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Ooster Eng-Zuid

Ooster Eng-Zuid is a neighbourhood in the Eng district of Gooise Meren, with 2,385 residents and 1,283 homes. 57% of homes are owner-occupied and 40% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€411,000) is 31% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 56 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 19420206 · 73 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
2,385residents1 January 2025
€411,000average WOZ home valueGooise Meren: €595,000
39%green within 500 mGooise Meren: 24%
56services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Ooster Eng-Zuid in Gooise MerenPostcodes in Ooster Eng-Zuid highlighted; the rest of Gooise Meren in grey
Map of Gooise Meren with Ooster Eng-Zuid highlighted

Who lives here.

2,385 residents in 1,250 households, 1.9 people per household on average; next to the figure for Gooise Meren.

17%
aged 0–14
7%
aged 15–24
28%
aged 25–44
22%
aged 65 and over
50%
one-person households
28%
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-Zuid is €411,000, against €595,000 in Gooise Meren.

1,283homes1 January 2025
40%single-family houses60% flats and apartments
57%owner-occupied17% housing association
0%built in the last ten years5% unoccupied
890 m³gas per home per yearGooise Meren: 1,040 m³
2,450 kWhelectricity per home per yearGooise Meren: 2,820 kWh
1%homes off the gas gridGooise Meren: 4%
27%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-Zuid compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

43%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyGooise Meren: 33%
20%in the top 20% nationallyGooise Meren: 32%
4.8%of residents live below the poverty lineGooise Meren: 2.4%
€172,000median household wealthGooise Meren: €314,000
72.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workGooise Meren: 74.0%
41%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 85 crimes in Ooster Eng-Zuid in 2025, 5% more than in 2024. That is 35.6 per 1,000 residents, compared with 41.5 across Gooise Meren.

Other property crime9
Vandalism and criminal damage6
Driving under the influence5
Assault4
Theft from vehicles3
Theft of bicycles and mopeds2
Threats2
Street robbery1

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-Zuid, a highly urban area.

Distance to

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

Also

Primary schools within 3 km9.5
Primary pupils living here220
Secondary pupils living here140
Business premises345
Residents per km²5,067
Land area47 ha

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

Schools in Ooster Eng-Zuid.

Primary and secondary school sites with an address in this neighbourhood.

Vrije School MichaelPrimary school · Antroposofisch
Gooise Scholenfederatie, vwo, havo, vmbo, locatie De FonteinSecondary school (havo, vmbo) · Bijzonder

Source: DUO Open Education Data: primary and secondary school locations (CC BY 4.0). Admission depends on each school's own policy.

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Gooise Meren.

Ooster Eng-NoordBloemenbuurtMidden Eng-OostSportpark-ZuidGodelindebuurtWaltherlaanEng district