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Bennekel-Oost

Bennekel-Oost is a neighbourhood in the Oud-Gestel district of Eindhoven, with 3,315 residents and 1,639 homes. 39% of homes are owner-occupied and 63% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€324,000) is 17% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 105 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 07727240 · 67 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
3,315residents1 January 2025
€324,000average WOZ home valueEindhoven: €391,000
24%green within 500 mEindhoven: 19%
105services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Bennekel-Oost in EindhovenPostcodes in Bennekel-Oost highlighted; the rest of Eindhoven in grey
Map of Eindhoven with Bennekel-Oost highlighted

Who lives here.

3,315 residents in 1,880 households, 1.8 people per household on average; next to the figure for Eindhoven.

12%
aged 0–14
15%
aged 15–24
38%
aged 25–44
14%
aged 65 and over
55%
one-person households
22%
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 Bennekel-Oost is €324,000, against €391,000 in Eindhoven.

1,639homes54 newly built in 2025
63%single-family houses37% flats and apartments
39%owner-occupied51% housing association
1%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied
770 m³gas per home per yearEindhoven: 730 m³
2,170 kWhelectricity per home per yearEindhoven: 2,330 kWh
2%homes off the gas gridEindhoven: 15%
25%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 Bennekel-Oost compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

56%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyEindhoven: 47%
8%in the top 20% nationallyEindhoven: 17%
4.8%of residents live below the poverty lineEindhoven: 4.1%
€15,000median household wealthEindhoven: €37,000
69.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workEindhoven: 71.0%
36%with a university or higher professional degreeEindhoven: 43%
12.0%of workers are self-employedEindhoven: 13.0%
0.6cars 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 191 crimes in Bennekel-Oost in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 57.6 per 1,000 residents, compared with 75.1 across Eindhoven.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds20
Other property crime19
Vandalism and criminal damage10
Assault8
Theft from vehicles7
Driving under the influence6
Vehicle theft4
Pickpocketing4
Threats4
Burglary of homes2
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 Bennekel-Oost, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.4 km
Large supermarket0.4 km
Day nursery0.5 km
Primary school0.5 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km12.0
Primary pupils living here210
Secondary pupils living here110
Business premises345
Residents per km²5,866
Land area57 ha

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

Schools in Bennekel-Oost.

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

De KameleonPrimary 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.

BlaarthemRapelenburgBennekel-West, GagelboschGennepGenderdalHagenkampOud-Gestel district