Neighbourhood Boschveld

Neighbourhood in district West · municipality Den Bosch · Noord-Brabant

  • 2.202 homes
  • 3.345 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1987
  • avg. WOZ € 314.000

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 Boschveld

Homes
2.202
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1987
Average living area
83 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.705
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 70% 1.542
  • Mid-terrace house 21% 461
  • End-terrace house 7% 148
  • Detached 1% 31
  • Semi-detached house 1% 20

Energy label

  • A or better 38% 826
  • B 13% 293
  • C 8% 169
  • D 4% 93
  • E 6% 140
  • F 2% 55
  • G 3% 64
  • No label 26% 562

Building period

  • Built before 1945 8% 168
  • 1945–1969 36% 798
  • 1970–1989 2% 47
  • 1990–2009 8% 179
  • 2010 and later 45% 995
  • Unknown 1% 15

Residents

Residents
3.345
January 1, 2025
Households
1.735
avg. 1,9 people
One-person households
52%
Households with children
26%
Population density
6.426
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,5 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 16% 545
  • 15–25 years 12% 395
  • 25–45 years 37% 1.230
  • 45–65 years 22% 750
  • 65 years and older 13% 425

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 314.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
28%
Rental homes
72%
61% housing association
Single-family homes
38%
62% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
14%
Unoccupied properties
8%
New build in the year
64
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
2.030 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
370 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
670 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
25%
Gas-free
4%
Mainly electrically heated
6%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
93% central 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
500 m
avg. distance
General practice
1,0 km
avg. distance
Primary school
400 m
avg. distance
Daycare
400 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
8
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
2.706 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,7
1.154 passenger cars
Company locations
505
of which 65 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)
58 dB
municipality 52 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
20%
municipality 22%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
17%
municipality 2%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 2%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
9%
municipality 8%

Noise level of the 2.202 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 1% 29
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 46% 1.013
  • 56–60 dB: busy 19% 410
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 16% 345
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 18% 405

Flooding

Homes that may flood
98%
municipality 97%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
81%
Of which more than 2 m water
6%
Maximum water depth
3,5 m
average 1,0 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
15,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
16,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
28%
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
46 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
87%
municipality 89%
Urban heat island effect
1,8–2,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
96%
municipality 87%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
27%
municipality 70%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
88%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
98%
municipality 81%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
14%
municipality 4%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 1%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 4%

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
48
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
160
-13% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,3
5 burglaries
Municipality
59
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Diefstal uit auto 14% 22
  • Fietsdiefstal 13% 20
  • Vernieling 7% 11
  • Drugshandel 6% 10
  • Mishandeling 6% 9
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 5% 8
  • Woninginbraak 3% 5
  • Bedreiging 3% 4

Per year

  1. 1712021
  2. 1862022
  3. 2042023
  4. 1712024
  5. 1872025

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

Sufficient Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Sufficient
class 5 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
3,97
−0,13 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,01
measurement 2022: Sufficient
Municipality
Good
score 4,12

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,06 weak
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,05 weak
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,11 good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,06 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,09 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)
−0,8 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
€ 32.400
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 39.700
per year
Median household wealth
€ 8.700
Net labour participation
71%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
15%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
17,5%
share of people (nationally 20%)