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Buitengebied Rooiseheide

Buitengebied Rooiseheide is a neighbourhood in the Schijndel district of Meierijstad, with 605 residents and 252 homes. 55% of homes are owner-occupied and 57% are single-family houses. From a typical postcode here, 5 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 19480207 · 12 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
605residents1 January 2025
252homesCBS
49%green within 500 mMeierijstad: 23%
5services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Buitengebied Rooiseheide in MeierijstadPostcodes in Buitengebied Rooiseheide highlighted; the rest of Meierijstad in grey
Map of Meierijstad with Buitengebied Rooiseheide highlighted

Who lives here.

605 residents in 235 households, 2.6 people per household on average; next to the figure for Meierijstad.

18%
aged 0–14
14%
aged 15–24
20%
aged 25–44
20%
aged 65 and over
21%
one-person households
40%
households with children

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

Homes.

The housing stock of Buitengebied Rooiseheide on 1 January 2025.

252homes1 newly built in 2025
57%single-family houses43% flats and apartments
55%owner-occupied0% housing association
42%built in the last ten years15% unoccupied
860 m³gas per home per yearMeierijstad: 910 m³
4,390 kWhelectricity per home per yearMeierijstad: 3,040 kWh
21%homes off the gas gridMeierijstad: 8%
78%homes with solar panelsMeierijstad: 53%

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

Income and work.

How households in Buitengebied Rooiseheide compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

23%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyMeierijstad: 33%
44%in the top 20% nationallyMeierijstad: 23%
1.8%of residents live below the poverty lineMeierijstad: 1.7%
€700,000median household wealthMeierijstad: €265,000
80.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workMeierijstad: 75.0%
35.0%of workers are self-employedMeierijstad: 17.0%
1.0cars per householdMeierijstad: 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 23 crimes in Buitengebied Rooiseheide in 2025, 229% more than in 2024. That is 38.0 per 1,000 residents, compared with 31.4 across Meierijstad.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds6
Other property crime3
Driving under the influence3
Burglary of homes1
Vandalism and criminal damage1

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 Buitengebied Rooiseheide, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.9 km
Large supermarket1.3 km
Day nursery1.2 km
Primary school1.8 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km4.3
Primary pupils living here80
Secondary pupils living here50
Business premises115
Residents per km²106
Land area571 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Meierijstad.

Buitengebied ElderbroekRooiseheidePlein 3De Borne 1Plein 2Schijndel Centrum 2