district in Ede
Ede-Oost
Ede-Oost has 5 neighbourhoods with 10,380 residents in total.
Ede-Oost comprises the centre, the station quarter and the forest edge — the side of Ede that leans against the Veluwe. Amenities score 8.3 and wealth and income 5.7. Building continues apace on the former barracks grounds between centre and woods. Overall: 5.1.
no. 14 of the 17 districts of Ede
Short answer: Ede-Oost scores 5.6 as a district of Ede, no. 14 of the 17 districts of Ede. Its strongest neighbourhood is Burgemeestersbuurt (9.3), the worst Centrum Ede (3.0). The district has 5 neighbourhoods with 10,380 residents in total.
Key figures for Ede-Oost
- residents
- 10,380
- neighbourhoods
- 5
- km² of land
- 2.9
How Ede-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.
In 2025, 825 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).
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The figures ⌄Amenities
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the 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.
Not counted
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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.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
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.
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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.
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Who lives here
Ede-Oost has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 30%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1510%
NL median 14%
- 15–2512%
NL median 11%
- 25–4525%
NL median 22%
- 45–6523%
NL median 28%
- 65+30%
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
1.8 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
51% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
18% — far fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
4,567 — far 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. Average of the neighbourhoods in Ede-Oost, weighted by population.
The best and worst neighbourhoods of Ede-Oost
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Neighbourhoods in Ede-Oost
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