Neighbourhood Witte Dame

Neighbourhood in district Centrum · municipality Eindhoven · Noord-Brabant

  • 2.762 homes
  • 2.250 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 2000
  • avg. WOZ € 350.000

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 Witte Dame

Homes
2.762
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
2000
Average living area
66 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.645
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 100% 2.762

Energy label

  • A or better 24% 660
  • B 28% 764
  • C 8% 212
  • E 0% 2
  • F 0% 4
  • G 0% 1
  • No label 41% 1.119

Building period

  • Built before 1945 7% 181
  • 1970–1989 26% 717
  • 1990–2009 21% 587
  • 2010 and later 46% 1.277

Residents

Residents
2.250
January 1, 2025
Households
1.525
avg. 1,5 people
One-person households
61%
Households with children
8%
Population density
12.308
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,2 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 6% 125
  • 15–25 years 11% 255
  • 25–45 years 60% 1.355
  • 45–65 years 14% 310
  • 65 years and older 9% 210

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 350.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
15%
Rental homes
85%
15% housing association
Single-family homes
0%
100% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
11%
Unoccupied properties
10%
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
1.730 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
0 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
20 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
0%
Gas-free
92%
District heating
92%
Mainly electrically heated
4%
Heat network
93%
of the homes connected (WarmteAtlas 2023)
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
5% central heating, 86% district heating, 5% 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
200 m
avg. distance
General practice
1,0 km
avg. distance
Primary school
1,0 km
avg. distance
Daycare
900 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
13
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
4.866 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,3
512 passenger cars
Company locations
520
of which 85 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)
61 dB
municipality 54 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
30%
municipality 28%
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%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
24%
municipality 15%

Noise level of the 2.762 homes

  • 56–60 dB: busy 72% 1.979
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 11% 315
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 17% 468

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 5%
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
17,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Very bright
municipality: clear
Green within 500 m
15%
municipality 38%

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)
96%
municipality 91%
Urban heat island effect
more than 2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
79%
municipality 82%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 99%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
21%
municipality 11%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 2%
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
295
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
664
-15% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,8
5 burglaries
Municipality
74
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 12% 77
  • Fietsdiefstal 11% 74
  • Winkeldiefstal 5% 36
  • Drugshandel 5% 31
  • Mishandeling 5% 30
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 27
  • Bedreiging 3% 18
  • Woninginbraak 1% 5

Per year

  1. 6972021
  2. 8802022
  3. 1.0642023
  4. 8972024
  5. 7432025

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

Weak Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Weak
class 4 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
3,94
−0,16 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,10
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,07

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,05 weak
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,09 insufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,24 excellent
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,10 insufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,16 more than 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)
−0,4 mm per year
municipality −0,4 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,3 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
23 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,2%
zeer laag, municipality 0,0%
Pile rot in 2050
0,2%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
30,2%
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

Median household wealth
€ 19.200
Net labour participation
80%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
11%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
33,8%
share of people (nationally 20%)