The population is growing faster than in Eindhoven. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Eindhoven, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Meerhoven is €533,000, 36% higher than in Eindhoven (€391,000). Between 2019 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 62%, against a rise of 59% in Eindhoven. 72% of the homes are owner-occupied, 28 percentage points more than in Eindhoven (44%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€533,000
▲36% higher than Eindhoven (€391,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2019
+62%
▲higher than Eindhoven (+59%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
72%
▲28 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (44%)
Social housing
14%
▼22 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (36%)
Private rent
13%
▼7 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (20%)
Single-family dwellings
73%
▲15 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (58%)
Built 2006–2015
33%
▲26 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (7%)
Built 1975–1991
0%
▼20 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (20%)
Built 1945–1964
0%
▼20 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (20%)
Average WOZ value
€533,000
▲36% higher than Eindhoven (€391,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2019
+62%
▲higher than Eindhoven (+59%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
72%
▲28 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (44%)
Social housing
14%
▼22 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (36%)
Private rent
13%
▼7 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (20%)
Single-family dwellings
73%
▲15 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (58%)
Built 2006–2015
33%
▲26 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (7%)
Built 1975–1991
0%
▼20 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (20%)
Built 1945–1964
0%
▼20 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (20%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 62% between 2019 and 2025, to €533,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€533,000▲ 36% above Eindhoven
+62% since 2019
Eindhoven +59%
Explanation
The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Modelled ownership costs
Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€276 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€276/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
106 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €533,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€131NL median
Water board levy€47–
Property tax (OZB)€43€47
Waste levy€23€27
Sewage levy€18€22
Costs to set aside€145
Maintenance reserve€135–
Buildings insurance€10–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Eindhoven's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 47th of 334 gemeenten, cheapest first.
cheapestdearest
Water board, maintenance and insurance are estimated from national rates and the home's value and size, so they aren't compared.
Explanation
The home: one typical home of 106 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €533,000.
Levies: Eindhoven's own OZB, sewage and waste rates for 2026. The water board levy uses national average rates.
Set aside: maintenance at 0.85% and buildings insurance at 0.06% a year of the rebuild cost (€1,800 per m²).
NL median: what the same home would pay in the middle gemeente. Gemeenten where a regional body collects the waste levy are left out.
Not included: mortgage and energy. These are estimates, not actual bills.
Source: Municipal levies + CBS 2026
Dwelling value ladder
Meerhoven has the highest WOZ value of the 20 wijken in the municipality of Eindhoven.
Average WOZ value from the Netherlands down to this area, and its rank within its own group (e.g. buurten within the same wijk). Provincie is omitted: KWB publishes no province rows to average.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
WOZ value and age structure
Here: €533,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Meerhoven
533,000
5,325
–
Centrum
346,000
6,952
–
Oud-Stratum
427,000
6,476
–
Kortonjo
489,000
4,132
–
Putten
421,000
6,972
–
De Laak
449,000
2,830
–
Doornakkers
364,000
4,056
–
Oud-Tongelre
395,000
4,329
–
Oud-Woensel
311,000
6,484
–
Erp
323,000
9,215
–
Begijnenbroek
348,000
6,003
–
Ontginning
349,000
7,837
–
Achtse Molen
458,000
6,739
–
Aanschot
459,000
8,574
–
Dommelbeemd
380,000
6,108
–
Oud-Strijp
368,000
9,354
–
Halve Maan
391,000
5,402
–
Rozenknopje
398,000
3,751
–
Oud-Gestel
318,000
6,958
–
Gestelse Ontginning
416,000
3,694
–
Explanation
Each circle is an area: position by average WOZ value, size by dwelling count. The 65-and-over share (pct_65_plus) travels on every point but is not yet drawn as a second axis.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
Dwellings by ownership
The largest category is owner-occupied, at 72% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied72%
Social housing14%
Private rent13%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by type
73% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes73%
Multi-family homes27%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by build period
43% of dwellings were built between 1992 and 2005, against 12% in the municipality of Eindhoven.
Before 19450.1%
1945-19640.2%
1975-19910.1%
1992-200542.6%
2006-201532.6%
2016 and later24.3%
Explanation
Based on 5,364 dwellings with a registered construction year in the BAG (verblijfsobjecten whose pand has no usable bouwjaar, such as 1005 or 9999, are excluded).
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
02 · Safety
Less registered crime per resident than the Eindhoven average.
In 2025, 37 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Meerhoven, 51% lower than in Eindhoven (75). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 5%, against a rise of 18% in Eindhoven. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
37
▼51% lower than Eindhoven (75)
Change since 2021
+5%
▼lower than Eindhoven (+18%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.4
▲6% higher than Eindhoven (3.2)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
37
▼51% lower than Eindhoven (75)
Change since 2021
+5%
▼lower than Eindhoven (+18%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.4
▲6% higher than Eindhoven (3.2)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Meerhoven registered 37 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 75 in the municipality of Eindhoven.
