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Doornakkers-West

Doornakkers-West is a neighbourhood in the Doornakkers district of Eindhoven, with 3,480 residents and 1,716 homes. 44% of homes are owner-occupied and 74% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€325,000) is 17% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 134 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 07723210 · 76 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
3,480residents1 January 2025
€325,000average WOZ home valueEindhoven: €391,000
11%green within 500 mEindhoven: 19%
134services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Doornakkers-West in EindhovenPostcodes in Doornakkers-West highlighted; the rest of Eindhoven in grey
Map of Eindhoven with Doornakkers-West highlighted

Who lives here.

3,480 residents in 1,915 households, 1.8 people per household on average; next to the figure for Eindhoven.

13%
aged 0–14
16%
aged 15–24
34%
aged 25–44
14%
aged 65 and over
53%
one-person households
23%
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 Doornakkers-West is €325,000, against €391,000 in Eindhoven.

1,716homes1 January 2025
74%single-family houses26% flats and apartments
44%owner-occupied41% housing association
3%built in the last ten years5% unoccupied
820 m³gas per home per yearEindhoven: 730 m³
2,150 kWhelectricity per home per yearEindhoven: 2,330 kWh
3%homes off the gas gridEindhoven: 15%
36%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 Doornakkers-West compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

55%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyEindhoven: 47%
10%in the top 20% nationallyEindhoven: 17%
4.4%of residents live below the poverty lineEindhoven: 4.1%
€17,000median household wealthEindhoven: €37,000
68.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workEindhoven: 71.0%
34%with a university or higher professional degreeEindhoven: 43%
12.0%of workers are self-employedEindhoven: 13.0%
0.7cars 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 165 crimes in Doornakkers-West in 2025, 20% more than in 2024. That is 47.4 per 1,000 residents, compared with 75.1 across Eindhoven.

Other property crime18
Vandalism and criminal damage16
Driving under the influence16
Assault13
Theft of bicycles and mopeds12
Theft from vehicles6
Burglary of homes5
Vehicle theft2
Threats1
Street robbery1

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 Doornakkers-West, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.7 km
Large supermarket0.8 km
Day nursery0.4 km
Primary school1.1 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km9.7
Primary pupils living here250
Secondary pupils living here130
Business premises485
Residents per km²4,937
Land area71 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Eindhoven.