Oost, Ridderkerk
About 6,195 people live in Oost, in 2,800 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 86% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 24.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €317,000; 52% of homes are owner-occupied and 43% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 5.7 km away, a supermarket 0.5 km and a GP 0.6 km.
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Is Oost a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 86% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 28% |
| Safety and nuisance | 19% |
| Social cohesion | 15% |
| Amenities | 74% |
| Housing stock | 12% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Oost safe?
| All registered crime | 24.1 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.1 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 3.1 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 2.1 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) | €317,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 52% / 48% |
| Apartments | 52% |
| Households with children | 34% |
| Single-person households | 39% |
| Age 65+ | 23% |
| Average income per resident | €27,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.5 km |
| GP | 0.6 km |
| Primary school | 0.4 km |
| Secondary school | 1.8 km |
| Train station | 5.7 km |
| Hospital | 0.7 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Ridderkerk
West · Drievliet · Centrum · Het Zand · Slikkerveer · Bolnes · Rijsoord · Oostendam · Donkersloot
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU05970300. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.