Bosgebied Dorst

Bosgebied Dorst is a neighbourhood in the Dorst district of Oosterhout, with 330 residents and 33 homes. 79% of homes are owner-occupied and 97% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€623,000) is 61% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 15 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 08261308 · 7 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

330residents1 January 2025

€623,000average WOZ home valueOosterhout: €387,000

77%green within 500 mOosterhout: 24%

15services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Bosgebied Dorst in OosterhoutPostcodes in Bosgebied Dorst highlighted; the rest of Oosterhout in grey

Map of Oosterhout with Bosgebied Dorst highlighted

Who lives here.

330 residents in 205 households, 1.6 people per household on average; next to the figure for Oosterhout.

aged 0–14

aged 15–24

14%

aged 25–44

39%

aged 65 and over

54%

one-person households

10%

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 Bosgebied Dorst is €623,000, against €387,000 in Oosterhout.

33homes1 January 2025

97%single-family houses3% flats and apartments

79%owner-occupied0% housing association

6%built in the last ten years6% unoccupied

1,060 m³gas per home per yearOosterhout: 770 m³

4,600 kWhelectricity per home per yearOosterhout: 2,730 kWh

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 Bosgebied Dorst compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

62%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyOosterhout: 36%

7%in the top 20% nationallyOosterhout: 20%

8.6%of residents live below the poverty lineOosterhout: 2.3%

€37,000median household wealthOosterhout: €159,000

51.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workOosterhout: 71.0%

1.0cars per householdOosterhout: 1.1

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 65 crimes in Bosgebied Dorst in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 197.0 per 1,000 residents, compared with 33.0 across Oosterhout.

Other property crime31

Driving under the influence4

Vandalism and criminal damage3

Theft of bicycles and mopeds2

Assault2

Theft from vehicles1

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 Bosgebied Dorst, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice2.4 km

Large supermarket2.2 km

Day nursery2.1 km

Primary school2.4 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km2.3

Primary pupils living here10

Secondary pupils living here10

Business premises50

Residents per km²40

Land area816 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Oosterhout.

Dorst Buitengebied Dorst-Zuid Natuurkundigenbuurt Steenoven Schrijversbuurt Industrieterrein Vijf Eiken Dorst district