Neighbourhood De Eng

Neighbourhood in the district of de Eng-Soest-Midden · municipality of Soest · Utrecht

  • 1.578 homes
  • 3.055 residents
  • avg. year built 1969
  • avg. WOZ value € 299.000

Living in De Eng: in the municipality of Soest is a neighbourhood with 1.578 homes, 3.055 residents and 1.465 households. The homes in De Eng are mainly of the type flat (74%) and semi-detached house (10%), mainly built in the period 1945-1969 (64%) and with 39% owner-occupied homes and 61% rented homes. The average WOZ value is € 299.000. Of the homes with a registered energy label, 40% have label A or B; the most common energy label is A. Liveability is rated more than adequate according to the Leefbaarometer, the average noise level is 49 dB (quiet) and the police recorded 25,9 crimes per 1,000 residents (nationally: 45,3). A supermarket is 600 m away on average, a primary school is 500 m away and 31% of households have children. For every home in De Eng, Huisleon provides an estimated value range, energy label, monthly housing costs, information on the living environment and current sale and rental listings.

Boundary based on the CBS wijk- en buurtkaart 2024. Zoom in to see individual homes; click a home for details. View on the map of homes

Homes in De Eng

Homes
1.578
addresses registered for residential use (BAG)
Average year built
1969
Average living area
86 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.504
2025

Home type

  • Flat 74% 1.160
  • Semi-detached house 10% 151
  • Mid-terrace house 8% 130
  • End-of-terrace house 5% 79
  • Detached house 4% 58

Energy label

  • A or better 25% 387
  • B 15% 233
  • C 10% 163
  • D 15% 231
  • E 23% 356
  • F 5% 82
  • G 7% 112
  • No label 1% 14

Construction period

  • Before 1945 10% 151
  • 1945–1969 64% 1.015
  • 1970–1989 11% 180
  • 1990–2009 5% 76
  • 2010 onwards 10% 156

Residents

Residents
3.055
1 January 2025
Households
1.465
avg. 2,0 people
Single-person households
48%
Netherlands: 40%
Households with children
31%
Netherlands: 32%
Population density
2.921
residents per km²
Floor area
1,0 km²
Born outside the Netherlands
24%
Netherlands: 16%
People in poverty
4%
Netherlands: 3%
Social assistance benefits
33
per 1,000 residents · Netherlands: 22
Employment rate
66%
Netherlands: 72%
Employees on permanent contracts
51%
Netherlands: 56%

Age profile

  • 0–15 years 15% 475
  • 15–25 years 12% 380
  • 25–45 years 29% 880
  • 45–65 years 24% 750
  • 65 years and over 19% 580

Background

  • Nederland 52% 1.545
  • Europe (excl. the Netherlands) 6% 185
  • Outside Europe 42% 1.235

Education level (aged 15–75)

  • Primary education, VMBO and MBO level 1 36% 820
  • HAVO, VWO, MBO levels 2–4 41% 940
  • Higher professional and university education 23% 540

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2024. Background based on the CBS classification (the person’s or their parents’ country of birth); education level of people aged 15 to 75; income standardised for household size and composition; CBS does not publish figures for very small groups.

Housing and property values

Average WOZ value
€ 299.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
39%
Rented homes
61%
52% owned by housing associations
Single-family homes
27%
73% in multi-unit buildings
Built in the last 10 years
5%
Unoccupied homes
6%
New homes built during the year
57
completed homes

The WOZ value is the average for all homes in the area (valued as at 1 January of the previous year), not the market value of an individual home.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
2.340 kWh
per home per year
Avg. electricity fed into the grid
430 kWh
solar electricity per home
Avg. gas consumption
730 m³
per home per year
Homes with solar panels
16%
Gas-free
5%
Mainly electrically heated
15%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
44% individual central heating, 41% communal heating, 13% electric
2022
Geothermal potential
Ongunstig
Slochteren Formation

Consumption is the average across all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the energy label breakdown is under "Homes".

Amenities and transport links

Large supermarket
600 m
avg. distance
GP practice
700 m
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Day nursery
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
13
Degree of urbanisation
Highly urbanised
1.629 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,9
1.312 passenger cars
Business premises
350
of which 25 in trade and hospitality

Road distances, averaged across all residents in the area (CBS).

Schools

1 school in the neighbourhood of De Eng, with pupil numbers and the Inspectorate’s assessment.

