores 9.2 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 Oud-West a safe neighbourhood?

Oud-West scores 9.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (14.8 per year). The national median is around 24.1.