District Binnenstad

District in municipality Helmond · Noord-Brabant

  • 9.610 homes
  • 17.460 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1983
  • avg. WOZ € 241.000

Map

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 Binnenstad

Homes
9.610
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1983
Average living area
94 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
9.146
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 60% 5.726
  • Mid-terrace house 26% 2.464
  • End-terrace house 10% 996
  • Semi-detached house 3% 285
  • Detached 1% 139

Energy label

  • A or better 45% 4.342
  • B 12% 1.166
  • C 19% 1.824
  • D 6% 596
  • E 3% 304
  • F 4% 382
  • G 5% 501
  • No label 5% 495

Building period

  • Built before 1945 17% 1.598
  • 1945–1969 11% 1.017
  • 1970–1989 23% 2.178
  • 1990–2009 26% 2.541
  • 2010 and later 23% 2.248
  • Unknown 0% 28

Residents

Residents
17.460
January 1, 2025
Households
9.115
avg. 1,8 people
One-person households
51%
Households with children
24%
Population density
5.895
inhabitants per km²
Area
2,9 km²
of which 0,0 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 13% 2.255
  • 15–25 years 11% 1.950
  • 25–45 years 33% 5.780
  • 45–65 years 24% 4.120
  • 65 years and older 19% 3.350

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 241.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
27%
Rental homes
73%
50% housing association
Single-family homes
42%
58% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
12%
Unoccupied properties
6%
New build in the year
131
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
2.210 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
270 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
660 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
21%
Gas-free
12%
Mainly electrically heated
14%

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
400 m
avg. distance
General practice
600 m
avg. distance
Primary school
900 m
avg. distance
Daycare
800 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
10
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
3.054 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,7
6.810 passenger cars
Company locations
2.000
of which 515 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)
56 dB
municipality 54 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
33%
municipality 21%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
8%
municipality 6%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
16%
municipality 9%

Noise level of the 9.610 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 12% 1.158
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 39% 3.703
  • 56–60 dB: busy 29% 2.798
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 18% 1.698
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 3% 253

Flooding

Homes that may flood
0%
municipality 2%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,1 m
average 0,0 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
13,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,1 µg/m³
49% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
24%
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
46–48 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
94%
municipality 94%
Urban heat island effect
1,6–1,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
52%
municipality 71%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
municipality 93%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
22%
municipality 8%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 1%
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
94
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
1.641
-1% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
4,2
40 burglaries
Municipality
47
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 15% 243
  • Vernieling 10% 164
  • Mishandeling 7% 121
  • Winkeldiefstal 5% 77
  • Diefstal uit auto 5% 76
  • Bedreiging 4% 59
  • Drugshandel 3% 42
  • Woninginbraak 2% 40

Per year

  1. 1.5642021
  2. 2.0682022
  3. 2.2392023
  4. 1.7042024
  5. 1.6612025

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

Weak Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Weak
class 4 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
3,92
−0,18 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,01
measurement 2022: Weak
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,02

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,03 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,06 more than sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,05 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,13 insufficient

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.

Income and work

Avg. income per resident
€ 29.100
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 34.800
per year
Median household wealth
€ 9.200
Net labour participation
66%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
13%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
10,6%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Binnenstad 7