District Veen

District in municipality Altena · Noord-Brabant

  • 1.206 homes
  • 3.200 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1982
  • avg. WOZ € 395.000

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 Veen

Homes
1.206
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1982
Average living area
136 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.240
2025

Home type

  • Detached 42% 502
  • Mid-terrace house 17% 203
  • Semi-detached house 16% 197
  • Apartment 13% 152
  • End-terrace house 13% 152

Energy label

  • A or better 31% 379
  • B 14% 163
  • C 15% 177
  • D 8% 95
  • E 3% 33
  • F 7% 81
  • G 8% 101
  • No label 15% 177

Building period

  • Built before 1945 11% 135
  • 1945–1969 16% 188
  • 1970–1989 21% 251
  • 1990–2009 27% 331
  • 2010 and later 25% 300
  • Unknown 0% 1

Residents

Residents
3.200
January 1, 2025
Households
1.360
avg. 2,4 people
One-person households
37%
Households with children
38%
Population density
1.196
inhabitants per km²
Area
3,5 km²
of which 0,8 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 19% 595
  • 15–25 years 13% 405
  • 25–45 years 28% 880
  • 45–65 years 25% 810
  • 65 years and older 16% 505

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 395.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
70%
Rental homes
30%
17% housing association
Single-family homes
88%
12% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
15%
Unoccupied properties
8%
New build in the year
4
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
3.270 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.270 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
930 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
42%
Gas-free
10%
Mainly electrically heated
14%

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
700 m
avg. distance
Primary school
800 m
avg. distance
Daycare
900 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
3
Urbanity
Non-urban
395 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,1
1.547 passenger cars
Company locations
575
of which 195 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)
49 dB
municipality 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
2%
municipality 11%
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%
municipality 0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
0%
municipality 4%

Noise level of the 1.206 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 15% 183
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 51% 611
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 28% 336
  • 56–60 dB: busy 5% 57
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 2% 19

Flooding

Homes that may flood
97%
municipality 96%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
93%
Of which more than 2 m water
72%
Maximum water depth
14,6 m
average 2,8 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
10,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,6 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,4 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
68%
municipality 70%

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 98%
Urban heat island effect
0,4–0,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
63%
municipality 65%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
55%
municipality 8%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
33%
municipality 24%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
9%
municipality 10%
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
24
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
78
-8% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
4,1
5 burglaries
Municipality
29
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Winkeldiefstal 13% 10
  • Vernieling 12% 9
  • Woninginbraak 6% 5
  • Mishandeling 5% 4
  • Bedreiging 3% 2
  • Diefstal uit auto 1% 1
  • Openlijk geweld 1% 1
  • Drugshandel 1% 1

Per year

  1. 922021
  2. 832022
  3. 712023
  4. 902024
  5. 782025

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

More than sufficient Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
More than sufficient
class 6 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,06
−0,04 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,01
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
More than sufficient
score 4,09

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,01 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,14 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,04 more than sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,04 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
€ 31.300
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 39.300
per year
Median household wealth
€ 187.400
Net labour participation
79%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
26%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
17,5%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Veen 4