The population is shrinking, while it grows in Meierijstad. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Meierijstad, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Leest Noord is €357,000, 20% lower than in Meierijstad (€449,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 50%, against a rise of 44% in Meierijstad. 95% of the homes are owner-occupied, 26 percentage points more than in Meierijstad (69%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€357,000
▼20% lower than Meierijstad (€449,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+50%
▲higher than Meierijstad (+44%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
95%
▲26 percentage points higher than Meierijstad (69%)
Social housing
0%
▼21 percentage points lower than Meierijstad (21%)
Private rent
5%
▼5 percentage points lower than Meierijstad (10%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲20 percentage points higher than Meierijstad (80%)
Average WOZ value
€357,000
▼20% lower than Meierijstad (€449,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+50%
▲higher than Meierijstad (+44%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
95%
▲26 percentage points higher than Meierijstad (69%)
Social housing
0%
▼21 percentage points lower than Meierijstad (21%)
Private rent
5%
▼5 percentage points lower than Meierijstad (10%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲20 percentage points higher than Meierijstad (80%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 50% between 2021 and 2025, to €357,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€357,000▼ 20% below Meierijstad
+50% since 2021
Meierijstad +44%
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: ~€290 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€290/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
132 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €357,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€110NL median
Water board levy€42–
Property tax (OZB)€27€31
Waste levy€21€27
Sewage levy€20€22
Costs to set aside€180
Maintenance reserve€168–
Buildings insurance€12–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Meierijstad's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 28th 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 132 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €357,000.
Levies: Meierijstad'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
Leest Noord has the 7th-lowest WOZ value of the 31 buurten in Veghel.
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: €357,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Leest Noord
357,000
310
–
't Ven Oost
444,000
799
–
't Ven West
457,000
887
–
Amert en Binnenveld
516,000
65
–
Bloemenwijk
333,000
655
–
Buitengebied Driehuizen en Hazelberg
651,000
92
–
Buitengebied Eerde
646,000
122
–
Buitengebied Heuvel en Havelt
614,000
45
–
Buitengebied Jekschot
637,000
67
–
Buitengebied Mariaheide
697,000
150
–
Buitengebied Sportpark en Dorshout
656,000
93
–
Buitengebied Zijtaart
674,000
220
–
Bunderse Hoek Noord
409,000
688
–
Bunderse Hoek Zuid
402,000
455
–
Busselbunders
383,000
613
–
De Scheifelaar
726,000
326
–
Eerde
496,000
484
–
Erpseweg Zuid
465,000
620
–
Heibunders
345,000
404
–
Hoogeinde
427,000
226
–
Koolenkampen en Iepenlaan
392,000
527
–
Laarbunders
414,000
990
–
Leest
340,000
785
–
Mariaheide
505,000
489
–
Oranjewijk en Dorsveld
368,000
647
–
Oude ontginning
759,000
154
–
Veghel Centrum
326,000
1,982
–
Veghel Zuid 1
307,000
717
–
Veghel Zuid 2
317,000
855
–
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 95% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied95%
Private rent5%
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
100% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes100%
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
100% of dwellings were built between 1965 and 1974, against 17% in the municipality of Meierijstad.
1965-1974100%
Explanation
Based on 310 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 Meierijstad average.
In 2025, 19 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Leest Noord, 39% lower than in Meierijstad (31). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 39%, against a fall of 3% in Meierijstad. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
19
▼39% lower than Meierijstad (31)
Change since 2021
-39%
▼lower than Meierijstad (-3%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.1
▼56% lower than Meierijstad (2.5)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
19
▼39% lower than Meierijstad (31)
Change since 2021
-39%
▼lower than Meierijstad (-3%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.1
▼56% lower than Meierijstad (2.5)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Leest Noord registered 19 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 31 in the municipality of Meierijstad.
Leest Noord19
The municipality of Meierijstad31
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 Leest Noord is 'Traffic': 10.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 7.5 in the municipality of Meierijstad.
Leest NoordMeierijstad
Traffic10.2
Meierijstad 7.5▲ +36% vs Meierijstad
Theft and burglary5.1
Meierijstad 13.3▼ −62% vs Meierijstad
Fraud and scams3.8
Meierijstad 3.7≈ Meierijstad
Vandalism and public order0.0
Meierijstad 3.1▼ −100% vs Meierijstad
Violence and threats0.0
Meierijstad 2.5▼ −100% vs Meierijstad
Environmental0.0
Meierijstad 0.1≈ Meierijstad
Other and withheld0.0
Meierijstad 1.3▼ −100% vs Meierijstad
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 Leest Noord registered 2 traffic accidents, of which 0 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 below the Meierijstad average; green space is below the Meierijstad average.
