district in Breda
Breda zuid-oost
Breda zuid-oost has 5 neighbourhoods with 19,330 residents in total.
The south-east of Breda consists of well-off Ginneken and villa districts like Ypelaar, five neighbourhoods and just over 19,000 residents on the edge of the Mastbos woods. The overall reaches 8.2, carried by amenities (8.3) and wealth and income (7.3). Safety stays below the national middle at 5.7, and quiet and nature gets no further than 6.5 despite the nearby forest: this is city, not countryside. A prosperous part of Breda with a village heart in Ginneken.
no. 6 of the 11 districts of Breda
Short answer: Breda zuid-oost scores 8.2 as a district of Breda, no. 6 of the 11 districts of Breda. Its strongest neighbourhood is Ginneken (9.8), the worst Mastbos (5.7). The district has 5 neighbourhoods with 19,330 residents in total.
Key figures for Breda zuid-oost
- residents
- 19,330
- neighbourhoods
- 5
- km² of land
- 17.2
How Breda zuid-oost scores
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The figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
In 2025, 725 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).
Tick = Dutch median
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The figures ⌄Amenities
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Tick = Dutch median
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.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
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 figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Tick = Dutch median
Who lives here
The age profile of Breda zuid-oost looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1515%
NL median 14%
- 15–2511%
NL median 11%
- 25–4522%
NL median 22%
- 45–6526%
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
2.1 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
39% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
30% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
4,212 — 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 Breda zuid-oost, weighted by population.
The best and worst neighbourhoods of Breda zuid-oost
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