District Noord

District in the municipality of Den Bosch · Noord-Brabant

  • 9.279 homes
  • 20.480 residents
  • avg. year built 1980
  • avg. WOZ value € 335.000

Boundary based on the CBS wijk- en buurtkaart 2024. Zoom in to see individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the homes map

Homes in Noord

Homes
9.279
addresses registered for residential use (BAG)
Average year built
1980
Average living area
109 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
9.201
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 48% 4.491
  • Flat 28% 2.621
  • End-of-terrace house 19% 1.737
  • Detached house 2% 217
  • Semi-detached house 2% 213

Energy label

  • A or better 30% 2.761
  • B 15% 1.387
  • C 40% 3.709
  • D 8% 776
  • E 4% 338
  • F 2% 162
  • G 1% 53
  • No label 1% 93

Construction period

  • Before 1945 1% 81
  • 1945–1969 8% 721
  • 1970–1989 73% 6.743
  • 1990–2009 9% 790
  • 2010 onwards 10% 941
  • Unknown 0% 3

Residents

Residents
20.480
1 January 2025
Households
9.750
avg. 2,1 people
Single-person households
42%
Households with children
32%
Population density
3.328
residents per km²
Floor area
6,3 km²
of which 0,2 km² is water

Age profile

  • 0–15 years 16% 3.280
  • 15–25 years 12% 2.415
  • 25–45 years 27% 5.510
  • 45–65 years 24% 4.985
  • 65 years and over 21% 4.285

Housing and values

Average WOZ value
€ 335.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
41%
Rented homes
59%
53% housing association-owned
Single-family homes
73%
27% in multi-unit buildings
Built in the last 10 years
7%
Unoccupied homes
4%
New homes built during the year
0
completed homes

The WOZ value is the average for all homes in the area (valued as at 1 January of the previous year), not the market value of an individual home.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
2.440 kWh
per home per year
Avg. electricity fed into the grid
650 kWh
solar electricity per home
Avg. gas consumption
780 m³
per home per year
Homes with solar panels
36%
Gas-free
6%
Mainly electrically heated
10%

Consumption is the average across all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the energy label breakdown is under "Homes".

Amenities and transport links

Large supermarket
700 m
avg. distance
GP practice
1,0 km
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Day nursery
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
8
Degree of urbanisation
Highly urbanised
1.839 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,8
8.086 passenger cars
Business premises
2.720
of which 425 in trade and hospitality

Road distances, averaged across all residents in the area (CBS).

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green space

Average noise level (Lden)
53 dB
municipality 52 dB
Homes exposed to road traffic noise above 55 dB
24%
municipality 22%
Homes exposed to rail traffic noise above 55 dB
0%
municipality 2%
Homes exposed to air traffic noise above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes exposed to wind turbine noise above 40 dB
2%
municipality 2%
Night-time road traffic noise above 50 dB
9%
municipality 8%

Noise levels at the 9.279 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 0% 25
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 37% 3.427
  • 51–55 dB: moderate 41% 3.761
  • 56–60 dB: busy 16% 1.491
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 6% 539
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 36

Flooding

Homes at risk of flooding
100%
municipality 97%
Of which, with water deeper than 0.5 m
96%
Of which, with water deeper than 2 m
92%
Maximum water depth
4,7 m
an average of 3,3 m in flooded areas

Air, light and green space

NO₂
14,2 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (10)
PM2,5
9,4 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (5)
PM10
15,6 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (15)
Light at night
Lit
municipality: lit
Green space within 500 m
66%
municipality 56%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, air traffic 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden at 10 m resolution, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), maximum water depth map; depth does not indicate likelihood. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m resolution. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green space: RIVM green space map 2022, proportion of green space per 500 m. Enable the noise layer on the map above.

Climate and safety

Feels-like temperature on a hot day
46–48 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or above)
93%
municipality 89%
Urban heat island effect
1,0–1,2 °C
warmer on average than the surrounding countryside
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
93%
municipality 87%
Homes with a medium or high likelihood of flooding
95%
municipality 70%
Homes with an increased risk of groundwater flooding in 2050
97%
municipality 81%
Homes with a rainwater flow path alongside the building
2%
municipality 4%
Homes within the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage power line
10%
municipality 1%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
7%
municipality 4%

Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): feels-like temperature and urban heat island effect for 2022, cool spots, location-specific likelihood of flooding (at least 20 cm of water), floors that stay dry, risk of groundwater flooding in 2050 (high scenario), flow paths during rainfall of 70 mm per hour; sampled for each home. High-voltage power lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculated distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Enable the heat layer on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 residents
53
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Recorded crimes
1.080
+1% compared with the previous year
Home burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,7
25 burglaries
Municipality
59
per 1,000 residents
Nederland
45
per 1,000 residents

Types of crime (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 9% 97
  • Winkeldiefstal 9% 97
  • Fietsdiefstal 8% 85
  • Bedreiging 5% 50
  • Mishandeling 4% 45
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 39
  • Drugshandel 4% 38
  • Woninginbraak 2% 25

By year

  1. 1.1052021
  2. 9982022
  3. 1.1632023
  4. 1.0752024
  5. 1.0372025

Source: police, recorded crimes by area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Rates per 1,000 residents are based on the area's population; not all crimes are reported.

Liveability

More than adequate Leefbaarometer 2024

very poorexcellent

Liveability
More than adequate
category 6 of 9, assessed in 2024
Score
4,02
−0,08 compared with the national average
Since the previous assessment
−0,01
2022 assessment: More than adequate
Municipality
Good
score 4,12

Five dimensions: difference from the national average

  • Physical environment green space, water, buildings, noise −0,04 adequate
  • Housing stock type, year built, ownership −0,01 adequate
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,04 adequate
  • Social cohesion population profile, moves −0,03 adequate
  • Nuisance and safety concerns crime and nuisance −0,05 weak

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministerie van BZK, CC0), an estimate produced every two years based on over a hundred characteristics. The score reflects how residents rate liveability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Income and employment

Average income per resident
€ 30.600
per year
Average income per income recipient
€ 37.400
per year
Median household wealth
€ 23.000
Employment rate
68%
aged 15 to under 75
Self-employed people
15%
of the employed population
Top 20% of incomes
15,6%
share of people (20% nationally)

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