Vijf Eiken, Gilze en Rijen
About 3,685 people live in Vijf Eiken, in 1,570 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 89% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 25.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €332,000; 58% of homes are owner-occupied and 38% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 2.6 km away, a supermarket 0.9 km and a GP 0.7 km.
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Is Vijf Eiken a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 89% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 54% |
| Safety and nuisance | 21% |
| Social cohesion | 21% |
| Amenities | 48% |
| Housing stock | 21% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Vijf Eiken safe?
| All registered crime | 25.2 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.4 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 2.7 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.8 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) | €332,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 58% / 42% |
| Apartments | 2% |
| Households with children | 38% |
| Single-person households | 30% |
| Age 65+ | 22% |
| Average income per resident | €29,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.9 km |
| GP | 0.7 km |
| Primary school | 0.4 km |
| Secondary school | 6.6 km |
| Train station | 2.6 km |
| Hospital | 8.4 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Gilze en Rijen
Centrumgebied West Rijen · Wolfsweide · Centrumgebied Oost Rijen · Schildersbuurt · Vliegende Vennen · 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 BU07840102. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.