Gilden, Houten
About 1,795 people live in Gilden, in 790 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 62% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 20.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €480,000; 61% of homes are owner-occupied and 29% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 2.2 km away, a supermarket 0.5 km and a GP 1.3 km.
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Is Gilden a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 62% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 49% |
| Safety and nuisance | 38% |
| Social cohesion | 23% |
| Amenities | 67% |
| Housing stock | 31% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Gilden safe?
| All registered crime | 20.1 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 2.8 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 2.2 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.6 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) | €480,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 61% / 39% |
| Apartments | 16% |
| Households with children | 36% |
| Single-person households | 32% |
| Age 65+ | 23% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.5 km |
| GP | 1.3 km |
| Primary school | 0.3 km |
| Secondary school | 1.6 km |
| Train station | 2.2 km |
| Hospital | 1.2 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Houten
Weiden · Velden · Hagen · Sloten · Molens · Bermen · Centrum Oost · Akkers · Centrum West · Bouwen · Campen · Houten
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU03211125. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.