District Ontginning

District in the municipality of Eindhoven · Noord-Brabant

  • 7.887 homes
  • 15.825 residents
  • avg. year built 1973
  • avg. WOZ value € 319.000

Map

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 Ontginning

Homes
7.887
addresses registered for residential use (BAG)
Average year built
1973
Average living area
105 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
7.814
2025

Home type

  • Flat 42% 3.312
  • Mid-terrace house 41% 3.230
  • End-of-terrace house 13% 1.025
  • Detached house 3% 214
  • Semi-detached house 1% 106

Energy label

  • A or better 20% 1.604
  • B 17% 1.342
  • C 24% 1.927
  • D 21% 1.681
  • E 12% 943
  • F 4% 284
  • G 1% 49
  • No label 1% 57

Construction period

  • Before 1945 1% 79
  • 1945–1969 51% 4.043
  • 1970–1989 34% 2.647
  • 1990–2009 10% 808
  • 2010 onwards 4% 307
  • Unknown 0% 3

Residents

Residents
15.825
1 January 2025
Households
8.215
avg. 1,9 people
Single-person households
49%
Households with children
28%
Population density
4.746
residents per km²
Floor area
3,3 km²

Age profile

  • 0–15 years 14% 2.170
  • 15–25 years 13% 2.090
  • 25–45 years 28% 4.395
  • 45–65 years 24% 3.815
  • 65 years and over 21% 3.360

Housing and values

Average WOZ value
€ 319.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
41%
Rented homes
58%
51% housing association-owned
Single-family homes
58%
42% in multi-unit buildings
Built in the last 10 years
2%
Unoccupied homes
3%
New homes built during the year
22
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
2.190 kWh
per home per year
Avg. electricity fed into the grid
570 kWh
solar electricity per home
Avg. gas consumption
850 m³
per home per year
Homes with solar panels
30%
Gas-free
1%
Mainly electrically heated
5%

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
800 m
avg. distance
GP practice
900 m
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Day nursery
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
16
Degree of urbanisation
Very highly urbanised
3.006 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,8
6.243 passenger cars
Business premises
1.405
of which 275 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)
51 dB
municipality 54 dB
Homes exposed to road traffic noise above 55 dB
23%
municipality 28%
Homes exposed to rail traffic noise above 55 dB
0%
municipality 3%
Homes exposed to air traffic noise above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes exposed to wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
Night-time road traffic noise above 50 dB
6%
municipality 15%

Noise levels at the 7.887 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 11% 881
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 38% 3.010
  • 51–55 dB: moderate 32% 2.562
  • 56–60 dB: busy 13% 1.009
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 5% 374
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 44
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 7

Flooding

Homes at risk of flooding
0%
municipality 5%
Of which, with water deeper than 0.5 m
0%
Of which, with water deeper than 2 m
0%
Maximum water depth
none

Air, light and green space

NO₂
13,9 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (10)
PM2,5
9,0 µg/m³
100% above the WHO guideline (5)
PM10
15,0 µg/m³
27% above the WHO guideline (15)
Light at night
Bright
municipality: bright
Green space within 500 m
43%
municipality 38%

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)
88%
municipality 91%
Urban heat island effect
1,4–1,6 °C
warmer on average than the surrounding countryside
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
92%
municipality 82%
Homes with an increased risk of groundwater flooding in 2050
100%
municipality 99%
Homes with a rainwater flow path alongside the building
9%
municipality 11%
Homes within the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage power line
13%
municipality 2%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 0%

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
60
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Recorded crimes
952
-15% compared with the previous year
Home burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,5
20 burglaries
Municipality
74
per 1,000 residents
Nederland
45
per 1,000 residents

Types of crime (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 17% 159
  • Diefstal uit auto 10% 93
  • Vernieling 8% 79
  • Winkeldiefstal 6% 59
  • Mishandeling 4% 41
  • Drugshandel 4% 34
  • Woninginbraak 2% 20
  • Bedreiging 2% 20

By year

  1. 9352021
  2. 1.0452022
  3. 9552023
  4. 1.0572024
  5. 1.0522025

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

Adequate Leefbaarometer 2024

very poorexcellent

Liveability
Adequate
category 5 of 9, assessed in 2024
Score
3,98
−0,12 compared with the national average
Since the previous assessment
−0,03
2022 assessment: More than adequate
Municipality
More than adequate
score 4,07

Five dimensions: difference from the national average

  • Physical environment green space, water, buildings, noise −0,02 adequate
  • Housing stock type, year built, ownership −0,02 adequate
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,02 adequate
  • Social cohesion population profile, moves −0,03 adequate
  • Nuisance and safety concerns crime and nuisance −0,07 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
€ 30.700
per year
Average income per income recipient
€ 36.900
per year
Median household wealth
€ 27.600
Employment rate
66%
aged 15 to under 75
Self-employed people
11%
of the employed population
Top 20% of incomes
14,2%
share of people (20% nationally)

Neighbourhoods in Ontginning 6