Municipality Oosterhout

Municipality · Noord-Brabant

  • 26.568 homes
  • 58.380 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1982
  • avg. WOZ € 366.000

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 Oosterhout

Homes
26.568
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1982
Average living area
125 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
26.149
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 39% 10.232
  • Apartment 27% 7.079
  • End-terrace house 17% 4.564
  • Detached 9% 2.519
  • Semi-detached house 8% 2.174

Energy label

  • A or better 35% 9.246
  • B 17% 4.449
  • C 27% 7.041
  • D 8% 2.010
  • E 4% 1.095
  • F 4% 1.009
  • G 4% 992
  • No label 3% 726

Building period

  • Built before 1945 6% 1.547
  • 1945–1969 19% 5.074
  • 1970–1989 39% 10.442
  • 1990–2009 21% 5.557
  • 2010 and later 15% 3.880
  • Unknown 0% 68

Residents

Residents
58.380
January 1, 2025
Households
26.314
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
34%
Households with children
33%
Population density
811
inhabitants per km²
Area
73,1 km²
of which 1,7 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 8.865
  • 15–25 years 10% 5.991
  • 25–45 years 23% 13.695
  • 45–65 years 27% 15.916
  • 65 years and older 24% 13.913

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 366.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
61%
Rental homes
39%
32% housing association
Single-family homes
74%
26% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
10%
Unoccupied properties
3%
New build in the year
362
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
2.700 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
820 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
790 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
38%
Gas-free
9%
District heating
4%
Mainly electrically heated
12%

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
900 m
avg. distance
General practice
1,1 km
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
7
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.576 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
28.426 passenger cars
Company locations
7.570
of which 1.365 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)
53 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
20%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
1%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
6%

Noise level of the 26.568 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 3% 806
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 27% 7.233
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 44% 11.812
  • 56–60 dB: busy 19% 5.097
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 5% 1.372
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 215
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 33

Flooding

Homes that may flood
27%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
23%
Of which more than 2 m water
14%
Maximum water depth
3,1 m
average 1,7 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
12,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,7 µg/m³
84% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
Green within 500 m
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
46–48 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
93%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
84%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
75%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
5%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
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
32
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
1.884
-8% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,5
67 burglaries
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 12% 218
  • Mishandeling 7% 136
  • Fietsdiefstal 6% 116
  • Bedreiging 5% 91
  • Winkeldiefstal 4% 70
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 69
  • Woninginbraak 4% 67
  • Drugshandel 2% 31

Per year

  1. 2.3032021
  2. 2.3932022
  3. 2.0642023
  4. 2.0252024
  5. 1.9292025

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
4,13
+0,03 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,01
measurement 2022: Good

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,02 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,02 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,01 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)
−0,6 mm per year
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,0 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
1 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
1,0%
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
€ 34.400
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 41.500
per year
Median household wealth
€ 158.900
Net labour participation
71%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
16%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
19,7%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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