An estimated 71% of adults in Leest Noord rate their own health as good, 3 percentage points less than in Meierijstad. More adults are overweight (58% against 53%), more feel lonely (48% against 43%), more report anxiety or depression (47% against 44%) and more smoke (17% against 15%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Leest Noord, covering 87% of the area, against 13% in Meierijstad. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 7% of the area, 4 percentage points below the 11% in Meierijstad.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
71%
▼3 percentage points lower than Meierijstad (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
7%
▼4 percentage points lower than Meierijstad (11%)
More figures
Lonely
48%
▲5 percentage points higher than Meierijstad (43%)
Overweight
58%
▲5 percentage points higher than Meierijstad (53%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
47%
▲3 percentage points higher than Meierijstad (44%)
Smokes
17%
▲2 percentage points higher than Meierijstad (15%)
Built-up, share of the area
87%
▲74 percentage points higher than Meierijstad (13%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼71 percentage points lower than Meierijstad (71%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼9 percentage points lower than Meierijstad (9%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
71%
▼3 percentage points lower than Meierijstad (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
7%
▼4 percentage points lower than Meierijstad (11%)
More figures
Lonely
48%
▲5 percentage points higher than Meierijstad (43%)
Overweight
58%
▲5 percentage points higher than Meierijstad (53%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
47%
▲3 percentage points higher than Meierijstad (44%)
Smokes
17%
▲2 percentage points higher than Meierijstad (15%)
Built-up, share of the area
87%
▲74 percentage points higher than Meierijstad (13%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼71 percentage points lower than Meierijstad (71%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼9 percentage points lower than Meierijstad (9%)
Health
An estimated 71% of adults rate their own health as good, against 74% in the municipality of Meierijstad (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Meierijstad
Good self-rated health
70.9%
74.2%
Smokes
16.7%
14.7%
Excessive drinking
4.7%
6%
Overweight
57.8%
53.1%
Lonely
47.6%
42.6%
Anxiety or depression feelings
47.4%
43.8%
Meets physical activity guideline
46.3%
46.8%
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
7% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 11% in the municipality of Meierijstad.
Traffic6.7%
Built-up86.7%
Recreation6.7%
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
Distance to amenities
A primary school lies here at an average road distance of 400 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
500 m
–
GP practice
800 m
–
Primary school
400 m
–
Daycare
600 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1
GP practices
–
1.3
Daycares
–
2.2
Explanation
Average road distance from every address in this buurt to the nearest amenity, and the average count within 1 km — a buurt average, not a distance from one address.
Source: CBS proximity statistics 2025
04 · Residents
The population is shrinking, while it grows in Meierijstad.
Leest Noord has 785 inhabitants (2026), or 5,210 per km² (11.3 times as high as in Meierijstad). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 1%, against a rise of 4% in Meierijstad. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Meierijstad was 81%, 3 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 20% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
-1%
▼lower than Meierijstad (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Meierijstad
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Meierijstad (+6%)
Aged 25 to 45
30%
▲6 percentage points higher than Meierijstad (24%)
Married
46%
▲5 percentage points higher than Meierijstad (41%)
Dutch origin
58%
▼23 percentage points lower than Meierijstad (81%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
49%
▲4 percentage points higher than Meierijstad (45%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
20%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-1%
▼lower than Meierijstad (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Meierijstad
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Meierijstad (+6%)
Aged 25 to 45
30%
▲6 percentage points higher than Meierijstad (24%)
Married
46%
▲5 percentage points higher than Meierijstad (41%)
Dutch origin
58%
▼23 percentage points lower than Meierijstad (81%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
49%
▲4 percentage points higher than Meierijstad (45%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
20%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 1% between 2021 and 2026, to 785.
Residents, 2026
785
-1% since 2021
Meierijstad +4%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 5,210 residents per km², this buurt is 11 times as densely populated as the municipality of Meierijstad.
Residents per km²5,210
Dwellings per km²2,066.7
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 6.4 children were born per 1,000 residents; almost no one died.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
30% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 15120
15 to 2565
25 to 45235
45 to 65215
65 to 80115
80 and over30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
46% of residents are married.
Never married345
Married365
Divorced50
Widowed25
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
58% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands455
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)100
Outside Europe230
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
49% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1190
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4300
Higher professional, university120
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Meierijstad; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 81% of eligible voters in Meierijstad voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 20% of the valid votes.
Municipality of MeierijstadThe Netherlands
D66
16.9%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
20.1%
16.7%
VVD
17.2%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
7.4%
12.8%
CDA
15.7%
11.8%
JA21
7.5%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
3.9%
4.5%
BBB
3.3%
2.6%
Other
7.9%
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
Leest Noord has an average of 1.4 cars per household, 8% higher than in Meierijstad (1.3). 21% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 2 percentage points less than in Meierijstad (23%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Meierijstad (5%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
19%
▲5 percentage points higher than Meierijstad (14%)
Business services, share of businesses
19%
▼3 percentage points lower than Meierijstad (22%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲8% higher than Meierijstad (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
21%
▼2 percentage points lower than Meierijstad (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+2 pp
▼lower than Meierijstad (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
99%
▲11 percentage points higher than Meierijstad (88%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Meierijstad (4%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Meierijstad (1%)
Private rent
5%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
95%
▲38 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Meierijstad (5%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
19%
▲5 percentage points higher than Meierijstad (14%)
Business services, share of businesses
19%
▼3 percentage points lower than Meierijstad (22%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲8% higher than Meierijstad (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
21%
▼2 percentage points lower than Meierijstad (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+2 pp
▼lower than Meierijstad (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
99%
▲11 percentage points higher than Meierijstad (88%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Meierijstad (4%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Meierijstad (1%)
Private rent
5%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
95%
▲38 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 15 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie15
Handel en horeca15
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening15
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg15
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
21% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 23% in the municipality of Meierijstad (2025).
Petrol79.1%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)20.9%
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 19% to 21% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
21%▼ 2 percentage points below Meierijstad (23%)
+2 pp since 2021
Meierijstad +3 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, 455 passenger cars and 45 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars455
Motorcycles45
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
99% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (0.3%).
Residential99%
Retail0.3%
Industrial0.3%
Other0.6%
Explanation
Based on 313 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
5,210 residents per km²: 9.7 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²5,210
NL 539▲ +867% vs NL
Private rent5%
NL 14%▼ −64% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings95%
NL 57%▲ +67% vs NL
Single-family dwellings100%
NL 63%▲ +59% vs NL
Average WOZ value€357,000
NL €398,000▼ −10% 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) 2026