neighbourhood in Ridderkerk

Oost

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

Bottom 47% in the Netherlands

Everything for children close by, thinner wallets

Seven decibels above the Dutch median — the noise level explains the 3.9 for quiet & nature in Oost practically on its own. The resident density is not extreme there for a Ridderkerk neighbourhood and greenery and tree canopy lie close to the national picture; it is the noise that counts.

Against that stands a 9.0 for families, and that figure says more about the street map than about the population. The share of residents younger than fifteen is perfectly ordinary there, but the primary school is round the corner, and school distance is by far the heaviest component of that pillar. The distances to childcare and secondary education count in it too; they are not in the table below this text, but they do weigh. For the train you have to go further in Oost — the station is almost six kilometres away — but the short distances to shop, GP and restaurant still yield a 8.6 for amenities.

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no. 5 of 10 in Ridderkerk

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Is Oost a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Oost comes out at 20 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer than in most Dutch neighbourhoods.

The figures ⌄

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

19.9 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.5 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.9 per 1,000

Property crime

7.0 per 1,000

Vandalism

3.1 per 1,000

In 2025, 149 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures ⌄

Amenities

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

Supermarket

0.5 km

GP practice

0.6 km

Train station

5.7 km

Restaurant

0.4 km

Hospital

0.7 km

Café

0.7 km

Library

1.4 km

Motorway ramp

3.0 km

Tick = Dutch median

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Wealth & income

What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.

Property value

€ 323,000

Welfare recipients

30.7 per 1,000

High incomes

14%

Low incomes

44%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

53%

Social housing

43%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes

48%

Built after 2000

11%

Tick = Dutch median

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Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.

Population density

4,706 inw/km²

Noise level

59 dB

Green surroundings

49%

Trees nearby

14%

Water share

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²

2,129

Fine particles (PM2.5)

9.1 µg/m³

Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.

Tick = Dutch median

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Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Primary school

0.4 km

Households with children

34%

Childcare

0.4 km

Secondary school

1.8 km

Residents under 15

16%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

The age profile of Oost looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1516%
NL median 14%
15–2512%
NL median 11%
25–4523%
NL median 22%
45–6525%
NL median 28%
65+23%
NL median 22%

Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.

Average household size
2.2 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
39% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
34% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
4,706 — far more densely populated than average
NL median 2,364

Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade.

Frequently asked questions

Is Oost a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Oost comes out at 20 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer than in most Dutch neighbourhoods. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in Oost?

In Oost the police recorded 149 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (20 per 1,000) is not simply that count divided by the number of residents: we count residents plus workplaces, so a shopping street or station is not unfairly penalised, and for small counts we pull the figure towards the national average — otherwise a single incident would make a small neighbourhood look unsafe.

How is the grade for Oost calculated?

Oost scores 6.0 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh five equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income, quiet & nature and families — and see where Oost lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the five grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.