Braken-West, Heusden
About 2,740 people live in Braken-West, in 1,200 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 45% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 14.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €353,000; 67% of homes are owner-occupied and 29% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 13.5 km away, a supermarket 0.6 km and a GP 0.7 km.
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Is Braken-West a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 45% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 34% |
| Safety and nuisance | 53% |
| Social cohesion | 35% |
| Amenities | 71% |
| Housing stock | 29% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Braken-West safe?
| All registered crime | 14.2 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.4 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 1.1 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.5 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) | €353,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 67% / 33% |
| Apartments | 23% |
| Households with children | 31% |
| Single-person households | 34% |
| Age 65+ | 29% |
| Average income per resident | €28,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.6 km |
| GP | 0.7 km |
| Primary school | 0.4 km |
| Secondary school | 1.2 km |
| Train station | 13.5 km |
| Hospital | 1.5 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Heusden
Braken-Oost · Centrum Drunen · Venne-West · Venne-Oost · Elshout · Haarsteeg · Nieuwkuijk · Vijfhoeven · Vlijmen-Dorp · Vliedberg · Hedikhuizen · Heesbeen
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU07970101. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.