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Schrijversbuurt

Schrijversbuurt is a neighbourhood in the Rozenknopje district of Eindhoven, with 3,520 residents and 1,631 homes. 61% of homes are owner-occupied and 60% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€507,000) is 30% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 369 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 07727110 · 86 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
3,520residents1 January 2025
€507,000average WOZ home valueEindhoven: €391,000
18%green within 500 mEindhoven: 19%
369services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Schrijversbuurt in EindhovenPostcodes in Schrijversbuurt highlighted; the rest of Eindhoven in grey
Map of Eindhoven with Schrijversbuurt highlighted

Who lives here.

3,520 residents in 1,940 households, 1.8 people per household on average; next to the figure for Eindhoven.

13%
aged 0–14
17%
aged 15–24
26%
aged 25–44
18%
aged 65 and over
54%
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 Schrijversbuurt is €507,000, against €391,000 in Eindhoven.

1,631homes1 January 2025
60%single-family houses40% flats and apartments
61%owner-occupied23% housing association
7%built in the last ten years5% unoccupied
990 m³gas per home per yearEindhoven: 730 m³
2,470 kWhelectricity per home per yearEindhoven: 2,330 kWh
3%homes off the gas gridEindhoven: 15%
33%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 Schrijversbuurt compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

48%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyEindhoven: 47%
24%in the top 20% nationallyEindhoven: 17%
5.9%of residents live below the poverty lineEindhoven: 4.1%
€128,000median household wealthEindhoven: €37,000
70.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workEindhoven: 71.0%
51%with a university or higher professional degreeEindhoven: 43%
20.0%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 279 crimes in Schrijversbuurt in 2025, 5% fewer than in 2024. That is 79.3 per 1,000 residents, compared with 75.1 across Eindhoven.

Theft from vehicles35
Driving under the influence33
Theft of bicycles and mopeds29
Vandalism and criminal damage23
Other property crime17
Burglary of homes12
Assault8
Threats6
Vehicle theft2
Public violence against people1
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 Schrijversbuurt, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.6 km
Large supermarket0.5 km
Day nursery0.5 km
Primary school0.8 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km15.5
Primary pupils living here230
Secondary pupils living here190
Business premises610
Residents per km²5,946
Land area59 ha

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

Schools in Schrijversbuurt.

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

Van MaerlantlyceumSecondary school (havo, vwo) · Bijzonder

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.

Oude SpoorbaanElzent-ZuidRapelenburgBergenElzent-NoordHagenkampRozenknopje district