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De Sprookjesbuurt

1,720 residents · postal code 5231 · Part of Noord, 's-Hertogenbosch

  • no. 11,596 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 84 of 94 in 's-Hertogenbosch

Scores per pillar

The Sprookjesbuurt in northern Den Bosch is almost entirely housing-association stock: 96 percent rental and a €253k average value. Notably: safety (7.3) is better than the socio-economic profile (2.6) suggests, with crime just above the median. Supermarket and school sit 500 metres away. Overall: 3.3.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
0.9 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
2.5 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
2.6 km
Hospital
2.9 km
Restaurant
1.0 km
Café
1.4 km
Library
4.1 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
28.6
Violent crimes
1.5
Burglaries
0.2

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 253,000
Owner-occupied
4%
Single-family homes
43%
Built after 2000
3%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 19%15–25 13%25–45 26%45–65 24%65+ 17%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
39%
Single-person households
44%
Residents per km²
7,006

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for De Sprookjesbuurt calculated?

De Sprookjesbuurt scores 3.3 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 De Sprookjesbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

De Sprookjesbuurt scores 7.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (28.6 per year). The national median is around 24.1.