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neighbourhood in Ridderkerk

Oost

6,195 residents · postal code 2985 · Part of Oost, Ridderkerk

  • no. 9,311 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 8 of 10 in Ridderkerk

Scores per pillar

The Oost district of Ridderkerk is a postwar residential area with a mixed housing stock: nearly half single-family, the rest stacked, and a 53 percent ownership rate. Amenities and safety hold up well at 8.8 and 6.8, but housing (4.2) and nature (3.7) pull the overall grade to 4.7. Crime, at just under twenty offences per 1,000 residents, is limited. The average home value is €323,000.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.4 km
Secondary school
1.8 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
5.7 km
Hospital
0.7 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
0.7 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
19.9
Violent crimes
1.1
Burglaries
0.9

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 323,000
Owner-occupied
53%
Single-family homes
48%
Built after 2000
11%
Income per resident
€ 30,000

Who lives here

0–15 16%15–25 12%25–45 23%45–65 25%65+ 23%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
34%
Single-person households
39%
Residents per km²
4,706

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Oost calculated?

Oost scores 4.7 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 Oost a safe neighbourhood?

Oost scores 6.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (19.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.