Centrumgebied Oost Rijen, Gilze en Rijen
About 1,890 people live in Centrumgebied Oost Rijen, in 840 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 84% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 18.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €352,000; 74% of homes are owner-occupied and 24% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 1.6 km away, a supermarket 0.4 km and a GP 0.6 km.
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Is Centrumgebied Oost Rijen a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 84% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 44% |
| Safety and nuisance | 26% |
| Social cohesion | 21% |
| Amenities | 48% |
| Housing stock | 42% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Centrumgebied Oost Rijen safe?
| All registered crime | 18.5 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.1 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 3.2 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.5 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) | €352,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 74% / 26% |
| Apartments | 17% |
| Households with children | 36% |
| Single-person households | 32% |
| Age 65+ | 26% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.4 km |
| GP | 0.6 km |
| Primary school | 0.4 km |
| Secondary school | 6.8 km |
| Train station | 1.6 km |
| Hospital | 9.2 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Gilze en Rijen
Wolfsweide · Schildersbuurt · Vijf Eiken · Vliegende Vennen · Centrumgebied West Rijen · Paarse Strook · Rijen Zuid · Grote Spie · Buitengebied Zuid Rijen · Buitengebied Noord Rijen · Centrumgebied Noord Gilze · Centrumgebied Zuid Gilze
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU07840104. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.