Neighbourhood De Edelstenenbuurt

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

  • 568 homes
  • 1.190 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1983
  • avg. WOZ € 264.000

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 De Edelstenenbuurt

Homes
568
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1983
Average living area
97 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
493
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 45% 258
  • Apartment 33% 190
  • End-terrace house 20% 114
  • Detached 1% 6

Energy label

  • A or better 36% 207
  • B 18% 100
  • C 35% 198
  • D 10% 58
  • E 1% 3
  • No label 0% 2

Building period

  • 1970–1989 79% 447
  • 1990–2009 9% 53
  • 2010 and later 12% 68

Residents

Residents
1.190
January 1, 2025
Households
495
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
37%
Households with children
34%
Population density
4.779
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,3 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 175
  • 15–25 years 16% 190
  • 25–45 years 32% 380
  • 45–65 years 27% 315
  • 65 years and older 10% 120

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 264.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
35%
Rental homes
65%
46% housing association
Single-family homes
76%
24% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
14%
Unoccupied properties
5%
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
2.380 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
530 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
780 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
33%
Gas-free
9%
Mainly electrically heated
11%
Heat network in development
Den Bosch Noord
Initiatiefase, techniek onbekend, expected 2035
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
86% central heating, 14% 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
900 m
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
8
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.770 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,9
447 passenger cars
Company locations
125
of which 20 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)
54 dB
municipality 52 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
25%
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
15%
municipality 8%

Noise level of the 568 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 15% 86
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 60% 339
  • 56–60 dB: busy 16% 93
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 9% 50

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
3,9 m
average 3,5 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
14,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
60%
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)
100%
municipality 89%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
92%
municipality 87%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
100%
municipality 70%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
22%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 81%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
0%
municipality 4%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
9%
municipality 1%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
10%
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
54
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
64
-26% 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)

  • Fietsdiefstal 14% 9
  • Bedreiging 13% 8
  • Vernieling 9% 6
  • Drugshandel 9% 6
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 3% 2
  • Winkeldiefstal 3% 2

Per year

  1. 502021
  2. 552022
  3. 872023
  4. 992024
  5. 902025

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
3,90
−0,21 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,03
measurement 2022: Weak
Municipality
Good
score 4,12

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,05 weak
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,07 weak
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,04 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)
−0,6 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

Median household wealth
€ 6.700
Net labour participation
71%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
14%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
10,3%
share of people (nationally 20%)