Neighbourhood Stepekolk

Neighbourhood in district Brandevoort · municipality Helmond · Noord-Brabant

  • 1.575 homes
  • 4.000 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 2014
  • avg. WOZ € 518.000

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 Stepekolk

Homes
1.575
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
2014
Average living area
165 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.459
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 39% 611
  • Detached 23% 362
  • End-terrace house 23% 356
  • Semi-detached house 14% 218
  • Apartment 2% 28

Energy label

  • A or better 79% 1.252
  • B 8% 128
  • C 0% 1
  • D 0% 2
  • No label 12% 192

Building period

  • Built before 1945 0% 1
  • 1945–1969 0% 2
  • 1970–1989 0% 1
  • 1990–2009 32% 503
  • 2010 and later 68% 1.068

Residents

Residents
4.000
January 1, 2025
Households
1.360
avg. 2,9 people
One-person households
15%
Households with children
59%
Population density
4.076
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,0 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 22% 860
  • 15–25 years 15% 595
  • 25–45 years 26% 1.035
  • 45–65 years 30% 1.195
  • 65 years and older 8% 305

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 518.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
77%
Rental homes
23%
13% housing association
Single-family homes
98%
2% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
59%
Unoccupied properties
8%
New build in the year
2
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
3.740 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.940 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
740 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
77%
Gas-free
20%
Mainly electrically heated
24%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
91% central heating, 10% 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
1,1 km
avg. distance
General practice
1,0 km
avg. distance
Primary school
800 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
4
Urbanity
Low urban density
936 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
1.663 passenger cars
Company locations
455
of which 70 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 54 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
8%
municipality 21%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
11%
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
0%
municipality 9%

Noise level of the 1.575 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 19% 297
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 45% 701
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 19% 301
  • 56–60 dB: busy 14% 216
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 4% 60

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 2%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
none

Air, light and green

NO₂
10,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,2 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
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
47 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
100%
municipality 94%
Urban heat island effect
0,4–0,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
80%
municipality 71%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
46%
municipality 93%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
0%
municipality 8%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
14%
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
9
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
37
-50% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,6
1 burglary
Municipality
47
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Diefstal uit auto 16% 6
  • Autodiefstal 8% 3
  • Fietsdiefstal 5% 2
  • Bedreiging 5% 2
  • Vernieling 5% 2
  • Woninginbraak 3% 1
  • Mishandeling 3% 1

Per year

  1. 342021
  2. 522022
  3. 612023
  4. 652024
  5. 452025

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
4,14
+0,04 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,01
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,02

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,03 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,05 weak
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,03 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 −0,6 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
€ 41.300
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 53.500
per year
Median household wealth
€ 268.300
Net labour participation
84%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
15%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
34,4%
share of people (nationally 20%)