Neighbourhood Breskens

Neighbourhood in district Breskens · municipality Sluis · Zeeland

  • 2.572 homes
  • 4.285 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1976
  • avg. WOZ € 298.000

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 Breskens

Homes
2.572
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1976
Average living area
115 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
2.548
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 39% 992
  • Apartment 27% 689
  • End-terrace house 18% 474
  • Detached 10% 249
  • Semi-detached house 7% 168

Energy label

  • A or better 25% 655
  • B 14% 351
  • C 23% 582
  • D 9% 221
  • E 14% 352
  • F 9% 231
  • G 5% 125
  • No label 2% 55

Building period

  • Built before 1945 8% 211
  • 1945–1969 34% 869
  • 1970–1989 22% 558
  • 1990–2009 20% 517
  • 2010 and later 15% 393
  • Unknown 1% 24

Residents

Residents
4.285
January 1, 2025
Households
2.130
avg. 2,0 people
One-person households
38%
Households with children
25%
Population density
2.177
inhabitants per km²
Area
2,0 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 12% 505
  • 15–25 years 8% 335
  • 25–45 years 19% 810
  • 45–65 years 27% 1.155
  • 65 years and older 35% 1.480

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 298.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
64%
Rental homes
33%
24% housing association
Single-family homes
73%
27% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
11%
Unoccupied properties
16%
New build in the year
79
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
2.260 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
880 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
780 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
43%
Gas-free
11%
Mainly electrically heated
15%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
91% central heating, 2% block, 6% 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
800 m
avg. distance
General practice
800 m
avg. distance
Primary school
800 m
avg. distance
Daycare
800 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
1
Urbanity
Low urban density
828 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
2.233 passenger cars
Company locations
385
of which 110 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 47 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
2%
municipality 7%
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%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
0%
municipality 2%

Noise level of the 2.572 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 16% 424
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 48% 1.228
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 27% 686
  • 56–60 dB: busy 6% 148
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 2% 46
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 2% 40

Flooding

Homes that may flood
88%
municipality 31%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
83%
Of which more than 2 m water
59%
Maximum water depth
3,5 m
average 2,3 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
9,4 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,8 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
60%
municipality 71%

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
47 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
100%
municipality 98%
Urban heat island effect
0,4–0,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
99%
municipality 92%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
3%
municipality 2%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
45%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
21%
municipality 46%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
15%
municipality 11%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 1%

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
21
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
91
+17% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,2
3 burglaries
Municipality
28
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 15% 14
  • Fietsdiefstal 9% 8
  • Diefstal uit auto 7% 6
  • Bedreiging 5% 5
  • Mishandeling 5% 5
  • Drugshandel 4% 4
  • Woninginbraak 3% 3
  • Winkeldiefstal 2% 2

Per year

  1. 922021
  2. 1072022
  3. 702023
  4. 882024
  5. 792025

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
+0,01
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,16

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,14 good
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,02 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,18 more than insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,04 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,09 good

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)
−1,7 mm per year
municipality −1,3 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,6 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
2 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
1,1%
laag, municipality 2,6%
Pile rot in 2050
1,1%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,2%
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
€ 33.300
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 38.600
per year
Median household wealth
€ 200.700
Net labour participation
68%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
16%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
16,2%
share of people (nationally 20%)