Municipality Den Bosch

Municipality · Noord-Brabant

  • 78.579 homes
  • 161.530 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1976
  • avg. WOZ € 403.000

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 Den Bosch

Homes
78.579
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1976
Average living area
113 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
76.261
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 42% 32.971
  • Mid-terrace house 33% 25.974
  • End-terrace house 13% 9.992
  • Detached 7% 5.671
  • Semi-detached house 5% 3.971

Energy label

  • A or better 32% 25.495
  • B 17% 13.125
  • C 26% 20.203
  • D 8% 6.581
  • E 5% 4.148
  • F 4% 3.205
  • G 4% 3.031
  • No label 4% 2.791

Building period

  • Built before 1945 10% 7.904
  • 1945–1969 22% 17.506
  • 1970–1989 29% 23.088
  • 1990–2009 22% 17.270
  • 2010 and later 16% 12.448
  • Unknown 0% 363

Residents

Residents
161.530
January 1, 2025
Households
77.543
avg. 2,0 people
One-person households
42%
Households with children
30%
Population density
1.468
inhabitants per km²
Area
117,8 km²
of which 8,3 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 14% 23.333
  • 15–25 years 11% 18.269
  • 25–45 years 28% 45.778
  • 45–65 years 26% 42.253
  • 65 years and older 20% 31.897

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 403.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
52%
Rental homes
48%
33% housing association
Single-family homes
59%
41% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
9%
Unoccupied properties
3%
New build in the year
588
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
2.560 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
730 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
770 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
35%
Gas-free
9%
District heating
3%
Mainly electrically heated
10%

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
800 m
avg. distance
General practice
1,0 km
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
7
Urbanity
Strongly urban
2.059 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,9
69.327 passenger cars
Company locations
25.945
of which 4.200 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)
52 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
22%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
2%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
2%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
8%

Noise level of the 78.579 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 8% 6.600
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 34% 26.508
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 33% 25.709
  • 56–60 dB: busy 18% 13.982
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 6% 4.997
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 775
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 8

Flooding

Homes that may flood
97%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
87%
Of which more than 2 m water
54%
Maximum water depth
11,8 m
average 2,1 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
14,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,4 µg/m³
79% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
Green within 500 m
56%

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
46–48 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
89%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
87%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
70%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
81%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
4%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
1%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
4%

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
59
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
9.505
+5% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,5
200 burglaries
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 11% 1.079
  • Vernieling 8% 798
  • Mishandeling 5% 518
  • Diefstal uit auto 5% 451
  • Winkeldiefstal 5% 445
  • Bedreiging 3% 284
  • Drugshandel 2% 203
  • Woninginbraak 2% 200

Per year

  1. 8.3872021
  2. 8.7802022
  3. 9.1392023
  4. 8.9272024
  5. 9.0302025

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
+0,02 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Good

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 +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,01 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,01 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
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
Pile rot in 2050
0,0%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
1,2%
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

Avg. income per resident
€ 37.600
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 44.900
per year
Median household wealth
€ 110.300
Net labour participation
74%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
17%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
22,8%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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