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Kasteel Oost

1,105 residents · postal code 5046 · Part of De Hasselt, Tilburg

Bottom 7% in the Netherlands

How we calculate

Kasteel Oost is an urban residential neighbourhood in Tilburg with 1,105 residents. On the national yardstick its total score is 3.0. The profile is pronounced: amenities scores 9.0, while safety lags at 2.7. Housing is relatively affordable here, with an average property value of €284k. For families it stands at 6.4.

  • no. 12,253 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 175 of 215 in Tilburg

How Kasteel Oost 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
39.3 per 1,000
Violent crime
4.7 per 1,000
Burglaries
3.2 per 1,000
Property crime
14.6 per 1,000
Vandalism
5.6 per 1,000

In 2025, 64 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
0.7 km
GP practice
0.6 km
Train station
1.9 km
Restaurant
0.2 km
Hospital
1.7 km
Café
0.3 km
Library
1.8 km
Motorway ramp
4.2 km

Tick = Dutch median

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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
€ 284,000
Welfare recipients
36.2 per 1,000
High incomes
10%
Low incomes
45%
Vacancy
2%
Owner-occupied
39%
Social housing
33%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
55%
Built after 2000
7%

Tick = Dutch median

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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
6,229 inw/km²
Noise level
52 dB
Green surroundings
23%
Trees nearby
9%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
4,379
Fine particles (PM2.5)
9.4 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

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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.
Primary school
0.5 km
Households with children
21%
Childcare
0.4 km
Secondary school
1.8 km
Residents under 15
9%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Kasteel Oost has strikingly many young people aged 15 to 25: 16%, against 11% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–159%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2516%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4532%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6527%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+17%

    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

    1.7smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    57%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    21%far fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    6,229far 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 Kasteel Oost calculated?

Kasteel Oost scores 3.0 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 Kasteel Oost 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 Kasteel Oost a safe neighbourhood?

Kasteel Oost scores 2.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (39.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

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