Vliegende Vennen, Gilze en Rijen
About 3,070 people live in Vliegende Vennen, in 1,220 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 81% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is below the national rate: 32.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €415,000; 74% of homes are owner-occupied and 17% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 1.6 km away, a supermarket 0.8 km and a GP 0.5 km.
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Is Vliegende Vennen a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 81% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 37% |
| Safety and nuisance | 31% |
| Social cohesion | 34% |
| Amenities | 39% |
| Housing stock | 46% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Vliegende Vennen safe?
| All registered crime | 32.9 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 2 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 9.8 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) | €415,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 74% / 26% |
| Apartments | 20% |
| Households with children | 43% |
| Single-person households | 22% |
| Age 65+ | 17% |
| Average income per resident | €35,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.8 km |
| GP | 0.5 km |
| Primary school | 0.6 km |
| Secondary school | 6.7 km |
| Train station | 1.6 km |
| Hospital | 9.9 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Gilze en Rijen
Schildersbuurt · Paarse Strook · Centrumgebied Oost Rijen · Wolfsweide · Rijen Zuid · Vijf Eiken · Grote Spie · Centrumgebied West Rijen · 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 BU07840106. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.