Neighbourhood Beek

Neighbourhood in district Beek en Donk · municipality Laarbeek · Noord-Brabant

  • 2.571 homes
  • 5.760 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1985
  • avg. WOZ € 368.000

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 Beek

Homes
2.571
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1985
Average living area
137 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
2.485
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 41% 1.052
  • End-terrace house 21% 548
  • Detached 16% 417
  • Semi-detached house 11% 293
  • Apartment 10% 261

Energy label

  • A or better 31% 795
  • B 17% 439
  • C 30% 770
  • D 9% 244
  • E 2% 61
  • F 4% 104
  • G 2% 49
  • No label 4% 109

Building period

  • Built before 1945 3% 83
  • 1945–1969 21% 552
  • 1970–1989 33% 841
  • 1990–2009 20% 505
  • 2010 and later 23% 590

Residents

Residents
5.760
January 1, 2025
Households
2.465
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
31%
Households with children
37%
Population density
3.177
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,8 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 17% 980
  • 15–25 years 11% 615
  • 25–45 years 25% 1.460
  • 45–65 years 25% 1.440
  • 65 years and older 22% 1.265

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 368.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
68%
Rental homes
32%
27% housing association
Single-family homes
88%
12% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
12%
Unoccupied properties
2%
New build in the year
15
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
2.830 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.110 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
860 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
48%
Gas-free
8%
Mainly electrically heated
14%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
90% central heating, 5% district heating, 4% 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
1,0 km
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
4
Urbanity
Low urban density
979 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
2.851 passenger cars
Company locations
530
of which 55 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 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
10%
municipality 9%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
4%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 2.571 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 10% 259
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 56% 1.433
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 26% 656
  • 56–60 dB: busy 6% 152
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 2% 51
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 20

Flooding

Homes that may flood
32%
municipality 14%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
2%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,8 m
average 0,2 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
11,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,6 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
49%
municipality 56%

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
45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
97%
municipality 95%
Urban heat island effect
0,6–0,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
82%
municipality 83%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
91%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
99%
municipality 93%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
12%
municipality 9%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
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
22
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
126
-2% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,9
5 burglaries
Municipality
24
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 13% 17
  • Fietsdiefstal 10% 12
  • Bedreiging 5% 6
  • Woninginbraak 4% 5
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 5
  • Mishandeling 4% 5
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 2% 2
  • Autodiefstal 1% 1

Per year

  1. 1352021
  2. 1092022
  3. 1192023
  4. 1352024
  5. 1332025

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

Good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Good
class 7 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,13
+0,03 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,01
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,17

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,09 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,02 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,07 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)
−0,3 mm per year
municipality −0,5 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,3 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
€ 32.100
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 39.100
per year
Median household wealth
€ 212.800
Net labour participation
75%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
14%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
17,1%
share of people (nationally 20%)