neighbourhood in Eindhoven

Achtse Barrier-Hoeven

3,885 residents · postal code 5627 · Part of Achtse Molen, Eindhoven

Top 42% in the Netherlands

Safe, but not spacious

Of the four types of offence counted separately — violence, burglary, theft and vandalism — not one sits above the national median in Achtse Barrier-Hoeven. That is rarer than it sounds, and it fully explains the 8.3 for safety: there is no category dragging the figure down.

Which makes the 4.5 for quiet & nature all the more striking. Greenery is not the problem here, because the tree canopy within three hundred metres is almost twice as dense as the national figure. Noise is the problem: measured noise exposure sits noticeably above the Dutch median, and surface water is entirely absent. A neighbourhood with plenty of trees can still score low on quiet, and that is exactly what happens here.

For anyone moving in that means a practical trade: everyday amenities are within walking distance, but the railway station is a good five kilometres away. That pushes the amenities pillar down to a 5.8, while supermarket, school and restaurant are all within a kilometre.

no. 5,374 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 29 of 103 in Eindhoven

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Is Achtse Barrier-Hoeven a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Achtse Barrier-Hoeven comes out at 19 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer than in most Dutch neighbourhoods.

The figures ⌄

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

19.1 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.0 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.3 per 1,000

Property crime

9.1 per 1,000

Vandalism

1.6 per 1,000

In 2025, 87 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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Amenities

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

Supermarket

0.6 km

GP practice

1.1 km

Train station

5.3 km

Restaurant

0.6 km

Hospital

3.9 km

Café

3.9 km

Library

6.2 km

Motorway ramp

4.3 km

Tick = Dutch median

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Wealth & income

What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.

Property value

€ 391,000

Welfare recipients

20.6 per 1,000

High incomes

21%

Low incomes

36%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

60%

Social housing

34%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes

81%

Built after 2000

Tick = Dutch median

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Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.

Population density

5,241 inw/km²

Noise level

56 dB

Green surroundings

50%

Trees nearby

17%

Water share

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²

1,396

Fine particles (PM2.5)

9.0 µg/m³

Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.

Tick = Dutch median

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Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Primary school

0.6 km

Households with children

34%

Childcare

0.6 km

Secondary school

2.3 km

Residents under 15

15%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

The age profile of Achtse Barrier-Hoeven looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1515%
NL median 14%
15–2511%
NL median 11%
25–4526%
NL median 22%
45–6526%
NL median 28%
65+22%
NL median 22%

Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.

Average household size
2.2 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
35% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
34% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
5,241 — far more densely populated than average
NL median 2,364

Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade.

Frequently asked questions

Is Achtse Barrier-Hoeven a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Achtse Barrier-Hoeven comes out at 19 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer than in most Dutch neighbourhoods. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in Achtse Barrier-Hoeven?

In Achtse Barrier-Hoeven the police recorded 87 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (19 per 1,000) is not simply that count divided by the number of residents: we count residents plus workplaces, so a shopping street or station is not unfairly penalised, and for small counts we pull the figure towards the national average — otherwise a single incident would make a small neighbourhood look unsafe.

How is the grade for Achtse Barrier-Hoeven calculated?

Achtse Barrier-Hoeven scores 6.9 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh five equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income, quiet & nature and families — and see where Achtse Barrier-Hoeven lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the five grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.