Esch, Boxtel
About 1,850 people live in Esch, in 780 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 39% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 14.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €412,000; 74% of homes are owner-occupied and 17% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 4 km away, a supermarket 0.4 km and a GP 3 km.
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Is Esch a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 39% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 64% |
| Safety and nuisance | 75% |
| Social cohesion | 52% |
| Amenities | 43% |
| Housing stock | 47% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Esch safe?
| All registered crime | 14.1 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 0.5 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 2.7 NL 5.5 |
Police-registered crime 2025. Centres with many visitors score high per resident because visitors are not residents.
Homes and people
| Average home value (WOZ) | €412,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 74% / 26% |
| Apartments | 9% |
| Households with children | 35% |
| Single-person households | 28% |
| Age 65+ | 24% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.4 km |
| GP | 3 km |
| Primary school | 0.5 km |
| Secondary school | 3.3 km |
| Train station | 4 km |
| Hospital | 4.5 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Boxtel
Verspr huizen Esch · Verspr.h. Velders, Bosch en De Scheeken · Verspreide huizen Kasteren en Berg · Vrilkhoven · Hezelaar · Liempde · Verspreide huizen Lennisheuvel · Lennisheuvel · Verspreide huizen Roond · Verspreide huizen Langenberg · Verspr.h. Tongeren, Luissel en Nergena · Verspreide huizen Kleinderliempde
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU07573000. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.