Municipality Veldhoven

Municipality · Noord-Brabant

  • 22.319 homes
  • 47.601 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1985
  • avg. WOZ € 459.000

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 Veldhoven

Homes
22.319
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1985
Average living area
128 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
20.792
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 35% 7.903
  • Apartment 24% 5.359
  • End-terrace house 16% 3.477
  • Detached 14% 3.220
  • Semi-detached house 11% 2.360

Energy label

  • A or better 28% 6.247
  • B 19% 4.218
  • C 29% 6.366
  • D 7% 1.572
  • E 5% 1.009
  • F 4% 970
  • G 2% 491
  • No label 6% 1.446

Building period

  • Built before 1945 3% 705
  • 1945–1969 23% 5.095
  • 1970–1989 35% 7.872
  • 1990–2009 21% 4.577
  • 2010 and later 18% 4.070

Residents

Residents
47.601
January 1, 2025
Households
20.902
avg. 2,2 people
One-person households
33%
Households with children
34%
Population density
1.478
inhabitants per km²
Area
31,9 km²
of which 0,2 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 7.146
  • 15–25 years 10% 4.873
  • 25–45 years 25% 11.917
  • 45–65 years 27% 12.820
  • 65 years and older 23% 10.845

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 459.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
67%
Rental homes
33%
23% housing association
Single-family homes
79%
21% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
8%
Unoccupied properties
3%
New build in the year
342
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
2.780 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.100 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
880 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
47%
Gas-free
6%
Mainly electrically heated
11%

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
900 m
avg. distance
Primary school
800 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
8
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.677 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
22.216 passenger cars
Company locations
5.290
of which 975 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
21%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
1%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
6%

Noise level of the 22.319 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 8% 1.797
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 40% 8.942
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 31% 6.855
  • 56–60 dB: busy 16% 3.650
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 4% 895
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 179
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 1

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,4 m
average 0,4 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
12,7 µg/m³
96% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,8 µg/m³
7% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dim
Green within 500 m
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
46–48 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
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
82%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
12%
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
31
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
1.480
-3% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,8
63 burglaries
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 11% 159
  • Vernieling 9% 126
  • Mishandeling 6% 84
  • Woninginbraak 4% 63
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 57
  • Bedreiging 3% 47
  • Winkeldiefstal 3% 41
  • Drugshandel 2% 28

Per year

  1. 1.5002021
  2. 1.5812022
  3. 1.5532023
  4. 1.5872024
  5. 1.5072025

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
4,19
+0,08 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 +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,02 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,01 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,01 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,06 more than 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)
−0,2 mm per year
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,1 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
1,0%
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
€ 38.300
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 46.300
per year
Median household wealth
€ 274.200
Net labour participation
74%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
14%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
24,3%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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