Neighbourhood Son

Neighbourhood in district Son · municipality Son en Breugel · Noord-Brabant

  • 2.620 homes
  • 5.400 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1978
  • avg. WOZ € 496.000

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 Son

Homes
2.620
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1978
Average living area
145 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
2.616
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 30% 785
  • Mid-terrace house 22% 584
  • Semi-detached house 18% 466
  • Detached 17% 450
  • End-terrace house 13% 335

Energy label

  • A or better 31% 800
  • B 18% 459
  • C 13% 352
  • D 10% 251
  • E 7% 175
  • F 14% 365
  • G 3% 81
  • No label 5% 137

Building period

  • Built before 1945 4% 102
  • 1945–1969 51% 1.339
  • 1970–1989 7% 173
  • 1990–2009 20% 535
  • 2010 and later 18% 469
  • Unknown 0% 2

Residents

Residents
5.400
January 1, 2025
Households
2.530
avg. 2,0 people
One-person households
39%
Households with children
26%
Population density
1.969
inhabitants per km²
Area
2,8 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 11% 570
  • 15–25 years 10% 545
  • 25–45 years 18% 960
  • 45–65 years 27% 1.480
  • 65 years and older 34% 1.850

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 496.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
63%
Rental homes
37%
22% housing association
Single-family homes
69%
31% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
13%
Unoccupied properties
5%
New build in the year
3
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
2.860 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
890 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.020 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
40%
Gas-free
4%
Mainly electrically heated
8%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
94% central heating, 1% block, 3% 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
500 m
avg. distance
General practice
700 m
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
700 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
4
Urbanity
Low urban density
862 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
2.735 passenger cars
Company locations
770
of which 130 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 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
13%
municipality 10%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
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
1%
municipality 2%

Noise level of the 2.620 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 10% 251
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 42% 1.107
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 30% 798
  • 56–60 dB: busy 16% 428
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 1% 36

Flooding

Homes that may flood
9%
municipality 8%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
3%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,0 m
average 0,4 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
12,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,8 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
60%
municipality 62%

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
40 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
75%
municipality 85%
Urban heat island effect
0,6–0,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
99%
municipality 96%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
94%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 98%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
4%
municipality 3%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
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
29
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
157
-26% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
5,0
13 burglaries
Municipality
34
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 18% 28
  • Winkeldiefstal 11% 18
  • Woninginbraak 8% 13
  • Vernieling 8% 13
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 6
  • Mishandeling 4% 6
  • Autodiefstal 3% 4
  • Zakkenrollerij 1% 1

Per year

  1. 2322021
  2. 1942022
  3. 2282023
  4. 2252024
  5. 2122025

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

Very good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Very good
class 8 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,25
+0,15 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Very good
score 4,20

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,01 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,07 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)
−0,6 mm per year
municipality −0,6 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
1,1%
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
€ 40.500
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 46.300
per year
Median household wealth
€ 316.000
Net labour participation
73%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
20%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
23,6%
share of people (nationally 20%)