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neighbourhood in Veldhoven

D'Ekker

4,140 residents · postal code 5503 · Part of Veldhoven, Veldhoven

  • no. 9,624 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 16 of 17 in Veldhoven

Scores per pillar

D'Ekker in Veldhoven is a middling neighbourhood with one striking figure: nearly a third of residents are over 65. Amenities score a 7.5, most other pillars hover around 5, and the total comes to 4.5. Owned and rented homes split roughly evenly, at an average value of €383,000. Green space, at 3.5, is the weakest pillar.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
0.6 km
General practitioner
0.6 km
Primary school
1.1 km
Secondary school
2.5 km
Childcare
0.7 km
Train station
6.9 km
Hospital
1.6 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
0.9 km
Library
1.6 km

Safety

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

Total crimes
23.9
Violent crimes
2.5
Burglaries
0.6

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 383,000
Owner-occupied
51%
Single-family homes
70%
Built after 2000
27%
Income per resident
€ 32,000

Who lives here

0–15 13%15–25 9%25–45 24%45–65 22%65+ 32%
Average household size
2.0
Households with children
28%
Single-person households
41%
Residents per km²
5,147

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for D'Ekker calculated?

D'Ekker scores 4.5 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 D'Ekker a safe neighbourhood?

D'Ekker scores 4.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (23.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.