District Breukelen

District in municipality Stichtse Vecht · Utrecht

  • 5.199 homes
  • 10.800 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1969
  • avg. WOZ € 459.000

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 Breukelen

Homes
5.199
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1969
Average living area
112 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
5.440
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 37% 1.904
  • Mid-terrace house 33% 1.709
  • End-terrace house 13% 682
  • Detached 12% 604
  • Semi-detached house 6% 300

Energy label

  • A or better 21% 1.069
  • B 17% 899
  • C 28% 1.462
  • D 11% 554
  • E 7% 371
  • F 5% 243
  • G 7% 376
  • No label 4% 225

Building period

  • Built before 1945 13% 689
  • 1945–1969 26% 1.362
  • 1970–1989 33% 1.706
  • 1990–2009 22% 1.125
  • 2010 and later 6% 316
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
10.800
January 1, 2025
Households
4.975
avg. 2,1 people
One-person households
38%
Households with children
33%
Population density
589
inhabitants per km²
Area
21,5 km²
of which 3,3 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 1.570
  • 15–25 years 12% 1.340
  • 25–45 years 21% 2.230
  • 45–65 years 28% 3.030
  • 65 years and older 24% 2.635

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 459.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
59%
Rental homes
41%
24% housing association
Single-family homes
66%
34% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
2%
Unoccupied properties
12%
New build in the year
7
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
2.670 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
720 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
870 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
33%
Gas-free
5%
Mainly electrically heated
8%

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
800 m
avg. distance
General practice
1,5 km
avg. distance
Primary school
900 m
avg. distance
Daycare
900 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
3
Urbanity
Low urban density
892 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,0
5.006 passenger cars
Company locations
2.095
of which 335 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
municipality 52 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
11%
municipality 21%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
8%
municipality 5%
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
2%
municipality 8%

Noise level of the 5.199 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 3% 154
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 35% 1.844
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 43% 2.222
  • 56–60 dB: busy 17% 884
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 2% 85
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 10

Flooding

Homes that may flood
92%
municipality 92%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
68%
Of which more than 2 m water
3%
Maximum water depth
2,6 m
average 1,0 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
15,5 µg/m³
99% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,3 µg/m³
68% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
65%
municipality 60%

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 95%
Urban heat island effect
0,6–0,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
94%
municipality 80%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
75%
municipality 74%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
39%
municipality 27%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
6%
municipality 10%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 1%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 1%

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
73
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
793
-10% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,9
10 burglaries
Municipality
37
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Diefstal uit auto 6% 45
  • Vernieling 5% 36
  • Fietsdiefstal 4% 34
  • Mishandeling 2% 15
  • Winkeldiefstal 2% 14
  • Bedreiging 2% 12
  • Woninginbraak 1% 10
  • Drugshandel 1% 10

Per year

  1. 4802021
  2. 5302022
  3. 6062023
  4. 8162024
  5. 8542025

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
−0,02 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,11

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,00 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,05 weak
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,01 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,02 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.

Income and work

Avg. income per resident
€ 39.600
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 47.200
per year
Median household wealth
€ 237.500
Net labour participation
73%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
21%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
24,1%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Breukelen 16