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Midden woongebied

Midden woongebied has 6 neighbourhoods with 10,490 residents in total.

Bottom 35% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

The Midden woongebied is the heart of Etten-Leur, six centre neighbourhoods around the shopping core and station. Amenities score 8.5 — everything walkable. Wealth and income trail at 4.1, as in many centre areas. Overall: 5.1 for nearly 10,500 residents.

no. 4 of the 7 districts of Etten-Leur

Short answer: Midden woongebied scores 5.1 as a district of Etten-Leur, no. 4 of the 7 districts of Etten-Leur. Its strongest neighbourhood is Centrum West 2 (6.0), the worst Centrum Oost 2 (2.8). The district has 6 neighbourhoods with 10,490 residents in total.

Key figures for Midden woongebied

residents
10,490
neighbourhoods
6
km² of land
2.1

How Midden woongebied 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
28.6 per 1,000
Violent crime
3.2 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.9 per 1,000
Property crime
9.9 per 1,000
Vandalism
3.0 per 1,000

In 2025, 400 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
0.8 km
Train station
1.2 km
Restaurant
0.7 km
Hospital
1.3 km
Café
0.7 km
Library
1.8 km
Motorway ramp
1.8 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Etten-Leur

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
€ 324,976
Welfare recipients
26.7 per 1,000
High incomes
16%
Low incomes
42%
Vacancy
3%
Owner-occupied
57%
Social housing
35%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
77%
Built after 2000
10%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Etten-Leur

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
5,196 inw/km²
Noise level
55 dB
Green surroundings
40%
Trees nearby
9%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
2,147
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.8 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

The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Etten-Leur

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.8 km
Households with children
32%
Childcare
0.5 km
Secondary school
1.3 km
Residents under 15
14%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Etten-Leur

Who lives here

The age profile of Midden woongebied looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1514%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2511%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4524%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6527%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+24%

    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

    2.1smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    39%more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    32%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    5,196far 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 Midden woongebied, weighted by population.

The best and worst neighbourhoods of Midden woongebied

The same total grade, the same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Midden woongebied.

Neighbourhoods in Midden woongebied

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Centrum West 26.0
  2. 2Het Hooghuis5.7
  3. 3Centrum Oost 35.6
  4. 4Centrum Oost 14.8
  5. 5Centrum West 14.3
  6. 6Centrum Oost 22.8