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Boerenstreek

CBS name: Wijk 03 Boerenstreek

Boerenstreek is one of 8 districts in Soest, with 2,320 residents and 929 homes in 3 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €533,000 is 12% above the municipal average. On average 30% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 034203 · 3 neighbourhoods · 49 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
2,320residents1 January 2025
€533,000average WOZ home valueSoest: €477,000
30%green within 500 mSoest: 25%
55services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Boerenstreek in SoestPostcodes in Boerenstreek highlighted; the rest of Soest in grey
Map of Soest with Boerenstreek highlighted

Neighbourhoods of Boerenstreek.

Colour shows where each neighbourhood sits among all 28 neighbourhoods in Soest.

NeighbourhoodResidentsWOZ valueOwner-occupiedSingle-familyAged 65+Green 500 mServices 15 min
Pijnenburg45€974k90%90%22%93%8
Het Soesterveen160€935k91%97%28%65%24
Boerenstreek2,110€489k76%83%16%21%57

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Boerenstreek is €533,000, against €477,000 in Soest.

929homes1 newly built in 2025
84%single-family houses16% flats and apartments
78%owner-occupied18% housing association
2%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied
780 m³gas per home per yearSoest: 930 m³
3,050 kWhelectricity per home per yearSoest: 2,840 kWh
9%homes off the gas gridSoest: 6%
54%homes with solar panelsSoest: 37%

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

18%of households in the lowest 40% nationallySoest: 32%
38%in the top 20% nationallySoest: 26%
1.0%of residents live below the poverty lineSoest: 2.5%
€363,000median household wealthSoest: €251,000
78.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workSoest: 73.0%
35%with a university or higher professional degreeSoest: 38%
19.0%of workers are self-employedSoest: 20.0%
1.3cars per householdSoest: 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 49 crimes in Boerenstreek in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 21.1 per 1,000 residents, compared with 29.4 across Soest.

Threats5
Vandalism and criminal damage4
Driving under the influence4
Burglary of homes2
Other property crime2
Theft from vehicles1
Vehicle theft1
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 Boerenstreek, a moderately urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.5 km
Large supermarket1.6 km
Day nursery1.5 km
Primary school1.8 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km10.1
Primary pupils living here180
Secondary pupils living here160
Business premises555
Residents per km²765
Land area303 ha

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

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