Neighbourhood Broekland

Neighbourhood in district De Groote Wielen · municipality Den Bosch · Noord-Brabant

  • 1.272 homes
  • 3.340 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 2009
  • avg. WOZ € 447.000

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 Broekland

Homes
1.272
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
2009
Average living area
129 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.265
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 47% 594
  • Apartment 21% 268
  • End-terrace house 14% 184
  • Semi-detached house 12% 150
  • Detached 6% 76

Energy label

  • A or better 97% 1.230
  • B 3% 32
  • C 0% 1
  • No label 1% 9

Building period

  • 1990–2009 73% 932
  • 2010 and later 26% 333
  • Unknown 1% 7

Residents

Residents
3.340
January 1, 2025
Households
1.260
avg. 2,6 people
One-person households
25%
Households with children
54%
Population density
4.776
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,8 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 23% 780
  • 15–25 years 13% 440
  • 25–45 years 28% 925
  • 45–65 years 28% 930
  • 65 years and older 8% 265

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 447.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
61%
Rental homes
39%
30% housing association
Single-family homes
79%
21% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
7%
Unoccupied properties
2%
New build in the year
1
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
2.920 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.320 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
720 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
54%
Gas-free
11%
Mainly electrically heated
12%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
90% central heating, 2% district heating, 8% 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
1,6 km
avg. distance
General practice
800 m
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
6
Urbanity
Moderately urban
1.063 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
1.410 passenger cars
Company locations
400
of which 50 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)
47 dB
municipality 52 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
7%
municipality 22%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
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
0%
municipality 8%

Noise level of the 1.272 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 44% 564
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 37% 470
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 13% 165
  • 56–60 dB: busy 6% 73

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 97%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
100%
Of which more than 2 m water
100%
Maximum water depth
4,6 m
average 4,3 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
12,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,9 µg/m³
10% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
66%
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
47 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
100%
municipality 89%
Urban heat island effect
0,4–0,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
53%
municipality 87%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
100%
municipality 70%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
85%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
0%
municipality 81%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
0%
municipality 4%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
4%
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
19
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
62
-2% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
59
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Bedreiging 10% 6
  • Vernieling 8% 5
  • Fietsdiefstal 6% 4
  • Mishandeling 6% 4
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 5% 3
  • Diefstal uit auto 3% 2
  • Autodiefstal 2% 1
  • Openlijk geweld 2% 1

Per year

  1. 762021
  2. 672022
  3. 722023
  4. 632024
  5. 602025

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
4,14
+0,04 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,02
measurement 2022: 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 +0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,06 weak
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,01 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)
−0,8 mm per year
municipality −0,9 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,0 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
€ 39.000
per year
Median household wealth
€ 196.000
Net labour participation
83%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
14%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
34,1%
share of people (nationally 20%)