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Boerenstreek

2,110 residents · postal code 3763 · Part of Boerenstreek, Soest

Top 42% in the Netherlands

How we calculate

The Boerenstreek in Soest is half post-2000 construction, which drew young families: exactly half of all households have children. Safety scores 7.8, wealth and income 7.8 on a €489k average value. The flip side of the quiet location: supermarket and school are one and a half kilometres away. Overall: 6.9.

  • no. 5,432 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 19 of 26 in Soest

How Boerenstreek 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.
Total crime
14.3 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.3 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.7 per 1,000
Property crime
2.6 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.3 per 1,000

In 2025, 32 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.
Supermarket
1.5 km
GP practice
1.4 km
Train station
3.1 km
Restaurant
1.1 km
Hospital
5.7 km
Café
2.0 km
Library
2.0 km
Motorway ramp
1.7 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Soest

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.
Property value
€ 489,000
Welfare recipients
4.7 per 1,000
High incomes
25%
Low incomes
36%
Vacancy
2%
Owner-occupied
76%
Social housing
19%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes
83%
Built after 2000
51%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Soest

The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
7,152 inw/km²
Noise level
49 dB
Green surroundings
48%
Trees nearby
9%
Water share
0%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²
1,551
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.9 µg/m³

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

The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Soest

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
1.8 km
Households with children
50%
Childcare
1.5 km
Secondary school
3.2 km
Residents under 15
17%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Soest

Who lives here

Boerenstreek has strikingly many young people aged 15 to 25: 14%, against 11% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1517%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2514%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4518%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6535%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+16%

    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

    2.6larger than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    22%fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    50%far more than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    7,152far 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 Boerenstreek calculated?

Boerenstreek scores 6.9 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 Boerenstreek 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 Boerenstreek a safe neighbourhood?

Boerenstreek scores 7.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (14.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

The best and worst neighbourhoods of Soest

Same total grade, same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Soest.

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