District Escharen

District in municipality Land van Cuijk · Noord-Brabant

  • 524 homes
  • 1.245 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1976
  • avg. WOZ € 471.000

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 Escharen

Homes
524
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1976
Average living area
171 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
493
2025

Home type

  • Detached 47% 246
  • Semi-detached house 25% 130
  • Mid-terrace house 13% 66
  • Apartment 9% 49
  • End-terrace house 6% 33

Energy label

  • A or better 26% 134
  • B 13% 70
  • C 16% 82
  • D 11% 58
  • E 2% 8
  • F 7% 39
  • G 10% 54
  • No label 15% 79

Building period

  • Built before 1945 15% 78
  • 1945–1969 20% 105
  • 1970–1989 27% 141
  • 1990–2009 20% 105
  • 2010 and later 18% 95

Residents

Residents
1.245
January 1, 2025
Households
500
avg. 2,4 people
One-person households
22%
Households with children
38%
Population density
135
inhabitants per km²
Area
9,2 km²
of which 0,2 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 14% 180
  • 15–25 years 10% 125
  • 25–45 years 21% 260
  • 45–65 years 31% 395
  • 65 years and older 24% 295

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 471.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
85%
Rental homes
15%
8% housing association
Single-family homes
90%
10% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
11%
Unoccupied properties
3%
New build in the year
3
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
3.650 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
2.140 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.050 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
67%
Gas-free
5%
Mainly electrically heated
13%

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
1,7 km
avg. distance
General practice
2,2 km
avg. distance
Primary school
800 m
avg. distance
Daycare
700 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
4
Urbanity
Non-urban
346 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,4
716 passenger cars
Company locations
175
of which 20 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)
45 dB
municipality 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
4%
municipality 11%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 1%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 7%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
2%
municipality 4%

Noise level of the 524 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 56% 294
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 30% 159
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 10% 54
  • 56–60 dB: busy 2% 11
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 1% 4
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 2

Flooding

Homes that may flood
95%
municipality 56%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
93%
Of which more than 2 m water
14%
Maximum water depth
2,7 m
average 1,5 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
9,3 µg/m³
1% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,3 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,1 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
77%
municipality 62%

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
0,2–0,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
93%
municipality 77%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
3%
municipality 5%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
52%
municipality 81%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
1%
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 2%

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
14
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
17
-19% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,9
1 burglary
Municipality
31
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Mishandeling 18% 3
  • Vernieling 18% 3
  • Woninginbraak 6% 1
  • Inbraak schuur/garage 6% 1
  • Diefstal uit auto 6% 1
  • Openlijk geweld 6% 1

Per year

  1. 272021
  2. 372022
  3. 132023
  4. 302024
  5. 222025

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
4,21
+0,10 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,02
measurement 2022: Very good
Municipality
Good
score 4,13

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,12 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,08 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

Median household wealth
€ 395.800
Net labour participation
76%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
20%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
22,9%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Escharen 3