Petenbos, Veenendaal
About 3,475 people live in Petenbos, in 1,420 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 56% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 10.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €504,000; 82% of homes are owner-occupied and 16% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 2.1 km away, a supermarket 1 km and a GP 1.8 km.
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Is Petenbos a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 56% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 48% |
| Safety and nuisance | 32% |
| Social cohesion | 36% |
| Amenities | 68% |
| Housing stock | 35% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Petenbos safe?
| All registered crime | 10.1 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.2 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 0.6 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) | €504,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 82% / 18% |
| Apartments | 18% |
| Households with children | 41% |
| Single-person households | 24% |
| Age 65+ | 20% |
| Average income per resident | €36,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 1 km |
| GP | 1.8 km |
| Primary school | 0.5 km |
| Secondary school | 1.1 km |
| Train station | 2.1 km |
| Hospital | 1.7 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Veenendaal
Gezonken Hoek · Petenbos Oost · Het Ambacht · Nijverkamp · Engelenburg · Veenderij · Buurtstede · Stationswijk · Franse Gat · Dragonder Oost · Salamander · Spitsbergen
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU03450223. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.