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Wester Eng

Wester Eng is a neighbourhood in the Eng district of Gooise Meren, with 2,035 residents and 1,070 homes. 40% of homes are owner-occupied and 34% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€297,000) is 50% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 96 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 19420209 · 52 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
2,035residents1 January 2025
€297,000average WOZ home valueGooise Meren: €595,000
32%green within 500 mGooise Meren: 24%
96services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Wester Eng in Gooise MerenPostcodes in Wester Eng highlighted; the rest of Gooise Meren in grey
Map of Gooise Meren with Wester Eng highlighted

Who lives here.

2,035 residents in 980 households, 1.9 people per household on average; next to the figure for Gooise Meren.

16%
aged 0–14
10%
aged 15–24
30%
aged 25–44
21%
aged 65 and over
51%
one-person households
31%
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 Wester Eng is €297,000, against €595,000 in Gooise Meren.

1,070homes1 January 2025
34%single-family houses66% flats and apartments
40%owner-occupied42% housing association
0%built in the last ten years6% unoccupied
740 m³gas per home per yearGooise Meren: 1,040 m³
1,960 kWhelectricity per home per yearGooise Meren: 2,820 kWh
0%homes off the gas gridGooise Meren: 4%
18%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 Wester Eng compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

49%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyGooise Meren: 33%
10%in the top 20% nationallyGooise Meren: 32%
4.5%of residents live below the poverty lineGooise Meren: 2.4%
€40,000median household wealthGooise Meren: €314,000
69.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workGooise Meren: 74.0%
31%with a university or higher professional degreeGooise Meren: 49%
17.0%of workers are self-employedGooise Meren: 25.0%
0.8cars 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 86 crimes in Wester Eng in 2025, 37% more than in 2024. That is 42.3 per 1,000 residents, compared with 41.5 across Gooise Meren.

Vandalism and criminal damage14
Assault9
Burglary of homes4
Threats4
Other property crime4
Theft from vehicles3
Theft of bicycles and mopeds2
Pickpocketing1
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 Wester Eng, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.9 km
Large supermarket0.3 km
Day nursery0.3 km
Primary school0.3 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km10.8
Primary pupils living here170
Secondary pupils living here110
Business premises220
Residents per km²4,700
Land area43 ha

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

Schools in Wester Eng.

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

De ZonnewijzerPrimary school · Protestants-Christelijk

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.

Midden Eng-WestNijverheidswerfMidden Eng-OostLaarderwegkwartierBijlstraatMeijerkampEng district