neighbourhood in Veldhoven

Heikant-West

3,725 residents · postal code 5508 · Part of Noordelijk Woongebied, Veldhoven

Top 20% in the Netherlands

School close by, shops further off

Heikant-West scores favourably on four of the five wealth & income components: property values above the national median, a top income group broader than nationally, a narrower bottom one and minimal vacancy. Only social assistance is above the middle. A 7.2 with no single component carrying the score.

The tree canopy around covers nearly twice the national median and it is quieter than average, but greenery stays below the median and surface water is absent. Quiet & nature therefore gets no further than 5.8.

The weakest score is the 5.6 for amenities, and that is down to the longer distances: the railway station is almost seven kilometres away and the nearest restaurant well beyond walking distance. The supermarket, the GP and the school are round the corner.

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no. 5 of 17 in Veldhoven

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Is Heikant-West a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Heikant-West comes out at 17 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Heikant-West is among the 20% of Dutch neighbourhoods with the fewest recorded crimes.

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Safety

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

Total crime

16.6 per 1,000

Violent crime

1.7 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.7 per 1,000

Property crime

4.1 per 1,000

Vandalism

1.5 per 1,000

In 2025, 68 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

0.8 km

GP practice

0.8 km

Train station

6.8 km

Restaurant

1.3 km

Hospital

4.1 km

Café

2.6 km

Library

2.7 km

Motorway ramp

3.5 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

€ 441,000

Welfare recipients

10.7 per 1,000

High incomes

24%

Low incomes

34%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

74%

Social housing

19%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

94%

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

5,317 inw/km²

Noise level

50 dB

Green surroundings

50%

Trees nearby

15%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,773

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.8 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

0.5 km

Households with children

39%

Childcare

0.5 km

Secondary school

3.9 km

Residents under 15

15%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

The age profile of Heikant-West looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1515%
NL median 14%
15–2511%
NL median 11%
25–4524%
NL median 22%
45–6529%
NL median 28%
65+21%
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
27% — fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
39% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
5,317 — 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 Heikant-West a safe neighbourhood?

How much crime is there in Heikant-West?

In Heikant-West the police recorded 68 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (17 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 Heikant-West calculated?

Heikant-West scores 8.5 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 Heikant-West 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.