Neighbourhood Kom Engelen

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

  • 1.093 homes
  • 2.700 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1979
  • avg. WOZ € 550.000

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 Kom Engelen

Homes
1.093
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1979
Average living area
160 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.109
2025

Home type

  • Detached 30% 332
  • Mid-terrace house 28% 306
  • Semi-detached house 18% 192
  • End-terrace house 16% 177
  • Apartment 8% 86

Energy label

  • A or better 16% 179
  • B 34% 376
  • C 27% 294
  • D 6% 71
  • E 3% 38
  • F 7% 75
  • G 5% 52
  • No label 1% 8

Building period

  • Built before 1945 6% 67
  • 1945–1969 19% 207
  • 1970–1989 15% 168
  • 1990–2009 56% 608
  • 2010 and later 3% 28
  • Unknown 1% 15

Residents

Residents
2.700
January 1, 2025
Households
1.120
avg. 2,5 people
One-person households
22%
Households with children
42%
Population density
2.272
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,3 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 14% 390
  • 15–25 years 13% 345
  • 25–45 years 20% 530
  • 45–65 years 34% 910
  • 65 years and older 20% 530

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 550.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
86%
Rental homes
14%
9% housing association
Single-family homes
92%
8% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
1%
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
3.730 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.690 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.050 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
59%
Gas-free
2%
Mainly electrically heated
12%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
98% central heating, 1% 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
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
2
Urbanity
Non-urban
452 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,3
1.414 passenger cars
Company locations
460
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)
50 dB
municipality 52 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
3%
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
39%
municipality 2%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
0%
municipality 8%

Noise level of the 1.093 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 66% 721
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 32% 351
  • 56–60 dB: busy 2% 21

Flooding

Homes that may flood
91%
municipality 97%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
90%
Of which more than 2 m water
86%
Maximum water depth
11,4 m
average 2,5 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
11,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,9 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
81%
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)
96%
municipality 89%
Urban heat island effect
0,4–0,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
88%
municipality 87%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 70%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
54%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
78%
municipality 81%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
3%
municipality 4%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
1%
municipality 1%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
34%
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
17
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
47
+12% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,8
2 burglaries
Municipality
59
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 30% 14
  • Woninginbraak 4% 2
  • Autodiefstal 4% 2
  • Fietsdiefstal 4% 2
  • Bedreiging 4% 2
  • Mishandeling 4% 2

Per year

  1. 782021
  2. 432022
  3. 472023
  4. 612024
  5. 462025

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

Good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Good
class 7 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,17
+0,07 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,01
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,12

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,05 weak
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,06 weak
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,08 more than 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)
−0,1 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
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
€ 45.000
per year
Median household wealth
€ 400.100
Net labour participation
78%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
21%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
31,7%
share of people (nationally 20%)