Prinsenbosch, Gilze en Rijen
About 1,880 people live in Prinsenbosch, in 15 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 54% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 19.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The nearest train station is on average 9.6 km away, a supermarket 3.2 km and a GP 3 km.
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Is Prinsenbosch a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 54% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 97% |
| Safety and nuisance | 24% |
| Social cohesion | 93% |
| Amenities | 13% |
| Housing stock | 25% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Prinsenbosch safe?
| All registered crime | 19.1 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.6 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 5.9 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 2.7 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) | – |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 0% / 77% |
| Apartments | 23% |
| Households with children | 0% |
| Single-person households | 93% |
| Age 65+ | 1% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 3.2 km |
| GP | 3 km |
| Primary school | 3.3 km |
| Secondary school | 9.2 km |
| Train station | 9.6 km |
| Hospital | 10.2 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Gilze en Rijen
Buitengebied Gilze · Hofstad · Steenakkers · Strijpakkers-Laars · Centrumgebied Zuid Gilze · Centrumgebied Noord Gilze · Kern Hulten · Buitengebied Hulten · Buitengebied Noord Rijen · Buitengebied Zuid Rijen · Grote Spie · Rijen Zuid
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU07840209. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.