neighbourhood in Heeze-Leende

Heeze

9,105 residents · postal code 5591 · Part of Heeze, Heeze-Leende

Top 28% in the Netherlands

Heeze, in the Brabant municipality of Heeze-Leende, is a prosperous village: 89 per cent of its homes are single-family, three-quarters owner-occupied, and the average home value, at 452,000 euro, sits above the national middle. Wealth scores 6.7 and the overall grade 7.9. No recent crime figures are available for the area. Nearly three in ten residents are over 65; amenities (7.4) run above average and space and quiet (6.6) near the middle.

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no. 4 of 12 in Heeze-Leende

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Safety

no grade

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Amenities

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

Supermarket

0.8 km

GP practice

1.1 km

Train station

1.3 km

Restaurant

0.9 km

Hospital

4.9 km

Café

0.7 km

Library

1.1 km

Motorway ramp

3.4 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

€ 452,000

Welfare recipients

8.8 per 1,000

High incomes

23%

Low incomes

37%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

75%

Social housing

19%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

89%

Built after 2000

14%

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

2,841 inw/km²

Noise level

52 dB

Green surroundings

62%

Trees nearby

13%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

843

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.5 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

6.9 km

Residents under 15

14%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Heeze has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 29%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1514%
NL median 14%
15–2510%
NL median 11%
25–4520%
NL median 22%
45–6527%
NL median 28%
65+29%
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
2.3 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
30% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
34% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
2,841 — 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

How is the grade for Heeze calculated?

Heeze scores 7.9 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Heeze lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.