The districts of Veldhoven

Veldhoven has 47,615 residents (2026), spread across 3 districts and 17 neighbourhoods.

Top 41% of the Netherlands

Well-off, but not spacious

As a municipality, Veldhoven sits at 7.0, better than 59% of the neighbourhoods in the Netherlands. Wealth and income lift that grade with 7.0; quiet and nature hold it back at 4.8. The highest neighbourhood grades sit in Oerle (9.6), the lowest in Verspreide huizen ten zuiden van de E3-weg (3.2). That is 6.4 points of difference inside one municipality.

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residents: 47,615
districts: 3
neighbourhoods: 17
km² of land: 31.7

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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

24.3 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.0 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.1 per 1,000

Property crime

10.0 per 1,000

Vandalism

1.7 per 1,000

In 2025, 1,507 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

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Amenities

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

Supermarket

0.9 km

GP practice

0.9 km

Train station

6.8 km

Restaurant

0.9 km

Hospital

3.2 km

Café

1.6 km

Library

2.4 km

Motorway ramp

2.4 km

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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

€ 489,361

Welfare recipients

12.6 per 1,000

High incomes

24%

Low incomes

36%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

67%

Social housing

23%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

80%

Built after 2000

22%

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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

3,403 inw/km²

Noise level

53 dB

Green surroundings

46%

Trees nearby

12%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,651

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.9 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.

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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

0.8 km

Households with children

35%

Childcare

0.6 km

Secondary school

3.0 km

Residents under 15

15%

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Who lives here

The age profile of Veldhoven looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1515%
NL median 14%
15–2510%
NL median 11%
25–4525%
NL median 22%
45–6527%
NL median 28%
65+23%
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
2.2 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
34% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
34% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
3,403 — 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. Average of the neighbourhoods in Veldhoven, weighted by population.