Municipality Meierijstad

Municipality · Noord-Brabant

  • 36.547 homes
  • 84.711 residents
  • avg. year built 1981
  • avg. WOZ value € 420.000

Boundary based on the CBS wijk- en buurtkaart 2024. Zoom in to see individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the homes map

Homes in Meierijstad

Homes
36.547
addresses registered for residential use (BAG)
Average year built
1981
Average living area
143 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
36.361
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 31% 11.449
  • Detached house 20% 7.393
  • Flat 19% 6.917
  • End-of-terrace house 16% 5.948
  • Semi-detached house 13% 4.840

Energy label

  • A or better 28% 10.330
  • B 17% 6.382
  • C 28% 10.217
  • D 9% 3.145
  • E 4% 1.346
  • F 5% 1.860
  • G 5% 1.708
  • No label 4% 1.559

Construction period

  • Before 1945 7% 2.708
  • 1945–1969 20% 7.373
  • 1970–1989 33% 12.185
  • 1990–2009 23% 8.334
  • 2010 onwards 16% 5.936
  • Unknown 0% 11

Residents

Residents
84.711
1 January 2025
Households
36.784
avg. 2,3 people
Single-person households
32%
Households with children
35%
Population density
458
residents per km²
Floor area
185,5 km²
of which 1,5 km² is water

Age profile

  • 0–15 years 15% 12.618
  • 15–25 years 11% 9.289
  • 25–45 years 24% 20.291
  • 45–65 years 27% 23.160
  • 65 years and over 23% 19.353

Housing and values

Average WOZ value
€ 420.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
69%
Rented homes
31%
21% housing association-owned
Single-family homes
81%
19% in multi-unit buildings
Built in the last 10 years
9%
Unoccupied homes
3%
New homes built during the year
434
completed homes

The WOZ value is the average for all homes in the area (valued as at 1 January of the previous year), not the market value of an individual home.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
3.010 kWh
per home per year
Avg. electricity fed into the grid
1.320 kWh
solar electricity per home
Avg. gas consumption
920 m³
per home per year
Homes with solar panels
52%
Gas-free
7%
Mainly electrically heated
12%

Consumption is the average across all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the energy label breakdown is under "Homes".

Amenities and transport links

Large supermarket
1,3 km
avg. distance
GP practice
1,4 km
avg. distance
Primary school
800 m
avg. distance
Day nursery
700 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
5
Degree of urbanisation
Moderately urbanised
1.016 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
42.191 passenger cars
Business premises
11.660
of which 1.990 in trade and hospitality

Road distances, averaged across all residents in the area (CBS).

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green space

Average noise level (Lden)
52 dB
Homes exposed to road traffic noise above 55 dB
14%
Homes exposed to rail traffic noise above 55 dB
0%
Homes exposed to air traffic noise above 48 dB
6%
Homes exposed to wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
Night-time road traffic noise above 50 dB
4%

Noise levels at the 36.547 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 5% 1.989
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 40% 14.713
  • 51–55 dB: moderate 38% 13.720
  • 56–60 dB: busy 13% 4.659
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 4% 1.297
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 145
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 24

Flooding

Homes at risk of flooding
7%
Of which, with water deeper than 0.5 m
2%
Of which, with water deeper than 2 m
0%
Maximum water depth
1,6 m
an average of 0,3 m in flooded areas

Air, light and green space

NO₂
11,7 µg/m³
96% above the WHO guideline (10)
PM2,5
9,0 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (5)
PM10
15,0 µg/m³
38% above the WHO guideline (15)
Light at night
Dim
Green space within 500 m
53%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, air traffic 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden at 10 m resolution, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), maximum water depth map; depth does not indicate likelihood. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m resolution. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green space: RIVM green space map 2022, proportion of green space per 500 m. Enable the noise layer on the map above.

Climate and safety

Feels-like temperature on a hot day
46–48 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or above)
95%
Urban heat island effect
0,8–1,0 °C
warmer on average than the surrounding countryside
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
79%
Homes with a medium or high likelihood of flooding
0%
Homes with an increased risk of groundwater flooding in 2050
84%
Homes with a rainwater flow path alongside the building
5%
Homes within the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage power line
0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%

Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): feels-like temperature and urban heat island effect for 2022, cool spots, location-specific likelihood of flooding (at least 20 cm of water), floors that stay dry, risk of groundwater flooding in 2050 (high scenario), flow paths during rainfall of 70 mm per hour; sampled for each home. High-voltage power lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculated distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Enable the heat layer on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 residents
33
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Recorded crimes
2.785
+11% compared with the previous year
Home burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,8
101 burglaries
Nederland
45
per 1,000 residents

Types of crime (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 13% 374
  • Vernieling 6% 181
  • Diefstal uit auto 5% 152
  • Mishandeling 5% 129
  • Woninginbraak 4% 101
  • Winkeldiefstal 3% 71
  • Drugshandel 2% 62
  • Bedreiging 2% 61

By year

  1. 2.6592021
  2. 2.8282022
  3. 2.7692023
  4. 2.4052024
  5. 2.6642025

Source: police, recorded crimes by area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Rates per 1,000 residents are based on the area's population; not all crimes are reported.

Liveability

Good Leefbaarometer 2024

very poorexcellent

Liveability
Good
category 7 of 9, assessed in 2024
Score
4,16
+0,06 compared with the national average
Since the previous assessment
+0,01
2022 assessment: Good

Five dimensions: difference from the national average

  • Physical environment green space, water, buildings, noise +0,00 adequate
  • Housing stock type, year built, ownership +0,03 adequate
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,07 weak
  • Social cohesion population profile, moves +0,03 adequate
  • Nuisance and safety concerns crime and nuisance +0,07 more than adequate

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministerie van BZK, CC0), an estimate produced every two years based on over a hundred characteristics. The score reflects how residents rate liveability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Ground and foundations

Land subsidence (total)
−0,5 mm per year
Land subsidence (shallow)
−0,0 mm per year
compaction of peat and clay
Projected subsidence by 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
Differential settlement in 2050
1,0%
homes with shallow foundations at risk

Source: Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): land subsidence from satellite measurements (Bodemdalingskaart), foundation risk by neighbourhood (Deltares/KCAF, proportion of homes with timber piles or shallow foundations at risk). A neighbourhood average, not an assessment of any individual home.

Income and employment

Average income per resident
€ 34.400
per year
Average income per income recipient
€ 41.000
per year
Median household wealth
€ 264.900
Employment rate
75%
aged 15 to under 75
Self-employed people
17%
of the employed population
Top 20% of incomes
18,4%
share of people (20% nationally)

Districts in Meierijstad 4