Neighbourhood De Schutskamp

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

  • 2.785 homes
  • 4.930 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1979
  • 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 Schutskamp

Homes
2.785
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1979
Average living area
83 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
2.716
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 59% 1.635
  • Mid-terrace house 31% 860
  • End-terrace house 8% 229
  • Semi-detached house 2% 44
  • Detached 1% 17

Energy label

  • A or better 21% 587
  • B 20% 554
  • C 30% 828
  • D 16% 446
  • E 7% 200
  • F 2% 65
  • G 1% 22
  • No label 3% 83

Building period

  • Built before 1945 1% 27
  • 1945–1969 48% 1.340
  • 1970–1989 21% 593
  • 1990–2009 16% 438
  • 2010 and later 14% 383
  • Unknown 0% 4

Residents

Residents
4.930
January 1, 2025
Households
2.655
avg. 1,8 people
One-person households
54%
Households with children
23%
Population density
4.715
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,1 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 12% 615
  • 15–25 years 15% 730
  • 25–45 years 30% 1.455
  • 45–65 years 21% 1.035
  • 65 years and older 22% 1.090

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 264.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
26%
Rental homes
74%
54% housing association
Single-family homes
42%
58% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
11%
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
2.000 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
480 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
660 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
32%
Gas-free
6%
Mainly electrically heated
7%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
66% central heating, 28% block, 5% 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
400 m
avg. distance
General practice
1,0 km
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
7
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.956 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,7
1.849 passenger cars
Company locations
565
of which 150 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)
53 dB
municipality 52 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
20%
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
4%
municipality 8%

Noise level of the 2.785 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 31% 858
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 51% 1.433
  • 56–60 dB: busy 15% 411
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 3% 82
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 1

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
3,5 m
average 3,1 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
13,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
42%
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)
94%
municipality 89%
Urban heat island effect
1,2–1,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
95%
municipality 87%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
100%
municipality 70%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
15%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
10%
municipality 81%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
3%
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
74
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
363
+3% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,8
5 burglaries
Municipality
59
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 11% 39
  • Winkeldiefstal 10% 38
  • Vernieling 6% 21
  • Mishandeling 4% 15
  • Bedreiging 4% 14
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 13
  • Drugshandel 2% 7
  • Woninginbraak 1% 5

Per year

  1. 3632021
  2. 3812022
  3. 3642023
  4. 3562024
  5. 3342025

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

Sufficient Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Sufficient
class 5 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
3,98
−0,12 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 −0,06 weak
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,07 more than sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,04 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,08 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)
+0,1 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
2,6%
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
€ 29.500
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 34.500
per year
Median household wealth
€ 11.300
Net labour participation
68%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
14%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
12,2%
share of people (nationally 20%)