Neighbourhood Houtsdonk

Neighbourhood in district Helmond-West · municipality Helmond · Noord-Brabant

  • 387 homes
  • 745 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1968
  • avg. WOZ € 236.000

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 Houtsdonk

Homes
387
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1968
Average living area
109 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
391
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 48% 184
  • Mid-terrace house 33% 129
  • End-terrace house 11% 44
  • Semi-detached house 4% 15
  • Detached 4% 15

Energy label

  • A or better 13% 51
  • B 14% 53
  • C 15% 58
  • D 36% 139
  • E 9% 33
  • F 7% 28
  • G 6% 25

Building period

  • Built before 1945 12% 47
  • 1945–1969 3% 12
  • 1970–1989 84% 326
  • 1990–2009 1% 2

Residents

Residents
745
January 1, 2025
Households
390
avg. 1,9 people
One-person households
50%
Households with children
24%
Population density
1.275
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,6 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 12% 90
  • 15–25 years 11% 80
  • 25–45 years 19% 145
  • 45–65 years 30% 225
  • 65 years and older 28% 205

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 236.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
29%
Rental homes
71%
69% housing association
Single-family homes
52%
48% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
0%
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
2.120 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
460 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
850 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
29%
Gas-free
0%
Mainly electrically heated
2%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
99% central heating
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
1,2 km
avg. distance
General practice
1,4 km
avg. distance
Primary school
900 m
avg. distance
Daycare
900 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
6
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.750 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,9
342 passenger cars
Company locations
130
of which 30 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)
58 dB
municipality 54 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
10%
municipality 21%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
16%
municipality 6%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
6%
municipality 9%

Noise level of the 387 homes

  • 51–55 dB: moderately 35% 137
  • 56–60 dB: busy 48% 187
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 16% 61
  • above 70 dB: extreme 1% 2

Flooding

Homes that may flood
10%
municipality 2%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,2 m
average 0,1 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
12,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,4 µg/m³
5% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
57%
municipality 43%

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)
69%
municipality 94%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
91%
municipality 71%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
97%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 93%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
1%
municipality 8%
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
71
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
53
+39% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
47
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 13% 7
  • Bedreiging 9% 5
  • Diefstal uit auto 8% 4
  • Drugshandel 8% 4
  • Mishandeling 4% 2
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 2% 1
  • Autodiefstal 2% 1
  • Fietsdiefstal 2% 1

Per year

  1. 532021
  2. 452022
  3. 432023
  4. 362024
  5. 392025

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
4,09
−0,01 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,08
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,02

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,02 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,03 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,01 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,01 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)
−1,2 mm per year
municipality −0,6 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,5 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
10 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
29,0%
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
€ 15.100
Net labour participation
60%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
20%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
8,2%
share of people (nationally 20%)