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neighbourhood in Oosterhout

Vrachelen-Noordwest

1,880 residents · postal code 4906 · Part of Vrachelen, Oosterhout

  • no. 569 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 3 of 40 in Oosterhout

Scores per pillar

Vrachelen-Noordwest is Oosterhout's youngest corner, built entirely after 2000 by the Wilhelmina harbour: 60 percent of households with children and nearly a third of residents under fifteen. Socio-economics score 9.8 — position 354 nationally — and housing 9.4 at €549k. There is no station; Breda is ten kilometres away. Overall: 9.7.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.2 km
General practitioner
1.0 km
Primary school
1.2 km
Secondary school
2.4 km
Childcare
1.2 km
Train station
10.0 km
Hospital
4.2 km
Restaurant
1.9 km
Café
1.9 km
Library
3.6 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
10.9
Violent crimes
0.3
Burglaries
0.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 549,000
Owner-occupied
69%
Single-family homes
88%
Built after 2000
100%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 29%15–25 9%25–45 32%45–65 23%65+ 7%
Average household size
2.8
Households with children
60%
Single-person households
17%
Residents per km²
4,154

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Vrachelen-Noordwest calculated?

Vrachelen-Noordwest scores 9.7 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 Vrachelen-Noordwest a safe neighbourhood?

Vrachelen-Noordwest scores 9.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (10.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.