Buitengebied Bavel

Buitengebied Bavel is a neighbourhood in the Bavel district of Breda, with 555 residents and 193 homes. 95% of homes are owner-occupied and 92% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€846,000) is 102% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 40 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 07580709 · 17 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

555residents1 January 2025

€846,000average WOZ home valueBreda: €419,000

44%green within 500 mBreda: 21%

40services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Buitengebied Bavel in BredaPostcodes in Buitengebied Bavel highlighted; the rest of Breda in grey

Map of Breda with Buitengebied Bavel highlighted

Who lives here.

555 residents in 185 households, 2.8 people per household on average; next to the figure for Breda.

13%

aged 0–14

15%

aged 15–24

15%

aged 25–44

18%

aged 65 and over

11%

one-person households

49%

households with children

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Buitengebied Bavel is €846,000, against €419,000 in Breda.

193homes1 newly built in 2025

92%single-family houses8% flats and apartments

95%owner-occupied0% housing association

16%built in the last ten years5% unoccupied

1,380 m³gas per home per yearBreda: 660 m³

4,980 kWhelectricity per home per yearBreda: 2,550 kWh

11%homes off the gas gridBreda: 26%

56%homes with solar panelsBreda: 28%

The WOZ value is the official valuation each Dutch municipality sets every year for property tax. It is not a sale price. The averages here use the valuation date of 1 January 2024.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

How households in Buitengebied Bavel compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

8%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyBreda: 42%

56%in the top 20% nationallyBreda: 21%

0.4%of residents live below the poverty lineBreda: 3.2%

€911,000median household wealthBreda: €111,000

84.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workBreda: 73.0%

44%with a university or higher professional degreeBreda: 41%

34.0%of workers are self-employedBreda: 16.0%

1.4cars per householdBreda: 0.9

Statistics Netherlands ranks every household in the country by income. In a neighbourhood that matched the national mix exactly, 40% of households would fall in the lowest 40% nationally and 20% in the top 20%. Income on its own says nothing about what a place is like to live in.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2024: income, work and education (CC BY 4.0)

Safety.

Police registered 56 crimes in Buitengebied Bavel in 2025, 100% more than in 2024. That is 100.9 per 1,000 residents, compared with 59.8 across Breda.

Driving under the influence8

Vandalism and criminal damage7

Other property crime5

Theft of bicycles and mopeds1

Threats1

Assault1

Registered crime shows what becomes known to the police, not how safe a place feels, and not every crime is reported. Town centres, shopping areas and the streets around stations have few residents but many visitors, which pushes the rate per 1,000 residents up. The categories above are a selection; the total includes every registered crime.

Source: Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday distances.

Average distance by road for everyone living in Buitengebied Bavel, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.6 km

Large supermarket1.6 km

Day nursery1.4 km

Primary school1.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km3.0

Primary pupils living here30

Secondary pupils living here30

Business premises140

Residents per km²65

Land area844 ha

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Breda.

Bavel Nieuw Wolfslaar Ypelaar Heusdenhout Hoogeind Overakker Bavel district