Kern Molenschot, Gilze en Rijen
About 685 people live in Kern Molenschot, in 275 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 59% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 14.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €473,000; 86% of homes are owner-occupied and 8% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 4.5 km away, a supermarket 3.5 km and a GP 3.4 km.
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Is Kern Molenschot a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 59% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 38% |
| Safety and nuisance | 46% |
| Social cohesion | 60% |
| Amenities | 32% |
| Housing stock | 66% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Kern Molenschot safe?
| All registered crime | 14.6 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 4.4 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 1.5 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0 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) | €473,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 86% / 14% |
| Apartments | 7% |
| Households with children | 38% |
| Single-person households | 23% |
| Age 65+ | 24% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 3.5 km |
| GP | 3.4 km |
| Primary school | 0.4 km |
| Secondary school | 7.2 km |
| Train station | 4.5 km |
| Hospital | 7.9 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Gilze en Rijen
Buitengebied Molenschot · Buitengebied Hulten · Kern Hulten · Prinsenbosch · Buitengebied Gilze · Hofstad · Steenakkers · Strijpakkers-Laars · Centrumgebied Zuid Gilze · Centrumgebied Noord Gilze · Buitengebied Noord Rijen · Buitengebied Zuid Rijen
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU07840401. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.