The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Son en Breugel
9.7Number 1Verspreide huizen BreugelThe quietest neighbourhood in Son en Breugel is Verspreide huizen Breugel (9.7), with 42 residents per square kilometre. They are spread across Son en Breugel: 3 in the east, 1 in the centre and 1 in the north. The middle neighbourhood of this top 7 has 2,330 residents. The national median for population density is 56 times as high. Of the 8 neighbourhoods in Son en Breugel with a grade for quiet, 6 reach a 7.0 or higher. Son en Breugel as a whole comes out at a 8.2, against a 6.3 for the middle neighbourhood in the country — one grade for a whole municipality says little about the street you live in.
In the neighbourhood where the average resident of Son en Breugel lives, there are 2,436 residents per square kilometre — the national median is 2,364. On this page that ranges from 42 in Verspreide huizen Breugel to 4,229 in 't Eigen en Hoogstraat.
Check je wijk rating from 1 to 10 · figures for 2025
The 7 quietest neighbourhoods in Son en Breugel
Number 1
Verspreide huizen Breugel
190 residents
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- 29.3
Son
5,400 residents
1,996 residents per km² · 2% water
- 39.1
Breugel
1,150 residents
1,007 residents per km²
- 48.9
't Zand
1,120 residents
1,792 residents per km² · 2% water
- 58.8
Verspreide huizen Son
2,330 residents
191 residents per km² · 3% water
- 67.4
De Gentiaan
4,365 residents
3,451 residents per km²
- 76.9
't Eigen en Hoogstraat
3,480 residents
4,229 residents per km²
Frequently asked questions
How is this list ranked?
On population density, noise level, green surroundings, trees nearby and share of water, each counting equally. Noise, greenery and trees come from RIVM, which maps them nationwide per hectare; CBS does not publish them. Areas with far more businesses than homes are left out — they are quiet because nobody lives there.
Why is Verspreide huizen Breugel at the top?
Verspreide huizen Breugel scores a 9.7 on this list, with 42 residents per square kilometre. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Son en Breugel that has a grade for this measure.
How often are these figures updated?
The figures come from the CBS neighbourhood statistics for 2025. Both are published once a year; the list is recalculated as soon as a new edition appears.