Braken-Oost, Heusden
About 3,245 people live in Braken-Oost, in 1,370 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 46% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is below the national rate: 32 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €434,000; 78% of homes are owner-occupied and 15% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 12.7 km away, a supermarket 0.7 km and a GP 0.6 km.
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Is Braken-Oost a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 46% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 31% |
| Safety and nuisance | 37% |
| Social cohesion | 41% |
| Amenities | 73% |
| Housing stock | 40% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Braken-Oost safe?
| All registered crime | 32 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.6 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 0.9 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.8 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) | €434,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 78% / 22% |
| Apartments | 8% |
| Households with children | 39% |
| Single-person households | 26% |
| Age 65+ | 21% |
| Average income per resident | €32,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.7 km |
| GP | 0.6 km |
| Primary school | 0.7 km |
| Secondary school | 0.6 km |
| Train station | 12.7 km |
| Hospital | 0.8 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Heusden
Braken-West · Centrum Drunen · Venne-West · Venne-Oost · Elshout · Haarsteeg · Nieuwkuijk · Vijfhoeven · Vlijmen-Dorp · Vliedberg · Hedikhuizen · Heesbeen
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU07970102. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.