Hoogstraat

Keeps you busy... cosy mate but also a lot of mutual misunderstandings and vandalism, such a shame

Nice to live there... always there for each other

Everyone is there for each other

Friendly people... ready to help you and absolutely no regrets about moving here ..a real working-class neighbourhood

Cohesion is gone, two community centres cause division and therefore far too little progress (or a lot of capital destruction), safety is limited and sometimes very unsafe due to drugs, addiction and/or homelessness issues, infrastructure is unclear, inconvenient (and this will get worse) and therefore unsafe or even dangerous. There is far too little green space, which the government should do much more about, very poor air quality and bad environment, far too hot in summers, there are no sports facilities, in recent decades a huge amount of business activity has disappeared due to local government policy or lack thereof. Plots that lie fallow for an extremely long time. There is far too little political involvement. Parking nuisance is enormous and keeps increasing, far too little enforcement, much crime that keeps rising, there is hardly any constructive building of social cohesion. Sometimes very narrow streets, sometimes hardly any pavements, there is no bus that goes through the neighbourhood (only along it). Far too little is done by politicians to look integrally at what is needed for the neighbourhood and to do something about it. All in all, this is becoming an increasingly problematic neighbourhood if not enough is done about it. There is too much youth care, too much student housing and too much elderly care, which also doesn't help build cohesion... Actually, everything could be better.

I've only been living here for two months and I find the neighbourhood very cosy! Most neighbours are super friendly and considerate. I've had quite bad living experiences in the past, so experiencing it so positively now is only a plus. The housing association also thinks along with you and is always reachable, which is also very nice. The city centre is less than 5 minutes away, which is also very handy! The cinema is next to the building, which as a film fan comes in handy too! Really a great neighbourhood! It's also reasonably safe and there's plenty of greenery in the area. Bus stops are also very close, which is very convenient. Hygiene is usually top-notch too! It's really a nice neighbourhood to live in!