All schools in the municipality of Soest

DUO open education data and Inspectie van het Onderwijs; the school is assigned to a neighbourhood based on its site address.

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green space

Average noise level (Lden)
49 dB
municipality 52 dB
Homes exposed to road traffic noise above 55 dB
9%
municipality of 16%
Homes exposed to rail traffic noise above 55 dB
0%
municipality of 1%
Homes exposed to air traffic noise above 48 dB
0%
municipality of 0%
Homes exposed to wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
Night-time road traffic noise above 50 dB
0%
municipality of 5%

Noise levels at the 1.578 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 8% 134
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 67% 1.054
  • 51–55 dB: moderate 17% 263
  • 56–60 dB: moderately noisy 8% 125
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 0% 2

Flooding

Homes at risk of flooding
0%
municipality of 0%
Of these, at risk of flooding over 0.5 m deep
0%
Of these, at risk of flooding over 2 m deep
0%
Maximum water depth
none

Air, light and green space

NO₂
9,8 µg/m³
16% above the WHO guideline (10)
PM2,5
8,6 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (5)
PM10
14,7 µg/m³
0% above the WHO guideline (15)
Light at night
Dim
municipality: dim
Green space within 500 m
64%
municipality 63%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, air traffic 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden at 10 m resolution, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), maximum water depth map; depth does not indicate likelihood. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m resolution. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green space: RIVM green space map 2022, proportion of green space within 500 m. Turn on the noise layer on the map above.

Climate and safety

Feels-like temperature on a hot day
44 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or above)
85%
municipality of 84%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
warmer on average than the surrounding countryside
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality of 89%
A floor that stays dry in the most severe flood
100%
Homes with an increased risk of groundwater flooding in 2050
100%
municipality of 98%
Homes with a rainwater flow path alongside the building
0%
municipality of 3%
Homes within the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage power line
0%
municipality of 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality of 0%

Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): feels-like temperature and urban heat island effect for 2022, cool spots, location-specific likelihood of flooding (at least 20 cm of water), floors that stay dry, risk of groundwater flooding in 2050 (high scenario), flow paths during rainfall of 70 mm per hour; sampled for each home. High-voltage power lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculated distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Enable the heat layer on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 residents
26
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Recorded crimes
79
+13% compared with the previous year
Home burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,3
2 burglaries
Municipality
29
per 1,000 residents
Nederland
45
per 1,000 residents

Types of crime (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 19% 15
  • Vernieling 15% 12
  • Mishandeling 9% 7
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 5% 4
  • Bedreiging 4% 3
  • Woninginbraak 3% 2
  • Diefstal uit auto 3% 2
  • Autodiefstal 3% 2

By year

  1. 682021
  2. 542022
  3. 602023
  4. 752024
  5. 752025

Source: police, recorded crimes by area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Rates per 1,000 residents are based on the area's population; not all crimes are reported.

Liveability

More than adequate Leefbaarometer 2024

very poorexcellent

Liveability
More than adequate
category 6 of 9, assessed in 2024
Score
4,01
−0,09 compared with the national average
Since the previous assessment
+0,01
2022 assessment: More than adequate
Municipality
Good
score 4,14

Five dimensions: difference from the national average

  • Physical environment green space, water, buildings, noise +0,00 adequate
  • Housing stock type, year built, ownership −0,04 weak
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,00 adequate
  • Social cohesion population profile, house moves −0,03 adequate
  • Nuisance and safety concerns crime and nuisance −0,02 adequate

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministerie van BZK, CC0), an estimate produced every two years based on over a hundred characteristics. The score reflects how residents rate liveability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Ground and foundations

Land subsidence (total)
−0,7 mm per year
municipality of −0,7 mm
Land subsidence (shallow)
−0,1 mm per year
compaction of peat and clay
Projected subsidence by 2050
0 cm
high-end scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality of 0,1%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high-end scenario, drier summers
Differential settlement in 2050
1,0%
homes with shallow foundations at risk

Source: Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): land subsidence from satellite measurements (Bodemdalingskaart), foundation risk by neighbourhood (Deltares/KCAF, proportion of homes with timber piles or shallow foundations at risk). A neighbourhood average, not an assessment of any individual home.

Income and employment

Average income per resident
€ 29.600
per year
Median household wealth
€ 25.400
Employment rate
66%
aged 15 to under 75
Self-employed people
18%
of the employed population
Top 20% by income
13%
share of people (20% nationally)