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Aawijk Zuid

4,140 residents · postal code 5215 · Part of Zuidoost, 's-Hertogenbosch

Bottom 45% in the Netherlands

How we calculate

With an amenities score of 9.1, Aawijk Zuid in the south-east of 's-Hertogenbosch rises above average, though the other pillars stay close and the total lands at 6.1. Safety holds up only moderately, at 5.0 and 36 crimes per 1,000 people present. Homes split roughly evenly between owned and rented, at an average value of €364,000. Green space does reasonably, at 6.0.

  • no. 7,245 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 49 of 94 in 's-Hertogenbosch

How Aawijk Zuid scores

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The figures

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
Total crime
36.4 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.3 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.2 per 1,000
Property crime
10.5 per 1,000
Vandalism
3.3 per 1,000

In 2025, 211 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
0.4 km
GP practice
0.8 km
Train station
2.0 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Hospital
4.8 km
Café
1.0 km
Library
2.0 km
Motorway ramp
1.8 km

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

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
€ 364,000
Welfare recipients
19.3 per 1,000
High incomes
17%
Low incomes
38%
Vacancy
3%
Owner-occupied
55%
Social housing
32%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
60%
Built after 2000
11%

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
3,768 inw/km²
Noise level
57 dB
Green surroundings
36%
Trees nearby
8%
Water share
26%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
2,762
Fine particles (PM2.5)
9.4 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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The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.3 km
Households with children
27%
Childcare
0.3 km
Secondary school
1.9 km
Residents under 15
13%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Aawijk Zuid has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 31%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1513%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2511%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4531%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6525%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+21%

    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

    2.0smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    44%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    27%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    3,768far 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

How is the grade for Aawijk Zuid calculated?

Aawijk Zuid scores 5.8 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Aawijk Zuid lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.

Is Aawijk Zuid a safe neighbourhood?

Aawijk Zuid scores 4.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (36.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

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