Braken-West

Braken-West is a neighbourhood in the Drunen district of Heusden, with 2,740 residents and 1,283 homes. 67% of homes are owner-occupied and 78% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€376,000) is 15% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 63 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 07970101 · 61 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

2,740residents1 January 2025

€376,000average WOZ home valueHeusden: €442,000

8%green within 500 mHeusden: 23%

63services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Braken-West in HeusdenPostcodes in Braken-West highlighted; the rest of Heusden in grey

Map of Heusden with Braken-West highlighted

Who lives here.

2,740 residents in 1,200 households, 2.2 people per household on average; next to the figure for Heusden.

15%

aged 0–14

aged 15–24

22%

aged 25–44

30%

aged 65 and over

35%

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 Braken-West is €376,000, against €442,000 in Heusden.

1,283homes1 January 2025

78%single-family houses22% flats and apartments

67%owner-occupied29% housing association

2%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied

850 m³gas per home per yearHeusden: 890 m³

2,550 kWhelectricity per home per yearHeusden: 3,060 kWh

2%homes off the gas gridHeusden: 9%

34%homes with solar panelsHeusden: 45%

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 Braken-West compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

36%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyHeusden: 33%

15%in the top 20% nationallyHeusden: 24%

2.1%of residents live below the poverty lineHeusden: 2.0%

€223,000median household wealthHeusden: €243,000

73.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workHeusden: 75.0%

22%with a university or higher professional degreeHeusden: 30%

14.0%of workers are self-employedHeusden: 18.0%

1.1cars per householdHeusden: 1.2

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 39 crimes in Braken-West in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 14.2 per 1,000 residents, compared with 25.8 across Heusden.

Other property crime5

Vandalism and criminal damage5

Theft of bicycles and mopeds4

Assault2

Burglary of homes1

Vehicle theft1

Threats1

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 Braken-West, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.7 km

Large supermarket0.6 km

Day nursery0.4 km

Primary school0.8 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km4.0

Primary pupils living here230

Secondary pupils living here110

Business premises260

Residents per km²4,026

Land area68 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Heusden.

Centrum Drunen Venne-West Braken-Oost Elshout Venne-Oost Nieuwkuijk Drunen district