Waterrijk

Waterrijk is a neighbourhood in the Meerhoven district of Eindhoven, with 2,530 residents and 910 homes. 74% of homes are owner-occupied and 87% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€614,000) is 57% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 94 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 07726350 · 35 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

2,530residents1 January 2025

€614,000average WOZ home valueEindhoven: €391,000

43%green within 500 mEindhoven: 19%

94services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Waterrijk in EindhovenPostcodes in Waterrijk highlighted; the rest of Eindhoven in grey

Map of Eindhoven with Waterrijk highlighted

Who lives here.

2,530 residents in 915 households, 2.8 people per household on average; next to the figure for Eindhoven.

25%

aged 0–14

13%

aged 15–24

32%

aged 25–44

aged 65 and over

22%

one-person households

57%

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 Waterrijk is €614,000, against €391,000 in Eindhoven.

910homes1 January 2025

87%single-family houses13% flats and apartments

74%owner-occupied8% housing association

58%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied

360 m³gas per home per yearEindhoven: 730 m³

3,560 kWhelectricity per home per yearEindhoven: 2,330 kWh

71%homes off the gas gridEindhoven: 15%

58%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 Waterrijk compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

13%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyEindhoven: 47%

48%in the top 20% nationallyEindhoven: 17%

1.4%of residents live below the poverty lineEindhoven: 4.1%

€320,000median household wealthEindhoven: €37,000

85.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workEindhoven: 71.0%

55%with a university or higher professional degreeEindhoven: 43%

12.0%of workers are self-employedEindhoven: 13.0%

1.1cars 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 33 crimes in Waterrijk in 2025, 31% fewer than in 2024. That is 13.0 per 1,000 residents, compared with 75.1 across Eindhoven.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds4

Threats4

Vandalism and criminal damage3

Burglary of homes1

Vehicle theft1

Other property crime1

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 Waterrijk, a moderately urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.9 km

Large supermarket1.9 km

Day nursery0.6 km

Primary school1.6 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km5.6

Primary pupils living here330

Secondary pupils living here280

Business premises260

Residents per km²4,281

Land area59 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Eindhoven.

Park Forum Meerrijk Grasrijk Zandrijk Bosrijk Lievendaal Meerhoven district