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Orthen west

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

  • no. 4,478 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 38 of 94 in 's-Hertogenbosch

Scores per pillar

Orthen west is a spacious residential neighbourhood in 's-Hertogenbosch with 825 residents. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 7.4 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: safety scores 8.2, while nature and quiet lags at 5.1.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.8 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
1.2 km
Secondary school
1.2 km
Childcare
0.9 km
Train station
1.7 km
Hospital
3.1 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
0.9 km
Library
2.8 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
31.1
Violent crimes
0.6
Burglaries
0.3

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 389,000
Owner-occupied
39%
Single-family homes
72%
Built after 2000
60%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 19%15–25 8%25–45 42%45–65 22%65+ 9%
Average household size
2.1
Households with children
32%
Single-person households
40%
Residents per km²
2,504

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Orthen west calculated?

Orthen west scores 7.4 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 Orthen west a safe neighbourhood?

Orthen west scores 8.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (31.1 per year). The national median is around 24.1.