The districts of Heeze-Leende

Heeze-Leende has 16,800 residents (2026), spread across 4 districts and 12 neighbourhoods.

Top 29% of the Netherlands

Spacious, quiet and ageing

As a municipality, Heeze-Leende sits at 7.9, better than 71% of the neighbourhoods in the Netherlands. Quiet and nature lift that grade with 7.4; families hold it back at 5.7. The highest neighbourhood grades sit in Leenderstrijp (9.0), the lowest in Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van Sterksel (4.1). That is 4.9 points of difference inside one municipality.

Compare with…View on the map

residents: 16,800
districts: 4
neighbourhoods: 12
km² of land: 104

Do some of these matter more to you than others?

The figures ⌄

Safety

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

Total crime

28.7 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.4 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.0 per 1,000

Property crime

9.2 per 1,000

Vandalism

2.3 per 1,000

In 2025, 67 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

The safest neighbourhoods in Heeze-Leende →The most dangerous neighbourhoods in Heeze-Leende →

The figures ⌄

Amenities

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

Supermarket

0.9 km

GP practice

1.6 km

Train station

3.0 km

Restaurant

0.9 km

Hospital

6.7 km

Café

0.9 km

Library

1.5 km

Motorway ramp

3.0 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Heeze-Leende →

The figures ⌄

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

€ 481,657

Welfare recipients

7.2 per 1,000

High incomes

24%

Low incomes

36%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

78%

Social housing

14%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

90%

Built after 2000

21%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Heeze-Leende →

The figures ⌄

Quiet & nature

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

Population density

1,882 inw/km²

Noise level

51 dB

Green surroundings

63%

Trees nearby

14%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

599

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.4 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

The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Heeze-Leende →

The figures ⌄

Families

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

Primary school

0.8 km

Households with children

34%

Childcare

0.8 km

Secondary school

7.2 km

Residents under 15

14%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Heeze-Leende →

Who lives here

The age profile of Heeze-Leende looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1514%
NL median 14%
15–2510%
NL median 11%
25–4521%
NL median 22%
45–6528%
NL median 28%
65+26%
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
1,882 — less 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. Average of the neighbourhoods in Heeze-Leende, weighted by population.