Neighbourhood Vijf Eiken

Neighbourhood in district Rijen · municipality Gilze en Rijen · Noord-Brabant

  • 1.599 homes
  • 3.685 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1971
  • avg. WOZ € 332.000

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 Vijf Eiken

Homes
1.599
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1971
Average living area
122 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.551
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 53% 850
  • End-terrace house 29% 456
  • Detached 8% 129
  • Semi-detached house 6% 88
  • Apartment 5% 76

Energy label

  • A or better 28% 440
  • B 10% 161
  • C 32% 507
  • D 19% 305
  • E 4% 70
  • F 3% 49
  • G 3% 44
  • No label 1% 23

Building period

  • Built before 1945 4% 61
  • 1945–1969 39% 630
  • 1970–1989 49% 779
  • 1990–2009 3% 52
  • 2010 and later 5% 77

Residents

Residents
3.685
January 1, 2025
Households
1.550
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
29%
Households with children
39%
Population density
4.128
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,9 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 16% 590
  • 15–25 years 12% 455
  • 25–45 years 24% 870
  • 45–65 years 26% 965
  • 65 years and older 22% 805

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 332.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
58%
Rental homes
42%
38% housing association
Single-family homes
98%
2% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
1%
Unoccupied properties
1%
New build in the year
18
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
2.690 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
700 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
920 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
34%
Gas-free
2%
Mainly electrically heated
6%
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
900 m
avg. distance
General practice
700 m
avg. distance
Primary school
400 m
avg. distance
Daycare
300 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
5
Urbanity
Moderately urban
1.310 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
1.742 passenger cars
Company locations
355
of which 55 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)
54 dB
municipality 53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
17%
municipality 18%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 6%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 6%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
6%
municipality 7%

Noise level of the 1.599 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 17% 270
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 61% 980
  • 56–60 dB: busy 16% 257
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 6% 91
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 1

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 0%
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
11,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,0 µg/m³
40% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
47%
municipality 48%

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)
87%
municipality 90%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
86%
municipality 73%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 97%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
2%
municipality 4%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 1%

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
23
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
85
-23% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,5
4 burglaries
Municipality
46
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 9% 8
  • Mishandeling 8% 7
  • Woninginbraak 5% 4
  • Diefstal uit auto 5% 4
  • Bedreiging 5% 4
  • Autodiefstal 2% 2
  • Fietsdiefstal 2% 2
  • Drugshandel 1% 1

Per year

  1. 872021
  2. 1122022
  3. 792023
  4. 842024
  5. 932025

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
4,01
−0,09 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,05

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,00 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,08 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,01 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,00 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)
−0,9 mm per year
municipality −0,6 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,3 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
€ 30.600
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 37.200
per year
Median household wealth
€ 129.400
Net labour participation
71%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
13%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
14,5%
share of people (nationally 20%)