district in Houten
Houten Noord-West
Houten Noord-West has 11 neighbourhoods with 13,780 residents in total.
Houten Noord-West belongs to the carefully planned parts of Houten, 13,780 residents across eleven neighbourhoods around the Oude Dorp. The numbers are strong across the board: safety scores 8.6 and wealth & income 7.9, lifting the overall to 8.3. Quiet & nature is the striking exception in an otherwise favourable picture at 3.9. Amenities follow on 6.8, and for families the district scores high at 7.6.
no. 3 of the 11 districts of Houten
Short answer: Houten Noord-West scores 8.9 as a district of Houten, no. 3 of the 11 districts of Houten. Its strongest neighbourhood is Oorden (9.9), the worst Hoeven (5.1). The district has 11 neighbourhoods with 13,780 residents in total.
Key figures for Houten Noord-West
- residents
- 13,780
- neighbourhoods
- 11
- km² of land
- 2.7
How Houten Noord-West 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, 251 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 Houten Noord-West looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1516%
NL median 14%
- 15–2510%
NL median 11%
- 25–4521%
NL median 22%
- 45–6526%
NL median 28%
- 65+27%
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
29% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
35% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
5,622 — 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 Houten Noord-West, weighted by population.
The best and worst neighbourhoods of Houten Noord-West
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Neighbourhoods in Houten Noord-West
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