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neighbourhood in Veldhoven

De Polders

2,665 residents · postal code 5509 · Part of Noordelijk Woongebied, Veldhoven

  • no. 3,183 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 9 of 17 in Veldhoven

Scores per pillar

An income of €45,000 per resident and home values of €542,000 place De Polders in Veldhoven well above the national average. Social cohesion and housing both score 9.0. Safety is middling at 5.1, despite a crime rate of 19.5 per 1,000 people present that sits below the national median of 24. Nearly half of homes, 43 per cent, were built after 2000, with 71 per cent owner-occupied. The overall grade lands at 8.2.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.1 km
General practitioner
1.3 km
Primary school
1.1 km
Secondary school
4.0 km
Childcare
0.6 km
Train station
5.1 km
Hospital
3.8 km
Restaurant
0.9 km
Café
1.2 km
Library
2.1 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
19.5
Violent crimes
1.2
Burglaries
1.8

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 542,000
Owner-occupied
71%
Single-family homes
61%
Built after 2000
43%
Income per resident
€ 45,000

Who lives here

0–15 13%15–25 11%25–45 18%45–65 31%65+ 26%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
33%
Single-person households
35%
Residents per km²
3,267

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for De Polders calculated?

De Polders scores 8.2 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 De Polders a safe neighbourhood?

De Polders scores 5.1 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (19.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.