Paarse Strook, Gilze en Rijen
About 150 people live in Paarse Strook, in 55 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 74% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is below the national rate: 33.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €519,000; 94% of homes are owner-occupied and 0% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 1.4 km away, a supermarket 0.8 km and a GP 0.5 km.
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Is Paarse Strook a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 74% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 40% |
| Safety and nuisance | 37% |
| Social cohesion | 44% |
| Amenities | 37% |
| Housing stock | 50% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Paarse Strook safe?
| All registered crime | 33.3 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 0 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) | €519,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 94% / 6% |
| Apartments | 6% |
| Households with children | 49% |
| Single-person households | 19% |
| Age 65+ | 11% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.8 km |
| GP | 0.5 km |
| Primary school | 0.9 km |
| Secondary school | 6.5 km |
| Train station | 1.4 km |
| Hospital | 10 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Gilze en Rijen
Vliegende Vennen · Schildersbuurt · Rijen Zuid · Centrumgebied Oost Rijen · Grote Spie · Wolfsweide · Vijf Eiken · Buitengebied Zuid Rijen · Centrumgebied West Rijen · Buitengebied Noord Rijen · Centrumgebied Noord Gilze · Centrumgebied Zuid Gilze
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU07840107. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.