District Empel

District in municipality Den Bosch · Noord-Brabant

  • 2.428 homes
  • 6.585 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1996
  • avg. WOZ € 504.000

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 Empel

Homes
2.428
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1996
Average living area
148 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
2.482
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 47% 1.153
  • End-terrace house 19% 465
  • Detached 16% 380
  • Semi-detached house 10% 251
  • Apartment 7% 179

Energy label

  • A or better 52% 1.269
  • B 27% 657
  • C 10% 241
  • D 6% 135
  • E 2% 37
  • F 3% 66
  • G 1% 19
  • No label 0% 4

Building period

  • Built before 1945 1% 15
  • 1945–1969 10% 252
  • 1970–1989 13% 318
  • 1990–2009 65% 1.586
  • 2010 and later 10% 251
  • Unknown 0% 6

Residents

Residents
6.585
January 1, 2025
Households
2.510
avg. 2,6 people
One-person households
21%
Households with children
51%
Population density
1.178
inhabitants per km²
Area
6,7 km²
of which 1,1 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 18% 1.170
  • 15–25 years 15% 965
  • 25–45 years 21% 1.400
  • 45–65 years 34% 2.260
  • 65 years and older 12% 790

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 504.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
78%
Rental homes
22%
18% housing association
Single-family homes
92%
8% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
9%
Unoccupied properties
2%
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
3.320 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.550 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
900 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
62%
Gas-free
6%
Mainly electrically heated
12%

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
1,0 km
avg. distance
General practice
700 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
700 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
5
Urbanity
Low urban density
920 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
3.135 passenger cars
Company locations
1.050
of which 165 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 52 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
7%
municipality 22%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 2%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 2%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
1%
municipality 8%

Noise level of the 2.428 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 32% 778
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 37% 893
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 25% 597
  • 56–60 dB: busy 6% 134
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 1% 26

Flooding

Homes that may flood
97%
municipality 97%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
97%
Of which more than 2 m water
96%
Maximum water depth
5,1 m
average 3,7 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
13,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,0 µg/m³
33% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
71%
municipality 56%

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)
99%
municipality 89%
Urban heat island effect
0,4–0,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
73%
municipality 87%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
100%
municipality 70%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
58%
municipality 81%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
7%
municipality 4%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 1%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 4%

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
20
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
129
+1% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
0,4
1 burglary
Municipality
59
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 12% 15
  • Diefstal uit auto 9% 11
  • Mishandeling 5% 7
  • Drugshandel 2% 3
  • Fietsdiefstal 2% 2
  • Bedreiging 2% 2
  • Woninginbraak 1% 1
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 1% 1

Per year

  1. 1972021
  2. 1592022
  3. 1282023
  4. 1392024
  5. 1422025

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

Very good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Very good
class 8 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,20
+0,10 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,03
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,12

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 −0,05 weak
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,07 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
€ 41.000
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 50.700
per year
Median household wealth
€ 309.100
Net labour participation
82%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
17%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
31,1%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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