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neighbourhood in Sluis

Oostburg

4,295 residents · postal code 4501 · Part of Oostburg, Sluis

  • no. 12,236 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 28 of 34 in Sluis

Scores per pillar

Deep in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, with the nearest railway station almost 49 kilometres away, Oostburg scores low across nearly the board: a 3.0 for housing and a 3.0 overall, with only green space (6.4) holding up. Nearly a third of residents are over 65, and the average home is worth €263,000, well under the national midpoint. Safety stalls at 3.9. Income per resident is modest.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
1.2 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
1.0 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
48.9 km
Hospital
1.2 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Café
7.0 km
Library
1.0 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
27.3
Violent crimes
2.5
Burglaries
1.5

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 263,000
Owner-occupied
62%
Single-family homes
81%
Built after 2000
12%
Income per resident
€ 30,000

Who lives here

0–15 13%15–25 9%25–45 21%45–65 26%65+ 31%
Average household size
1.9
Households with children
25%
Single-person households
44%
Residents per km²
2,267

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Oostburg calculated?

Oostburg scores 3.0 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 Oostburg a safe neighbourhood?

Oostburg scores 3.9 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (27.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.