District Breda centrum

District in municipality Breda · Noord-Brabant

  • 9.856 homes
  • 16.560 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1966
  • avg. WOZ € 306.000

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 Breda centrum

Homes
9.856
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1966
Average living area
84 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
9.499
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 87% 8.595
  • Mid-terrace house 9% 930
  • End-terrace house 3% 251
  • Semi-detached house 0% 40
  • Detached 0% 40

Energy label

  • A or better 33% 3.243
  • B 17% 1.690
  • C 21% 2.108
  • D 9% 925
  • E 4% 394
  • F 4% 356
  • G 8% 834
  • No label 3% 306

Building period

  • Built before 1945 27% 2.638
  • 1945–1969 3% 296
  • 1970–1989 36% 3.545
  • 1990–2009 22% 2.179
  • 2010 and later 12% 1.145
  • Unknown 1% 53

Residents

Residents
16.560
January 1, 2025
Households
11.280
avg. 1,4 people
One-person households
70%
Households with children
9%
Population density
8.222
inhabitants per km²
Area
2,1 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 5% 815
  • 15–25 years 22% 3.670
  • 25–45 years 40% 6.640
  • 45–65 years 18% 3.015
  • 65 years and older 15% 2.425

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 306.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
25%
Rental homes
75%
33% housing association
Single-family homes
12%
88% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
4%
Unoccupied properties
5%
New build in the year
0
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
1.960 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
60 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
550 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
4%
Gas-free
18%
District heating
14%
Mainly electrically heated
5%

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
500 m
avg. distance
General practice
700 m
avg. distance
Primary school
900 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
15
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
4.059 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,5
5.554 passenger cars
Company locations
3.620
of which 980 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)
55 dB
municipality 52 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
31%
municipality 22%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
4%
municipality 3%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
15%
municipality 9%

Noise level of the 9.856 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 0% 23
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 20% 2.004
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 43% 4.224
  • 56–60 dB: busy 22% 2.146
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 13% 1.256
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 2% 203

Flooding

Homes that may flood
1%
municipality 1%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
1%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
2,0 m
average 1,3 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
14,5 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,0 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,3 µg/m³
96% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Very bright
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
27%
municipality 44%

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)
87%
municipality 90%
Urban heat island effect
1,8–2,0 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
80%
municipality 78%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
100%
municipality 34%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
64%
municipality 43%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
3%
municipality 5%
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
187
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
3.104
+5% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,8
18 burglaries
Municipality
59
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 20% 622
  • Mishandeling 10% 306
  • Vernieling 7% 223
  • Diefstal uit auto 5% 157
  • Winkeldiefstal 5% 150
  • Bedreiging 3% 88
  • Zakkenrollerij 2% 59
  • Openlijk geweld 2% 58

Per year

  1. 1.7842021
  2. 2.8372022
  3. 2.9832023
  4. 2.9172024
  5. 3.0042025

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

More than sufficient Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
More than sufficient
class 6 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,09
−0,01 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,02
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,12

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,00 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,17 very good
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,04 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,14 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
€ 37.800
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 40.900
per year
Median household wealth
€ 4.800
Net labour participation
76%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
14%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
17,3%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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