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neighbourhood in Zoetermeer

Oosterheem-Zuid-West

7,465 residents · postal code 2721 · Part of Buytenwegh, Zoetermeer

  • no. 2,271 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 2 of 24 in Zoetermeer
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Scores per pillar

Safety

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CBS does not publish this for small or non-residential areas.

Every home in Oosterheem-Zuid-West was built after 2000 — a fully planned family district in Zoetermeer. Six in ten households have children, a quarter of residents are under fifteen, and three-quarters own their home. Housing scores 9.0 and the total 8.7. At 487,000 euro the average sits above the median. Amenities lag at 5.8 and safety figures are missing, as often happens in a young district.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.0 km
General practitioner
1.1 km
Primary school
1.0 km
Secondary school
3.0 km
Childcare
0.8 km
Train station
4.6 km
Hospital
4.3 km
Restaurant
0.9 km
Café
2.9 km
Library
1.2 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
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Violent crimes
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Burglaries
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per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 487,000
Owner-occupied
75%
Single-family homes
80%
Built after 2000
100%
Income per resident
€ 36,000

Who lives here

0–15 25%15–25 14%25–45 29%45–65 24%65+ 8%
Average household size
2.9
Households with children
60%
Single-person households
20%
Residents per km²
5,443

Nearby neighbourhoods

Lommerbuurt

Zoetermeer

7.6

Kruisweg

Lansingerland

7.7

Weidebuurt-Noord

Zoetermeer

7.2

Weidebuurt-Zuid

Zoetermeer

3.9

Rokkehage c.a.

Zoetermeer

8.3

Wilde Veenen

Zuidplas

3.5

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8.7

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Oosterheem-Zuid-West calculated?

Oosterheem-Zuid-West scores 8.7 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.