Neighbourhood Vrijhoeve

Neighbourhood in district Sprang-Capelle · municipality Waalwijk · Noord-Brabant

  • 1.739 homes
  • 4.020 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1978
  • avg. WOZ € 334.000

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 Vrijhoeve

Homes
1.739
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1978
Average living area
118 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.807
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 40% 695
  • End-terrace house 23% 408
  • Detached 15% 259
  • Semi-detached house 11% 190
  • Apartment 11% 187

Energy label

  • A or better 23% 399
  • B 18% 321
  • C 42% 728
  • D 6% 105
  • E 2% 33
  • F 3% 50
  • G 4% 75
  • No label 2% 28

Building period

  • Built before 1945 7% 114
  • 1945–1969 14% 248
  • 1970–1989 61% 1.059
  • 1990–2009 12% 213
  • 2010 and later 6% 98
  • Unknown 0% 7

Residents

Residents
4.020
January 1, 2025
Households
1.775
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
32%
Households with children
37%
Population density
1.028
inhabitants per km²
Area
4,0 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 615
  • 15–25 years 11% 425
  • 25–45 years 23% 920
  • 45–65 years 28% 1.115
  • 65 years and older 24% 950

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 334.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
55%
Rental homes
45%
40% housing association
Single-family homes
87%
13% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
5%
Unoccupied properties
3%
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
2.710 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
700 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
830 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
30%
Gas-free
2%
Mainly electrically heated
5%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
93% central heating, 4% block, 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
700 m
avg. distance
General practice
700 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
700 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
6
Urbanity
Low urban density
815 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
2.119 passenger cars
Company locations
395
of which 65 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)
48 dB
municipality 52 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
5%
municipality 19%
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%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
2%
municipality 6%

Noise level of the 1.739 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 25% 432
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 50% 877
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 20% 348
  • 56–60 dB: busy 4% 62
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 1% 20

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 86%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
70%
Of which more than 2 m water
2%
Maximum water depth
2,8 m
average 0,9 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
11,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,2 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,2 µg/m³
91% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
52%
municipality 46%

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)
98%
municipality 94%
Urban heat island effect
0,6–0,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
67%
municipality 77%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 0%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
84%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
46%
municipality 25%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
1%
municipality 2%
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
27
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
109
-11% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,2
2 burglaries
Municipality
36
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 16% 17
  • Mishandeling 7% 8
  • Bedreiging 6% 7
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 4
  • Fietsdiefstal 4% 4
  • Drugshandel 4% 4
  • Woninginbraak 2% 2
  • Winkeldiefstal 2% 2

Per year

  1. 1102021
  2. 1152022
  3. 1002023
  4. 1272024
  5. 1082025

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
4,12
+0,01 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,04
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,11

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,08 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,01 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,06 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 −1,1 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,3 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
8 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
1,6%
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
€ 30.700
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 37.300
per year
Median household wealth
€ 137.900
Net labour participation
73%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
13%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
14,5%
share of people (nationally 20%)