district in Helmond
Brandevoort
Brandevoort has 6 neighbourhoods with 11,905 residents in total.
Brandevoort is Helmond's well-known neo-traditional new-build district, with De Veste as its striking, historicist core. The marks are among the highest in this set: a 9.8 overall, with safety (9.4) and wealth & income (8.5) well above the middle. Only quiet & nature lags somewhat, at 4.9. Six neighbourhoods hold nearly 12,000 residents.
no. 2 of the 12 districts of Helmond
Short answer: Brandevoort scores 9.8 as a district of Helmond, no. 2 of the 12 districts of Helmond. Its strongest neighbourhood is Stepekolk (10.0), the worst Kranenbroek (3.9). The district has 6 neighbourhoods with 11,905 residents in total.
Key figures for Brandevoort
- residents
- 11,905
- neighbourhoods
- 6
- km² of land
- 4.9
How Brandevoort 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, 219 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.
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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.
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Who lives here
Brandevoort has strikingly few residents aged 65 and over: 10%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1519%
NL median 14%
- 15–2515%
NL median 11%
- 25–4525%
NL median 22%
- 45–6531%
NL median 28%
- 65+10%
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
2.6 — larger than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
21% — far fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
52% — far more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
4,779 — 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 Brandevoort, weighted by population.
The best and worst neighbourhoods of Brandevoort
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Neighbourhoods in Brandevoort
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