district in Etten-Leur
Noord woongebied
Noord woongebied has 16 neighbourhoods with 19,530 residents in total.
In the north of Etten-Leur a residential area grew of sixteen neighbourhoods and nearly 20,000 residents, from Schoenmakershoek to De Keen. The figures sit evenly above the middle: amenities 7.4, safety 7.2, wealth and income 6.1 and a 7.1 overall. Only quiet and nature get no further than the middle, at 4.1. A largely post-war and newer family district in West Brabant.
no. 1 of the 7 districts of Etten-Leur
Short answer: Noord woongebied scores 7.1 as a district of Etten-Leur, no. 1 of the 7 districts of Etten-Leur. Its strongest neighbourhood is De Keen (9.2), the worst Noord 4 (3.7). The district has 16 neighbourhoods with 19,530 residents in total.
Key figures for Noord woongebied
- residents
- 19,530
- neighbourhoods
- 16
- km² of land
- 4.1
How Noord 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.
In 2025, 431 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.
Tick = Dutch median
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
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
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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.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Tick = Dutch median
Who lives here
The age profile of Noord woongebied looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1517%
NL median 14%
- 15–2511%
NL median 11%
- 25–4523%
NL median 22%
- 45–6528%
NL median 28%
- 65+20%
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
2.3 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
30% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
39% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
5,387 — 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 Noord woongebied, weighted by population.
The best and worst neighbourhoods of Noord woongebied
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Neighbourhoods in Noord woongebied
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