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neighbourhood in Valkenswaard

Geenhoven

3,560 residents · postal code 5552 · Part of Valkenswaard, Valkenswaard

  • no. 8,609 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 12 of 19 in Valkenswaard

Scores per pillar

Geenhoven's strongest suit is its amenities at 8.0, even as the nearest station sits over ten kilometres away. Otherwise the neighbourhood reads as average: safety 5.8, housing 4.8 and an overall grade of 5.1. Ownership stands at exactly half, a quarter of residents are 65 or older, and the average value comes to €365,000. Greenery, at 3.6, remains the weak point.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
0.5 km
Secondary school
1.1 km
Childcare
0.4 km
Train station
10.6 km
Hospital
7.3 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Café
0.5 km
Library
1.5 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
22.3
Violent crimes
1.2
Burglaries
1.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 365,000
Owner-occupied
51%
Single-family homes
63%
Built after 2000
23%
Income per resident
€ 34,000

Who lives here

0–15 12%15–25 10%25–45 28%45–65 24%65+ 26%
Average household size
1.9
Households with children
26%
Single-person households
44%
Residents per km²
5,148

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Geenhoven calculated?

Geenhoven scores 5.1 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 Geenhoven a safe neighbourhood?

Geenhoven scores 5.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (22.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.