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neighbourhood in 's-Hertogenbosch

De Haverleij

2,520 residents · postal code 5221 · Part of Engelen, 's-Hertogenbosch

  • no. 65 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 1 of 94 in 's-Hertogenbosch

Scores per pillar

On safety, De Haverleij all but tops the country: a 10.0 and second place among more than 13,000 neighbourhoods, on ten crimes per 1,000 people present. The pocket near Engelen was built entirely after 2000, is 91 per cent owner-occupied, and scores exceptionally on social cohesion (9.8) and housing (9.3) too. Amenities are the trade-off at 4.9, with the station nearly seven kilometres off. Property, at 493,000 euro, runs above the middle.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.4 km
General practitioner
1.7 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
4.2 km
Childcare
0.7 km
Train station
6.8 km
Hospital
5.3 km
Restaurant
1.0 km
Café
3.8 km
Library
5.5 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
9.6
Violent crimes
0.2
Burglaries
0.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 493,000
Owner-occupied
91%
Single-family homes
69%
Built after 2000
100%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 11%25–45 19%45–65 35%65+ 21%
Average household size
2.3
Households with children
34%
Single-person households
23%
Residents per km²
1,560

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for De Haverleij calculated?

De Haverleij scores 10.0 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 De Haverleij a safe neighbourhood?

De Haverleij scores 10.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (9.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.