District West

District in municipality Den Bosch · Noord-Brabant

  • 12.807 homes
  • 23.170 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1987
  • avg. WOZ € 322.000

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 West

Homes
12.807
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1987
Average living area
92 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
11.921
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 61% 7.835
  • Mid-terrace house 26% 3.284
  • End-terrace house 10% 1.218
  • Detached 2% 295
  • Semi-detached house 1% 175

Energy label

  • A or better 40% 5.101
  • B 17% 2.172
  • C 20% 2.560
  • D 8% 998
  • E 5% 619
  • F 1% 180
  • G 1% 143
  • No label 8% 1.034

Building period

  • Built before 1945 3% 323
  • 1945–1969 39% 4.965
  • 1970–1989 10% 1.308
  • 1990–2009 19% 2.412
  • 2010 and later 29% 3.748
  • Unknown 0% 51

Residents

Residents
23.170
January 1, 2025
Households
12.110
avg. 1,9 people
One-person households
48%
Households with children
24%
Population density
2.348
inhabitants per km²
Area
11,1 km²
of which 1,2 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 13% 2.910
  • 15–25 years 12% 2.800
  • 25–45 years 34% 7.835
  • 45–65 years 23% 5.340
  • 65 years and older 18% 4.285

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 322.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
37%
Rental homes
63%
43% housing association
Single-family homes
42%
58% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
18%
Unoccupied properties
4%
New build in the year
68
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
2.160 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
420 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
590 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
26%
Gas-free
20%
District heating
13%
Mainly electrically heated
9%

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
500 m
avg. distance
General practice
1,3 km
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
7
Urbanity
Strongly urban
2.095 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,8
9.266 passenger cars
Company locations
3.865
of which 745 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)
55 dB
municipality 52 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
28%
municipality 22%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
5%
municipality 2%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
8%
municipality 2%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
8%
municipality 8%

Noise level of the 12.807 homes

  • 46–50 dB: quiet 14% 1.793
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 39% 4.979
  • 56–60 dB: busy 35% 4.506
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 8% 1.044
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 4% 477
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 8

Flooding

Homes that may flood
100%
municipality 97%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
83%
Of which more than 2 m water
54%
Maximum water depth
11,4 m
average 2,0 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
14,1 µg/m³
100% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
9,4 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
15,5 µg/m³
87% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
municipality: dim
Green within 500 m
40%
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)
89%
municipality 89%
Urban heat island effect
1,2–1,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
92%
municipality 87%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
63%
municipality 70%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
52%
municipality 81%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
8%
municipality 4%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 1%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
9%
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
61
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
1.423
-1% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,9
37 burglaries
Municipality
59
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 11% 160
  • Vernieling 7% 98
  • Diefstal uit auto 6% 80
  • Mishandeling 4% 63
  • Winkeldiefstal 4% 55
  • Bedreiging 3% 46
  • Drugshandel 3% 42
  • Woninginbraak 3% 37

Per year

  1. 1.3982021
  2. 1.5132022
  3. 1.5312023
  4. 1.4272024
  5. 1.3962025

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

Sufficient Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Sufficient
class 5 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,00
−0,11 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,01
measurement 2022: More than sufficient
Municipality
Good
score 4,12

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise −0,03 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,04 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,07 more than sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,05 weak
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,07 weak

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
€ 34.300
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 40.200
per year
Median household wealth
€ 26.000
Net labour participation
71%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
14%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
18,5%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in West 11