neighbourhood in Sint-Michielsgestel
Den Dungen
3,960 residents · postal code 5275 · Part of Den Dungen, Sint-Michielsgestel
Den Dungen is a Brabant village with a 9.1 overall: safety at 9.2, wealth at 7.5 and space and quiet at 5.6 all sit reasonably high. Nearly nine in ten homes are single-family, three-quarters owned, and the average home, at €475,000, is above the national midpoint. At twelve offences per 1,000 people present, crime runs about half the national median. Amenities at 5.6 lag most, and the station is a good six kilometres off.
- no. 1,489 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 4 of 23 in Sint-Michielsgestel
How Den Dungen 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.
In 2025, 61 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.
Tick = Dutch median
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.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
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.
Tick = Dutch median
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Who lives here
Den Dungen has strikingly many children under 15: 18%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1518%
NL median 14%
- 15–259%
NL median 11%
- 25–4526%
NL median 22%
- 45–6525%
NL median 28%
- 65+22%
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
2.3 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
28% — fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
38% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
2,633 — 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 Den Dungen calculated?
Den Dungen scores 9.1 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 Den Dungen 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 Den Dungen a safe neighbourhood?
Den Dungen scores 9.2 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (12.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.
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