Neighbourhood De Herven

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

  • 516 homes
  • 1.455 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1999
  • avg. WOZ € 713.000

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 Herven

Homes
516
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1999
Average living area
182 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
517
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 43% 221
  • End-terrace house 22% 114
  • Semi-detached house 15% 78
  • Detached 12% 63
  • Apartment 8% 40

Energy label

  • A or better 54% 279
  • B 4% 21
  • C 34% 174
  • D 2% 9
  • E 0% 2
  • F 1% 4
  • G 0% 1
  • No label 5% 26

Building period

  • Built before 1945 0% 2
  • 1945–1969 1% 4
  • 1970–1989 46% 235
  • 2010 and later 53% 275

Residents

Residents
1.455
January 1, 2025
Households
505
avg. 2,7 people
One-person households
20%
Households with children
50%
Population density
2.822
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,5 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 27% 395
  • 15–25 years 8% 115
  • 25–45 years 25% 365
  • 45–65 years 25% 360
  • 65 years and older 16% 230

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 713.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
91%
Rental homes
9%
7% housing association
Single-family homes
92%
8% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
46%
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
3.780 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.850 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
870 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
79%
Gas-free
17%
Mainly electrically heated
34%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
86% central heating, 1% block, 13% 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
1,4 km
avg. distance
General practice
1,5 km
avg. distance
Primary school
1,2 km
avg. distance
Daycare
1,1 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
8
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.657 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
579 passenger cars
Company locations
170
of which 15 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)
52 dB
municipality 52 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
11%
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 516 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 40% 206
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 46% 236
  • 56–60 dB: busy 14% 74

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 97%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
100%
Of which more than 2 m water
99%
Maximum water depth
4,2 m
average 3,4 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
13,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
63%
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
44 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
94%
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
86%
municipality 87%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
99%
municipality 70%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
31%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
92%
municipality 81%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
1%
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
63
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
92
+30% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
11,6
6 burglaries
Municipality
59
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 14% 13
  • Vernieling 11% 10
  • Woninginbraak 7% 6
  • Diefstal uit auto 5% 5
  • Mishandeling 4% 4
  • Overval 1% 1
  • Drugshandel 1% 1
  • Leefbaarheid (overig) 1% 1

Per year

  1. 502021
  2. 532022
  3. 812023
  4. 802024
  5. 722025

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

Excellent Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Excellent
class 9 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,27
+0,17 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,02
measurement 2022: Excellent
Municipality
Good
score 4,12

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,03 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,07 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,03 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)
−0,7 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

Median household wealth
€ 590.000
Net labour participation
82%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
18%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
50,9%
share of people (nationally 20%)