Driehoeksbos

Driehoeksbos is a neighbourhood in the Ontginning district of Eindhoven, with 940 residents and 409 homes. 77% of homes are owner-occupied and 79% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€610,000) is 56% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 112 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 07725110 · 17 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

940residents1 January 2025

€610,000average WOZ home valueEindhoven: €391,000

29%green within 500 mEindhoven: 19%

112services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

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

Map of Eindhoven with Driehoeksbos highlighted

Who lives here.

940 residents in 415 households, 2.3 people per household on average; next to the figure for Eindhoven.

aged 0–14

12%

aged 15–24

13%

aged 25–44

37%

aged 65 and over

24%

one-person households

31%

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 Driehoeksbos is €610,000, against €391,000 in Eindhoven.

409homes1 January 2025

79%single-family houses21% flats and apartments

77%owner-occupied20% housing association

0%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied

1,020 m³gas per home per yearEindhoven: 730 m³

3,370 kWhelectricity per home per yearEindhoven: 2,330 kWh

3%homes off the gas gridEindhoven: 15%

57%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 Driehoeksbos compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

20%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyEindhoven: 47%

37%in the top 20% nationallyEindhoven: 17%

0.5%of residents live below the poverty lineEindhoven: 4.1%

€521,000median household wealthEindhoven: €37,000

69.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workEindhoven: 71.0%

54%with a university or higher professional degreeEindhoven: 43%

15.0%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 112 crimes in Driehoeksbos in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 119.1 per 1,000 residents, compared with 75.1 across Eindhoven.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds24

Theft from vehicles9

Other property crime9

Vandalism and criminal damage9

Driving under the influence7

Burglary of homes4

Assault3

Threats2

Vehicle theft1

Pickpocketing1

Public violence against people1

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 Driehoeksbos, a moderately urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.6 km

Large supermarket1.4 km

Day nursery0.6 km

Primary school1.4 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km12.2

Primary pupils living here50

Secondary pupils living here40

Business premises145

Residents per km²1,217

Land area77 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Eindhoven.

Vredeoord Prinsejagt Achtse Barrier-Gunterslaer Jagershoef Barrier Woenselse Heide Ontginning district