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neighbourhood in Breda

Heuvel

8,100 residents · postal code 4812 · Part of Breda west, Breda

  • no. 11,183 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 45 of 55 in Breda

Scores per pillar

De Heuvel, a western district of Breda, is a mixed post-war area where 37 per cent of homes were built after 2000. Amenities score 8.4, but safety (3.3) and the overall grade (3.6) stay low. Half of households are single-person and ownership runs to 35 per cent. Crime, at close to 40 per thousand, runs above the median; the average home is worth 328,000 euro, below the national middle.

Amenities nearby

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
0.4 km
Primary school
0.6 km
Secondary school
0.9 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
4.1 km
Hospital
4.1 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Café
0.7 km
Library
2.9 km

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.

Total crimes
39.7
Violent crimes
2.6
Burglaries
0.9

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 328,000
Owner-occupied
35%
Single-family homes
45%
Built after 2000
37%
Income per resident
€ 31,000

Who lives here

0–15 15%15–25 13%25–45 35%45–65 23%65+ 14%
Average household size
1.9
Households with children
27%
Single-person households
50%
Residents per km²
8,192

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Heuvel calculated?

Heuvel scores 3.6 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.

Is Heuvel a safe neighbourhood?

Heuvel scores 3.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (39.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.