Meerhoven37
The municipality of Eindhoven75
Explanation
Crime is counted where it happens and divided by the number of residents, so places with many visitors — city centres, nightlife, stations — score higher.
The largest category in Meerhoven is 'Theft and burglary': 18.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 40.3 in the municipality of Eindhoven.
MeerhovenEindhoven
Theft and burglary18.1
Eindhoven 40.3▼ −55% vs Eindhoven
Traffic6.6
Eindhoven 10.1▼ −35% vs Eindhoven
Vandalism and public order4.4
Eindhoven 7.8▼ −44% vs Eindhoven
Fraud and scams3.4
Eindhoven 5.0▼ −32% vs Eindhoven
Violence and threats2.9
Eindhoven 7.6▼ −62% vs Eindhoven
Other and withheld1.8
Eindhoven 3.9▼ −54% vs Eindhoven
Environmental0.1
Eindhoven 0.3≈ Eindhoven
Explanation
Four categories are structurally withheld at buurt level (sex offences, child pornography, child prostitution, other integrity offences); the gap with the published total is shown under 'other'.
In 2024, police in Meerhoven registered 236 traffic accidents, of which 15 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
FatalInjuryMaterial damage only
Explanation
Registered accidents (BRON, Rijkswaterstaat); material-damage-only accidents have not been systematically registered since roughly 2010 and are not comparable between areas. This area shows only accidents with an exactly known location (roughly 80-85% of all registered accidents); the rest is known only at street, intersection or gemeente level. The comparison with the gemeente therefore also uses only the gemeente's exactly-located accidents, which is why that figure is lower than on the gemeente's own page.
Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health above the Eindhoven average; green space is above the Eindhoven average.
An estimated 78% of adults in Meerhoven rate their own health as good, 6 percentage points more than in Eindhoven. Fewer adults smoke (12% against 19%), fewer report anxiety or depression (47% against 53%), fewer meet the physical activity guideline (47% against 51%) and fewer feel lonely (51% against 54%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Meerhoven, covering 32% of the area, against 15% in Eindhoven. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 27% of the area, 4 percentage points above the 23% in Eindhoven.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
▲6 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
27%
▲4 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (23%)
More figures
Smokes
12%
▼7 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (19%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
47%
▼6 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (53%)
Meets physical activity guideline
47%
▼4 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (51%)
Lonely
51%
▼3 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (54%)
Built-up, share of the area
20%
▼30 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (50%)
Agriculture, share of the area
32%
▲17 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (15%)
Traffic, share of the area
15%
▲7 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (8%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
▲6 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
27%
▲4 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (23%)
More figures
Smokes
12%
▼7 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (19%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
47%
▼6 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (53%)
Meets physical activity guideline
47%
▼4 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (51%)
Lonely
51%
▼3 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (54%)
Built-up, share of the area
20%
▼30 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (50%)
Agriculture, share of the area
32%
▲17 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (15%)
Traffic, share of the area
15%
▲7 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (8%)
Health
An estimated 78% of adults rate their own health as good, against 72% in the municipality of Eindhoven (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Eindhoven
Good self-rated health
78.5%
71.9%
Smokes
12.5%
18.8%
Excessive drinking
4.5%
6%
Overweight
48.2%
47.5%
Lonely
50.9%
54.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
46.7%
52.7%
Meets physical activity guideline
47.4%
51.2%
Explanation
An RIVM model estimate (small-area estimation from the 2024 Health Monitor for Adults and Elderly), not a direct tabulation — even a buurt that was not itself surveyed gets an estimate. Figures cover adults aged 18 and over.
Source: RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024
Land use
27% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 23% in the municipality of Eindhoven.
Traffic14.9%
Built-up20.4%
Other built-up3.7%
Recreation14.4%
Agriculture32.2%
Forest and nature12.2%
Water2.3%
Explanation
Every share is calculated as a percentage of the TOTAL area (land and water together, peiljaar 2022); water is therefore one of the slices itself, not a separate whole. Green is the sum of recreational terrain (parks, sport fields, allotments, day recreation) and natural terrain (forest, open natural terrain) — agricultural land is not counted as green here.
Source: CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022
04 · Residents
The population is growing faster than the Eindhoven average.
Meerhoven has 13,590 inhabitants (2026), or 876 per km² (69% lower than in Eindhoven). Between 2019 and 2026 the population rose 16%, against a rise of 8% in Eindhoven. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Eindhoven was 73%, 5 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 22% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2019
+16%
▲higher than Eindhoven (+8%)
Turnout, municipality of Eindhoven
73%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+18%
▲higher than Eindhoven (+9%)
Aged 25 to 45
31%
▼2 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (33%)
Never married
49%
▼8 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (57%)
Dutch origin
45%
▼8 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (53%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
52%
▲9 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (43%)
D66, share of the vote
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2019
+16%
▲higher than Eindhoven (+8%)
Turnout, municipality of Eindhoven
73%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+18%
▲higher than Eindhoven (+9%)
Aged 25 to 45
31%
▼2 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (33%)
Never married
49%
▼8 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (57%)
Dutch origin
45%
▼8 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (53%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
52%
▲9 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (43%)
D66, share of the vote
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 16% between 2019 and 2026, to 13,590.
