Neighbourhood Heuvel

Neighbourhood in district Breda west · municipality Breda · Noord-Brabant

  • 4.236 homes
  • 8.100 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1979
  • avg. WOZ € 294.000

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 Heuvel

Homes
4.236
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1979
Average living area
90 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
4.159
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 53% 2.258
  • Mid-terrace house 34% 1.426
  • End-terrace house 10% 436
  • Semi-detached house 2% 97
  • Detached 0% 19

Energy label

  • A or better 52% 2.209
  • B 10% 414
  • C 11% 460
  • D 10% 404
  • E 10% 408
  • F 4% 175
  • G 3% 130
  • No label 1% 36

Building period

  • Built before 1945 5% 226
  • 1945–1969 47% 1.987
  • 1970–1989 1% 22
  • 1990–2009 18% 759
  • 2010 and later 29% 1.231
  • Unknown 0% 11

Residents

Residents
8.100
January 1, 2025
Households
4.225
avg. 1,8 people
One-person households
51%
Households with children
26%
Population density
7.990
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,0 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 1.205
  • 15–25 years 13% 1.060
  • 25–45 years 35% 2.845
  • 45–65 years 23% 1.865
  • 65 years and older 14% 1.130

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 294.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
34%
Rental homes
66%
53% housing association
Single-family homes
45%
55% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
10%
Unoccupied properties
4%
New build in the year
40
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
2.070 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
420 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
560 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
29%
Gas-free
24%
District heating
10%
Mainly electrically heated
16%
Heat network
10%
of the homes connected (WarmteAtlas 2023)
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
75% central heating, 4% block, 11% district heating, 9% 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
600 m
avg. distance
General practice
400 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
10
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
2.755 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,7
3.036 passenger cars
Company locations
895
of which 115 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
20%
municipality 22%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 3%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
7%
municipality 9%

Noise level of the 4.236 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 7% 284
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 39% 1.637
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 35% 1.484
  • 56–60 dB: busy 14% 592
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 6% 239

Flooding

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

Air, light and green

NO₂
14,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,0 µg/m³
35% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
41%
municipality 44%

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)
88%
municipality 90%
Urban heat island effect
1,2–1,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
77%
municipality 78%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 34%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
99%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
93%
municipality 43%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
15%
municipality 5%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 1%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 0%

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
45
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
366
-19% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,2
5 burglaries
Municipality
59
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 15% 54
  • Fietsdiefstal 10% 37
  • Bedreiging 7% 25
  • Winkeldiefstal 6% 21
  • Mishandeling 5% 20
  • Diefstal uit auto 5% 19
  • Drugshandel 4% 14
  • Autodiefstal 2% 8

Per year

  1. 4232021
  2. 4222022
  3. 4272023
  4. 3902024
  5. 4332025

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
3,96
−0,14 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Sufficient
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 −0,02 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,05 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,13 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)
−0,9 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
€ 31.200
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 37.500
per year
Median household wealth
€ 14.000
Net labour participation
70%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
13%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
16,1%
share of people (nationally 20%)