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Natuurkundigenbuurt

Natuurkundigenbuurt is a neighbourhood in the Oosterheide district of Oosterhout, with 1,830 residents and 826 homes. 52% of homes are owner-occupied and 75% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€291,000) is 25% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 69 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 08260502 · 39 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,830residents1 January 2025
€291,000average WOZ home valueOosterhout: €387,000
41%green within 500 mOosterhout: 24%
69services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Natuurkundigenbuurt in OosterhoutPostcodes in Natuurkundigenbuurt highlighted; the rest of Oosterhout in grey
Map of Oosterhout with Natuurkundigenbuurt highlighted

Who lives here.

1,830 residents in 835 households, 2.2 people per household on average; next to the figure for Oosterhout.

16%
aged 0–14
11%
aged 15–24
28%
aged 25–44
19%
aged 65 and over
37%
one-person households
34%
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 Natuurkundigenbuurt is €291,000, against €387,000 in Oosterhout.

826homes1 January 2025
75%single-family houses25% flats and apartments
52%owner-occupied45% housing association
0%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied
820 m³gas per home per yearOosterhout: 770 m³
2,470 kWhelectricity per home per yearOosterhout: 2,730 kWh
1%homes off the gas gridOosterhout: 11%
33%homes with solar panelsOosterhout: 39%

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

43%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyOosterhout: 36%
11%in the top 20% nationallyOosterhout: 20%
5.2%of residents live below the poverty lineOosterhout: 2.3%
€64,000median household wealthOosterhout: €159,000
69.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workOosterhout: 71.0%
17%with a university or higher professional degreeOosterhout: 30%
13.0%of workers are self-employedOosterhout: 16.0%
1.1cars 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 67 crimes in Natuurkundigenbuurt in 2025, 10% more than in 2024. That is 36.6 per 1,000 residents, compared with 33.0 across Oosterhout.

Vandalism and criminal damage20
Other property crime10
Theft of bicycles and mopeds3
Threats3
Driving under the influence2
Burglary of homes1
Theft from vehicles1
Pickpocketing1
Assault1

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 Natuurkundigenbuurt, a moderately urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.0 km
Large supermarket1.0 km
Day nursery0.3 km
Primary school0.3 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km5.5
Primary pupils living here140
Secondary pupils living here110
Business premises175
Residents per km²4,514
Land area41 ha

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

Schools in Natuurkundigenbuurt.

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

Kindcentrum De OntdekkingPrimary school · Rooms-Katholiek

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 Oosterhout.

SchrijversbuurtComponistenbuurtBloemenbuurtPaterserfDe WarandeIndustrieterrein Vijf EikenOosterheide district