Residents, 2026
13,590
+16% since 2019
Eindhoven +8%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 876 residents per km², this wijk is 69% less densely populated than the municipality of Eindhoven.
Residents per km²876
Dwellings per km²343.3
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 7.7 children were born per 1,000 residents; 3.3 died per 1,000.
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
31% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 152,660
15 to 251,655
25 to 454,165
45 to 653,630
65 to 801,195
80 and over290
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
48% of residents are never married.
Never married6,600
Married6,050
Divorced650
Widowed295
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
45% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands6,170
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)1,805
Outside Europe5,615
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
52% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo12,280
Havo, vwo, mbo2-42,640
Higher professional, university5,260
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Eindhoven; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 73% of eligible voters in Eindhoven voted. The largest party was D66 with 22% of the valid votes.
Municipality of EindhovenThe Netherlands
D66
22.2%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
14.3%
16.7%
VVD
12.2%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
17.3%
12.8%
CDA
9.3%
11.8%
JA21
4.8%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
3.4%
4.5%
BBB
0.9%
2.6%
Other
15.5%
14.4%
Explanation
Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes. A voter may vote at any polling station in their own gemeente; there is therefore no reliable buurt- or wijk-level result. This figure is the whole gemeente's own result.
Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025
05 · More figures
More figures
Meerhoven has an average of 1.1 cars per household, 38% higher than in Eindhoven (0.8). 31% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 8 percentage points more than in Eindhoven (23%).
Key figures
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
16%
▲5 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (11%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
7%
▼4 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (11%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
14%
▼2 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
▲38% higher than Eindhoven (0.8)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
31%
▲8 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2019
+10 pp
▲higher than Eindhoven (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
90%
▲2 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (88%)
Office, share of addresses
4%
▲2 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (2%)
Industrial, share of addresses
4%
▲2 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (2%)
Residents per km²
876
▲63% higher than the Netherlands (539)
Multi-family dwellings
27%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Average WOZ value
€533,000
▲34% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
16%
▲5 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (11%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
7%
▼4 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (11%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
14%
▼2 percentage points lower than Eindhoven (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
▲38% higher than Eindhoven (0.8)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
31%
▲8 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2019
+10 pp
▲higher than Eindhoven (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
90%
▲2 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (88%)
Office, share of addresses
4%
▲2 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (2%)
Industrial, share of addresses
4%
▲2 percentage points higher than Eindhoven (2%)
Residents per km²
876
▲63% higher than the Netherlands (539)
Multi-family dwellings
27%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Average WOZ value
€533,000
▲34% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 525 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie170
Handel en horeca335
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie285
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed115
Zakelijke dienstverlening525
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg255
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten135
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
31% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 23% in the municipality of Eindhoven (2025).
Petrol68.9%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)31.1%
Explanation
CBS splits passenger cars into 'petrol' and 'other fuel' only. That second category bundles diesel, LPG, electric (including hybrid), hydrogen, alcohol, LNG and CNG together — CBS publishes no separate electric-car count per buurt, wijk or gemeente, so this is not the same as an 'electric share'.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Share on other fuel per year
The share of passenger cars not running on petrol went from 21% to 31% between 2019 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
31%▲ 8 percentage points above Eindhoven (23%)
+10 pp since 2019
Eindhoven +5 pp
Explanation
See the 'Passenger cars by fuel type' card for what 'other fuel' covers — this is not the share of electric cars.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Vehicles by kind
In 2025, 5,880 passenger cars and 270 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars5,880
Motorcycles270
Explanation
At this level CBS publishes only passenger cars and motorcycles, no vans or trucks.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Addresses by building use
90% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is office (4%).
Residential90.4%
Retail0.8%
Office4.2%
Assembly0.4%
Healthcare0.1%
Industrial3.5%
Lodging0.1%
Education0.1%
Sports0.2%
Other1.4%
Explanation
Based on 5,935 verblijfsobjecten in use. An object with several registered uses (e.g. a flat above a shop) is counted under each of them, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
Biggest difference from the Netherlands
14% social housing, against 28% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Social housing14%
NL 28%▼ −50% vs NL
Residents per km²876
NL 539▲ +63% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings27%
NL 37%▼ −27% vs NL
Average WOZ value€533,000
NL €398,000▲ +34% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings72%
NL 57%▲ +26% vs NL
Explanation
The 5 characteristics that differ most from the national average, ranked by log ratio (so a halving and a doubling count as equally different); the shown percentage is the ordinary difference against the Netherlands.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025