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neighbourhood in Soest

De Eng

3,055 residents · postal code 3764 · Part of de Eng-Soest-Midden, Soest

  • no. 10,628 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 25 of 26 in Soest

Scores per pillar

De Eng in Soest is a stacked district close to the station (900 metres), with plenty of rented housing, 38 per cent owner-occupied, and nearly half living alone. Amenities score 8.5, but housing stalls at 3.2 and the social mark at 3.7. The average home value is low for Soest at 307,000 euro. Twenty crimes per 1,000 people present sits below the median; safety comes to 6.1.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
0.7 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
2.0 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
0.9 km
Hospital
5.0 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Café
0.4 km
Library
2.1 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
19.7
Violent crimes
1.1
Burglaries
1.2

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 307,000
Owner-occupied
38%
Single-family homes
27%
Built after 2000
7%
Income per resident
€ 30,000

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 12%25–45 29%45–65 25%65+ 19%
Average household size
2.0
Households with children
31%
Single-person households
47%
Residents per km²
3,010

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for De Eng calculated?

De Eng scores 3.9 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 De Eng a safe neighbourhood?

De Eng scores 6.1 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (19.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.