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neighbourhood in 's-Hertogenbosch

Empel oost

2,685 residents · postal code 5236 · Part of Empel, 's-Hertogenbosch

  • no. 207 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 6 of 94 in 's-Hertogenbosch

Scores per pillar

Empel oost owes its overall score of 9.9 largely to a strikingly young housing stock: 99 percent of homes were built after 2000. Only 8 percent of residents are 65 or older, against 52 percent of households with children. Crime remains low at 14.9 per 1,000 people present, well under the national median of 24.1. Amenities score lowest of all pillars at 6.4, in a district with an average home value of €496,000.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.1 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
4.9 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
4.5 km
Hospital
1.9 km
Restaurant
0.8 km
Café
1.9 km
Library
4.5 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
14.9
Violent crimes
0.7
Burglaries
0.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 496,000
Owner-occupied
77%
Single-family homes
90%
Built after 2000
99%
Income per resident
€ 42,000

Who lives here

0–15 19%15–25 14%25–45 25%45–65 34%65+ 8%
Average household size
2.6
Households with children
52%
Single-person households
22%
Residents per km²
2,439

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Empel oost calculated?

Empel oost scores 9.9 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 Empel oost a safe neighbourhood?

Empel oost scores 9.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (14.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.