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neighbourhood in Son en Breugel

De Gentiaan

4,365 residents · postal code 5691 · Part of Son, Son en Breugel

  • no. 559 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 2 of 8 in Son en Breugel

Scores per pillar

Wealthy, spacious and quiet: 89 percent owner-occupied, 98 percent single-family homes and an average value of €520,000, a hundred thousand above the national middle. This corner of Son en Breugel posts an overall 9.7, with 9.6 for safety and 9.2 for social cohesion. The weakness is access — the nearest station is over eight kilometres away and amenities stall at 5.5. Four in ten households include children.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.7 km
General practitioner
0.8 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
5.9 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
8.4 km
Hospital
8.9 km
Restaurant
2.2 km
Café
2.3 km
Library
2.4 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
12.3
Violent crimes
0.6
Burglaries
0.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 520,000
Owner-occupied
89%
Single-family homes
98%
Built after 2000
6%
Income per resident
€ 42,000

Who lives here

0–15 18%15–25 11%25–45 21%45–65 29%65+ 20%
Average household size
2.5
Households with children
44%
Single-person households
23%
Residents per km²
3,451

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for De Gentiaan calculated?

De Gentiaan scores 9.7 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 Gentiaan a safe neighbourhood?

De Gentiaan scores 9.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (12.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.