Neighbourhood De Hofstad

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

  • 678 homes
  • 1.125 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1960
  • avg. WOZ € 317.000

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 Hofstad

Homes
678
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1960
Average living area
82 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
662
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 88% 600
  • Mid-terrace house 8% 54
  • End-terrace house 3% 19
  • Semi-detached house 0% 3
  • Detached 0% 2

Energy label

  • A or better 45% 307
  • B 16% 108
  • C 14% 95
  • D 5% 37
  • E 4% 27
  • F 3% 22
  • G 8% 53
  • No label 4% 29

Building period

  • Built before 1945 26% 174
  • 1945–1969 3% 23
  • 1970–1989 42% 286
  • 1990–2009 28% 188
  • 2010 and later 0% 2
  • Unknown 1% 5

Residents

Residents
1.125
January 1, 2025
Households
710
avg. 1,6 people
One-person households
62%
Households with children
14%
Population density
13.337
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,1 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 9% 100
  • 15–25 years 14% 155
  • 25–45 years 43% 485
  • 45–65 years 23% 265
  • 65 years and older 11% 125

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 317.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
26%
Rental homes
74%
50% housing association
Single-family homes
11%
89% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
Unoccupied properties
3%
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
1.800 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
270 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
630 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
47%
Gas-free
0%
Mainly electrically heated
0%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
81% central heating, 16% block
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
900 m
avg. distance
General practice
400 m
avg. distance
Primary school
1,3 km
avg. distance
Daycare
700 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
9
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
4.436 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,5
352 passenger cars
Company locations
180
of which 45 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)
51 dB
municipality 52 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
27%
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
2%
municipality 8%

Noise level of the 678 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 9% 64
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 39% 263
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 30% 201
  • 56–60 dB: busy 21% 145
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 1% 5

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 97%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
82%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,2 m
average 0,7 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
14,9 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
Clear
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
40%
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
43 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
65%
municipality 89%
Urban heat island effect
1,6–1,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
75%
municipality 87%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
58%
municipality 70%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
92%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 81%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
1%
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
72
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
81
+72% 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)

  • Vernieling 17% 14
  • Fietsdiefstal 15% 12
  • Diefstal uit auto 9% 7
  • Mishandeling 9% 7
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 2% 2
  • Bedreiging 2% 2
  • Autodiefstal 1% 1

Per year

  1. 692021
  2. 302022
  3. 432023
  4. 572024
  5. 692025

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

More than sufficient Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
More than sufficient
class 6 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,08
−0,02 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,02
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
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 +0,00 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,16 very good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,07 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,10 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)
−0,5 mm per year
municipality −0,9 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,3 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
€ 8.900
Net labour participation
74%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
16%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
19,4%
share of people (nationally 20%)