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neighbourhood in Roosendaal

Wouw

4,680 residents · postal code 4724 · Part of Wouw, Roosendaal

  • no. 4,700 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 11 of 53 in Roosendaal

Scores per pillar

With 79 percent owner-occupied homes and low building density, Wouw is a village in its own right on the edge of Roosendaal. The scores are strikingly even: amenities 7.9, overall 7.3, safety 6.8 and nature 6.2, with no sharp weak spots. The population leans older, though — 28 percent are over 65 — and the nearest railway station is more than six kilometres away. Home values of €385,000 sit just below the national midpoint.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
0.5 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
6.2 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
6.1 km
Hospital
5.8 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
0.4 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
19.3
Violent crimes
1.0
Burglaries
1.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 385,000
Owner-occupied
79%
Single-family homes
85%
Built after 2000
14%
Income per resident
€ 35,000

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 10%25–45 20%45–65 28%65+ 28%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
34%
Single-person households
30%
Residents per km²
1,641

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Wouw calculated?

Wouw scores 7.3 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 Wouw a safe neighbourhood?

Wouw scores 6.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (19.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.