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de Eng-Soest-Midden

CBS name: Wijk 04 de Eng-Soest-Midden

de Eng-Soest-Midden is one of 8 districts in Soest, with 6,400 residents and 3,185 homes in 5 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €428,000 is 10% below the municipal average. On average 23% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 034204 · 5 neighbourhoods · 151 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
6,400residents1 January 2025
€428,000average WOZ home valueSoest: €477,000
23%green within 500 mSoest: 25%
70services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
de Eng-Soest-Midden in SoestPostcodes in de Eng-Soest-Midden highlighted; the rest of Soest in grey
Map of Soest with de Eng-Soest-Midden highlighted

Neighbourhoods of de Eng-Soest-Midden.

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

NeighbourhoodResidentsWOZ valueOwner-occupiedSingle-familyAged 65+Green 500 mServices 15 min
De Eng Noord West530€344k43%36%70%21%92
De Eng3,055€307k38%27%19%17%74
Soest Midden2,350€580k77%61%25%28%50
Eemgebied120€1,029k91%95%33%68%23
De Eng Zuid345€590k76%73%22%20%76

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 de Eng-Soest-Midden is €428,000, against €477,000 in Soest.

3,185homes19 newly built in 2025
42%single-family houses58% flats and apartments
54%owner-occupied31% housing association
6%built in the last ten years6% unoccupied
860 m³gas per home per yearSoest: 930 m³
2,740 kWhelectricity per home per yearSoest: 2,840 kWh
7%homes off the gas gridSoest: 6%
25%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 de Eng-Soest-Midden compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

40%of households in the lowest 40% nationallySoest: 32%
22%in the top 20% nationallySoest: 26%
2.6%of residents live below the poverty lineSoest: 2.5%
€144,000median household wealthSoest: €251,000
71.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workSoest: 73.0%
37%with a university or higher professional degreeSoest: 38%
22.0%of workers are self-employedSoest: 20.0%
1.0cars 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 203 crimes in de Eng-Soest-Midden in 2025, 18% more than in 2024. That is 31.7 per 1,000 residents, compared with 29.4 across Soest.

Burglary of homes27
Theft of bicycles and mopeds23
Vandalism and criminal damage23
Theft from vehicles16
Driving under the influence16
Assault12
Other property crime11
Vehicle theft3
Threats3

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 de Eng-Soest-Midden, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.7 km
Large supermarket0.6 km
Day nursery0.5 km
Primary school0.6 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km12.0
Primary pupils living here480
Secondary pupils living here350
Business premises1,025
Residents per km²1,267
Land area505 ha

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

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