Neighbourhood Zonderwijk

Neighbourhood in district Veldhoven · municipality Veldhoven · Noord-Brabant

  • 1.730 homes
  • 3.495 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1974
  • avg. WOZ € 376.000

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 Zonderwijk

Homes
1.730
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1974
Average living area
112 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.586
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 43% 745
  • Apartment 27% 464
  • End-terrace house 14% 240
  • Semi-detached house 10% 181
  • Detached 6% 100

Energy label

  • A or better 24% 421
  • B 16% 283
  • C 26% 448
  • D 16% 282
  • E 6% 112
  • F 3% 48
  • G 0% 3
  • No label 8% 133

Building period

  • Built before 1945 1% 9
  • 1945–1969 76% 1.314
  • 1970–1989 9% 153
  • 1990–2009 1% 9
  • 2010 and later 14% 245

Residents

Residents
3.495
January 1, 2025
Households
1.590
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
36%
Households with children
37%
Population density
3.899
inhabitants per km²
Area
0,9 km²

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 510
  • 15–25 years 12% 410
  • 25–45 years 25% 855
  • 45–65 years 28% 960
  • 65 years and older 22% 750

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 376.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
51%
Rental homes
49%
45% housing association
Single-family homes
79%
21% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
1%
Unoccupied properties
2%
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
2.440 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
780 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
910 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
41%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
4%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
99% 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
500 m
avg. distance
General practice
400 m
avg. distance
Primary school
800 m
avg. distance
Daycare
800 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
8
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.986 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
1.574 passenger cars
Company locations
290
of which 50 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 52 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
21%
municipality 21%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 1%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
5%
municipality 6%

Noise level of the 1.730 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 5% 85
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 63% 1.090
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 13% 217
  • 56–60 dB: busy 17% 298
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 2% 40

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
12,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,7 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
46%
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
45 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
95%
municipality 94%
Urban heat island effect
1,4–1,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
100%
municipality 82%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
100%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 100%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
8%
municipality 12%
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
22
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
75
-20% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,2
2 burglaries
Municipality
31
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Mishandeling 15% 11
  • Vernieling 11% 8
  • Fietsdiefstal 9% 7
  • Winkeldiefstal 7% 5
  • Woninginbraak 3% 2
  • Diefstal uit auto 3% 2
  • Autodiefstal 3% 2
  • Bedreiging 3% 2

Per year

  1. 932021
  2. 942022
  3. 892023
  4. 832024
  5. 902025

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
4,11
+0,01 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
Good
score 4,19

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,00 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,02 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)
−0,5 mm per year
municipality −0,2 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,2 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
€ 32.000
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 38.600
per year
Median household wealth
€ 83.300
Net labour participation
72%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
12%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
16,8%
share of people (nationally 20%)