Neighbourhood Biesdonk

Neighbourhood in district Breda noord · municipality Breda · Noord-Brabant

  • 2.260 homes
  • 4.900 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1968
  • avg. WOZ € 244.000

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 Biesdonk

Homes
2.260
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1968
Average living area
95 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
2.262
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 50% 1.119
  • Mid-terrace house 38% 868
  • End-terrace house 12% 265
  • Detached 0% 8

Energy label

  • A or better 17% 381
  • B 14% 309
  • C 35% 785
  • D 20% 442
  • E 13% 303
  • F 2% 35
  • G 0% 4
  • No label 0% 1

Building period

  • 1945–1969 78% 1.773
  • 1970–1989 20% 449
  • 1990–2009 0% 7
  • 2010 and later 1% 30
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
4.900
January 1, 2025
Households
2.370
avg. 2,1 people
One-person households
47%
Households with children
31%
Population density
6.254
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,8 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 745
  • 15–25 years 14% 680
  • 25–45 years 28% 1.355
  • 45–65 years 24% 1.195
  • 65 years and older 19% 925

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 244.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
38%
Rental homes
62%
50% housing association
Single-family homes
50%
50% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
1%
Unoccupied properties
2%
New build in the year
0
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
2.490 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
200 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
100 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
11%
Gas-free
36%
District heating
87%
Mainly electrically heated
6%
Heat network
86%
of the homes connected (WarmteAtlas 2023)
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
8% central heating, 9% block, 83% district heating
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
400 m
avg. distance
General practice
700 m
avg. distance
Primary school
400 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
9
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
2.720 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,8
1.946 passenger cars
Company locations
425
of which 100 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)
53 dB
municipality 52 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
18%
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
2%
municipality 9%

Noise level of the 2.260 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 10% 221
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 72% 1.634
  • 56–60 dB: busy 17% 388
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 1% 17

Flooding

Homes that may flood
4%
municipality 1%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,2 m
average 0,1 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
13,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
40%
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
45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
87%
municipality 90%
Urban heat island effect
1,4–1,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 78%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
0%
municipality 43%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
5%
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
65
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
320
-29% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,7
6 burglaries
Municipality
59
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Winkeldiefstal 14% 45
  • Fietsdiefstal 11% 35
  • Vernieling 8% 27
  • Diefstal uit auto 6% 20
  • Drugshandel 3% 11
  • Bedreiging 3% 10
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 3% 9
  • Mishandeling 2% 7

Per year

  1. 3782021
  2. 4082022
  3. 3902023
  4. 3452024
  5. 4152025

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

Weak Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Weak
class 4 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
3,83
−0,28 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,04
measurement 2022: Weak
Municipality
Good
score 4,12

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,06 weak
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,07 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,19 more than insufficient

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)
−1,1 mm per year
municipality −0,9 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,2 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
€ 26.300
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 32.299
per year
Median household wealth
€ 15.700
Net labour participation
66%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
12%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
9%
share of people (nationally 20%)