Oude Gouw, Enkhuizen
About 2,715 people live in Oude Gouw, in 1,235 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 88% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is close to the national rate: 46 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €248,000; 48% of homes are owner-occupied and 38% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 2.2 km away, a supermarket 0.5 km and a GP 0.4 km.
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Is Oude Gouw a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 88% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 80% |
| Safety and nuisance | 17% |
| Social cohesion | 16% |
| Amenities | 53% |
| Housing stock | 18% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Oude Gouw safe?
| All registered crime | 46 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 4.8 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 4.4 NL 5.5 |
Police-registered crime 2025. Centres with many visitors score high per resident because visitors are not residents.
Homes and people
| Average home value (WOZ) | €248,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 48% / 52% |
| Apartments | 32% |
| Households with children | 32% |
| Single-person households | 41% |
| Age 65+ | 24% |
| Average income per resident | €25,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.5 km |
| GP | 0.4 km |
| Primary school | 0.6 km |
| Secondary school | 1.2 km |
| Train station | 2.2 km |
| Hospital | 2 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Enkhuizen
Gommerwijk Oost · Noord · Gommerwijk West · Enkhuizerzand · Drechterwijk · Kadijken · Enkhuizen buitengebied · Centrum Zuid-West · Centrum Noord-West · Centrum Noord-Oost · Centrum Zuid-Oost · Westeinde
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU03880106. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.