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Ooster Eng-Noord

Ooster Eng-Noord is a neighbourhood in the Eng district of Gooise Meren, with 1,670 residents and 919 homes. 72% of homes are owner-occupied and 43% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€439,000) is 26% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 63 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 19420205 · 55 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,670residents1 January 2025
€439,000average WOZ home valueGooise Meren: €595,000
22%green within 500 mGooise Meren: 24%
63services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Ooster Eng-Noord in Gooise MerenPostcodes in Ooster Eng-Noord highlighted; the rest of Gooise Meren in grey
Map of Gooise Meren with Ooster Eng-Noord highlighted

Who lives here.

1,670 residents in 895 households, 1.9 people per household on average; next to the figure for Gooise Meren.

13%
aged 0–14
9%
aged 15–24
18%
aged 25–44
36%
aged 65 and over
49%
one-person households
24%
households with children

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Ooster Eng-Noord is €439,000, against €595,000 in Gooise Meren.

919homes1 January 2025
43%single-family houses57% flats and apartments
72%owner-occupied19% housing association
0%built in the last ten years5% unoccupied
870 m³gas per home per yearGooise Meren: 1,040 m³
2,420 kWhelectricity per home per yearGooise Meren: 2,820 kWh
1%homes off the gas gridGooise Meren: 4%
22%homes with solar panelsGooise Meren: 27%

The WOZ value is the official valuation each Dutch municipality sets every year for property tax. It is not a sale price. The averages here use the valuation date of 1 January 2024.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

How households in Ooster Eng-Noord compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

37%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyGooise Meren: 33%
22%in the top 20% nationallyGooise Meren: 32%
1.7%of residents live below the poverty lineGooise Meren: 2.4%
€333,000median household wealthGooise Meren: €314,000
72.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workGooise Meren: 74.0%
49%with a university or higher professional degreeGooise Meren: 49%
20.0%of workers are self-employedGooise Meren: 25.0%
0.9cars per householdGooise Meren: 1.0

Statistics Netherlands ranks every household in the country by income. In a neighbourhood that matched the national mix exactly, 40% of households would fall in the lowest 40% nationally and 20% in the top 20%. Income on its own says nothing about what a place is like to live in.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2024: income, work and education (CC BY 4.0)

Safety.

Police registered 35 crimes in Ooster Eng-Noord in 2025, 8% fewer than in 2024. That is 21.0 per 1,000 residents, compared with 41.5 across Gooise Meren.

Burglary of homes9
Theft of bicycles and mopeds3
Threats3
Other property crime3
Vandalism and criminal damage3
Theft from vehicles2
Vehicle theft1
Driving under the influence1

Registered crime shows what becomes known to the police, not how safe a place feels, and not every crime is reported. Town centres, shopping areas and the streets around stations have few residents but many visitors, which pushes the rate per 1,000 residents up. The categories above are a selection; the total includes every registered crime.

Source: Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday distances.

Average distance by road for everyone living in Ooster Eng-Noord, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.3 km
Large supermarket0.5 km
Day nursery0.4 km
Primary school0.4 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km10.6
Primary pupils living here120
Secondary pupils living here90
Business premises195
Residents per km²5,973
Land area28 ha

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Gooise Meren.

BloemenbuurtOoster Eng-ZuidWaltherlaanGodelindebuurtDonderstraatSportpark-ZuidEng district