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Achtse Barrier-Spaaihoef

Achtse Barrier-Spaaihoef is a neighbourhood in the Achtse Molen district of Eindhoven, with 4,520 residents and 1,888 homes. 88% of homes are owner-occupied and 96% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€442,000) is 13% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 84 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 07725230 · 95 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
4,520residents1 January 2025
€442,000average WOZ home valueEindhoven: €391,000
16%green within 500 mEindhoven: 19%
84services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Achtse Barrier-Spaaihoef in EindhovenPostcodes in Achtse Barrier-Spaaihoef highlighted; the rest of Eindhoven in grey
Map of Eindhoven with Achtse Barrier-Spaaihoef highlighted

Who lives here.

4,520 residents in 1,920 households, 2.4 people per household on average; next to the figure for Eindhoven.

17%
aged 0–14
9%
aged 15–24
26%
aged 25–44
21%
aged 65 and over
26%
one-person households
40%
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 Achtse Barrier-Spaaihoef is €442,000, against €391,000 in Eindhoven.

1,888homes18 newly built in 2025
96%single-family houses4% flats and apartments
88%owner-occupied7% housing association
0%built in the last ten years1% unoccupied
890 m³gas per home per yearEindhoven: 730 m³
3,000 kWhelectricity per home per yearEindhoven: 2,330 kWh
1%homes off the gas gridEindhoven: 15%
56%homes with solar panelsEindhoven: 32%

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 Achtse Barrier-Spaaihoef compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

20%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyEindhoven: 47%
28%in the top 20% nationallyEindhoven: 17%
0.9%of residents live below the poverty lineEindhoven: 4.1%
€271,000median household wealthEindhoven: €37,000
74.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workEindhoven: 71.0%
39%with a university or higher professional degreeEindhoven: 43%
13.0%of workers are self-employedEindhoven: 13.0%
1.2cars per householdEindhoven: 0.7

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 83 crimes in Achtse Barrier-Spaaihoef in 2025, 4% more than in 2024. That is 18.4 per 1,000 residents, compared with 75.1 across Eindhoven.

Vandalism and criminal damage13
Theft from vehicles8
Assault6
Other property crime6
Burglary of homes4
Vehicle theft3
Driving under the influence3
Theft of bicycles and mopeds2
Threats2

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 Achtse Barrier-Spaaihoef, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.6 km
Large supermarket0.9 km
Day nursery0.5 km
Primary school0.5 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km4.8
Primary pupils living here400
Secondary pupils living here240
Business premises415
Residents per km²4,477
Land area101 ha

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

Schools in Achtse Barrier-Spaaihoef.

Primary and secondary school sites with an address in this neighbourhood.

De SpaaihoevePrimary school · Rooms-Katholiek

Source: DUO Open Education Data: primary and secondary school locations (CC BY 4.0). Admission depends on each school's own policy.

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Eindhoven.

Achtse Barrier-HoevenAchtse Barrier-GunterslaerKapelbeemdKerkdorp AchtCastiliëlaanBlixembosch-WestAchtse Molen district