Neighbourhood Bavel

Neighbourhood in district Bavel · municipality Breda · Noord-Brabant

  • 2.356 homes
  • 5.545 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1982
  • avg. WOZ € 514.000

Boundary according to the CBS district and neighbourhood map 2024. Zoom in for individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the properties map

Homes in Bavel

Homes
2.356
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1982
Average living area
145 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
2.333
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 28% 660
  • Detached 25% 600
  • Semi-detached house 19% 444
  • End-terrace house 17% 412
  • Apartment 10% 240

Energy label

  • A or better 17% 406
  • B 17% 403
  • C 40% 949
  • D 12% 273
  • E 3% 73
  • F 4% 93
  • G 3% 82
  • No label 3% 77

Building period

  • Built before 1945 4% 95
  • 1945–1969 12% 289
  • 1970–1989 55% 1.306
  • 1990–2009 16% 372
  • 2010 and later 11% 267
  • Unknown 1% 27

Residents

Residents
5.545
January 1, 2025
Households
2.285
avg. 2,4 people
One-person households
26%
Households with children
39%
Population density
3.168
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,8 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 16% 890
  • 15–25 years 12% 665
  • 25–45 years 17% 965
  • 45–65 years 30% 1.660
  • 65 years and older 24% 1.355

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 514.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
72%
Rental homes
28%
22% housing association
Single-family homes
89%
11% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
7%
Unoccupied properties
2%
New build in the year
7
delivered homes

The WOZ value is the average of all homes in the area (valuation date January 1 of the previous year), not the market value of a specific property.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
3.100 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.010 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.030 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
40%
Gas-free
4%
Mainly electrically heated
9%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
97% central heating, 2% electric
2022
Geothermal potential
Ongunstig
Slochteren formation

Consumption is the average of all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the label distribution is shown under "Woningen".

Amenities and accessibility

Large supermarket
700 m
avg. distance
General practice
500 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
2
Urbanity
Low urban density
837 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
2.746 passenger cars
Company locations
750
of which 105 retail and hospitality

Road distances, averaged for all residents of the area (CBS).

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

Average noise level (Lden)
50 dB
municipality 52 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
13%
municipality 22%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 3%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
6%
municipality 9%

Noise level of the 2.356 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 14% 327
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 51% 1.206
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 24% 558
  • 56–60 dB: busy 7% 170
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 4% 95

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 1%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
none

Air, light and green

NO₂
12,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,9 µg/m³
3% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
54%
municipality 44%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, aviation 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden per 10 m, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), map of maximum water depth; depth says nothing about probability. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green: RIVM green map 2022, share of green within 500 m. Turn the noise map on in the map above.

Climate and safety

Apparent temperature on a hot day
44 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
93%
municipality 90%
Urban heat island effect
0,6–0,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
66%
municipality 78%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
80%
municipality 43%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
3%
municipality 5%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 1%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 0%

Climate Impact Atlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): perceived temperature and heat island 2022, cool spots, location-specific flood probability (at least 20 cm water), dry floors, risk of groundwater nuisance 2050 (high scenario), flow paths at 70 mm precipitation per hour; sampled per dwelling. High-voltage lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculation distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Turn on the heat map on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 inhabitants
19
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
106
+12% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
5,5
13 burglaries
Municipality
59
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 16% 17
  • Woninginbraak 12% 13
  • Winkeldiefstal 9% 10
  • Diefstal uit auto 7% 7
  • Fietsdiefstal 6% 6
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 4% 4
  • Autodiefstal 3% 3
  • Bedreiging 1% 1

Per year

  1. 1422021
  2. 1232022
  3. 912023
  4. 1042024
  5. 1052025

Source: police, registered crimes per area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Per 1,000 inhabitants based on the area's population; not every crime is reported.

Liveability

Very good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Very good
class 8 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,20
+0,10 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Good
score 4,12

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,04 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,03 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,05 more than sufficient

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, CC0), biennial estimate based on over a hundred characteristics; the score expresses how residents rate livability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Soil and foundation

Soil subsidence (total)
−0,6 mm per year
municipality −0,9 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,1 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
0 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,0%
zeer laag, municipality 0,0%
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
1,0%
houses on pile with risk

Source: Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): subsidence from satellite measurements (Bodemdalingskaart), foundation risk per neighbourhood (Deltares/KCAF, share of homes with wooden piles or on slab at risk). A neighbourhood average, not a statement about a single property.

Income and work

Avg. income per resident
€ 39.900
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 48.100
per year
Median household wealth
€ 374.400
Net labour participation
73%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
17%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
26,3%
share of people (nationally 20%)