Neighbourhood Valkenberg

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

  • 1.190 homes
  • 2.710 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1955
  • avg. WOZ € 319.000

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 Valkenberg

Homes
1.190
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1955
Average living area
92 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.235
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 89% 1.055
  • Mid-terrace house 8% 93
  • End-terrace house 2% 22
  • Semi-detached house 1% 10
  • Detached 1% 10

Energy label

  • A or better 13% 151
  • B 14% 169
  • C 32% 383
  • D 16% 186
  • E 5% 60
  • F 6% 72
  • G 13% 154
  • No label 1% 15

Building period

  • Built before 1945 36% 433
  • 1945–1969 2% 20
  • 1970–1989 33% 395
  • 1990–2009 23% 274
  • 2010 and later 5% 63
  • Unknown 0% 5

Residents

Residents
2.710
January 1, 2025
Households
1.960
avg. 1,4 people
One-person households
73%
Households with children
9%
Population density
6.913
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,4 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 4% 110
  • 15–25 years 28% 765
  • 25–45 years 34% 910
  • 45–65 years 19% 525
  • 65 years and older 15% 400

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 319.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
29%
Rental homes
71%
33% housing association
Single-family homes
9%
91% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
5%
Unoccupied properties
5%
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
2.100 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
70 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
680 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
4%
Gas-free
7%
District heating
7%
Mainly electrically heated
1%
Heat network
4%
of the homes connected (WarmteAtlas 2023)
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
56% central heating, 31% block, 2% district 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
500 m
avg. distance
General practice
600 m
avg. distance
Primary school
900 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
16
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
3.871 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,4
796 passenger cars
Company locations
490
of which 90 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)
56 dB
municipality 52 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
41%
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
28%
municipality 9%

Noise level of the 1.190 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 16% 188
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 42% 504
  • 56–60 dB: busy 17% 201
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 24% 282
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 15

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 1%
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
14,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Very bright
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
32%
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
44 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
84%
municipality 90%
Urban heat island effect
1,8–2,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
93%
municipality 78%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
99%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
62%
municipality 43%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
2%
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
101
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
274
+19% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,0
0 burglaries
Municipality
59
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 26% 71
  • Vernieling 9% 24
  • Mishandeling 8% 23
  • Bedreiging 4% 10
  • Diefstal uit auto 3% 7
  • Winkeldiefstal 2% 6
  • Drugshandel 1% 4
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 1% 2

Per year

  1. 1822021
  2. 2132022
  3. 2432023
  4. 2372024
  5. 2152025

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
4,13
+0,03 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,03
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,12

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 +0,17 very good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,03 sufficient
  • 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)
−1,0 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
€ 35.200
per year
Median household wealth
€ 2.400
Net labour participation
75%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
12%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
14%
share of people (nationally 20%)