District Dommelen

District in municipality Valkenswaard · Noord-Brabant

  • 4.109 homes
  • 9.605 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1984
  • avg. WOZ € 385.000

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 Dommelen

Homes
4.109
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1984
Average living area
137 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
4.125
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 49% 1.996
  • End-terrace house 27% 1.091
  • Semi-detached house 11% 450
  • Detached 11% 449
  • Apartment 3% 123

Energy label

  • A or better 31% 1.267
  • B 19% 761
  • C 38% 1.581
  • D 8% 309
  • E 1% 21
  • F 1% 33
  • G 2% 70
  • No label 2% 67

Building period

  • Built before 1945 2% 102
  • 1945–1969 2% 99
  • 1970–1989 73% 2.994
  • 1990–2009 10% 392
  • 2010 and later 13% 520
  • Unknown 0% 2

Residents

Residents
9.605
January 1, 2025
Households
4.105
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
26%
Households with children
38%
Population density
2.289
inhabitants per km²
Area
4,2 km²
of which 0,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 16% 1.555
  • 15–25 years 10% 965
  • 25–45 years 24% 2.315
  • 45–65 years 28% 2.655
  • 65 years and older 22% 2.120

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 385.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
68%
Rental homes
32%
27% housing association
Single-family homes
96%
4% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
11%
Unoccupied properties
2%
New build in the year
19
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
2.840 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.310 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
890 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
63%
Gas-free
5%
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
600 m
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
700 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
6
Urbanity
Moderately urban
1.071 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
4.872 passenger cars
Company locations
810
of which 120 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)
48 dB
municipality 51 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
10%
municipality 19%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
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
3%
municipality 11%

Noise level of the 4.109 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 39% 1.582
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 40% 1.650
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 13% 519
  • 56–60 dB: busy 6% 260
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 2% 90
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 8

Flooding

Homes that may flood
4%
municipality 2%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
0%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
0,7 m
average 0,2 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
10,0 µg/m³
26% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,0 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
56%
municipality 47%

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)
96%
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
92%
municipality 74%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
2%
municipality 2%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
84%
municipality 94%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
2%
municipality 5%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
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
17
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
164
-4% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,7
7 burglaries
Municipality
30
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 13% 22
  • Bedreiging 8% 13
  • Woninginbraak 4% 7
  • Fietsdiefstal 4% 7
  • Mishandeling 4% 7
  • Drugshandel 2% 4
  • Diefstal uit auto 2% 3
  • Autodiefstal 1% 2

Per year

  1. 2462021
  2. 1992022
  3. 2282023
  4. 1882024
  5. 1772025

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
4,12
+0,02 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,01
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,14

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,09 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,02 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,05 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.

Income and work

Avg. income per resident
€ 35.000
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 42.400
per year
Median household wealth
€ 211.800
Net labour participation
74%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
12%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
20,5%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Dommelen 7