Borkel en Schaft, Valkenswaard
About 1,165 people live in Borkel en Schaft, in 515 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 45% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is below the national rate: 36.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €472,000; 81% of homes are owner-occupied and 11% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 16.6 km away, a supermarket 7 km and a GP 5.7 km.
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Is Borkel en Schaft a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 45% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 89% |
| Safety and nuisance | 82% |
| Social cohesion | 71% |
| Amenities | 7% |
| Housing stock | 63% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Borkel en Schaft safe?
| All registered crime | 36.9 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 3.4 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 1.7 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.9 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) | €472,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 81% / 19% |
| Apartments | 8% |
| Households with children | 33% |
| Single-person households | 32% |
| Age 65+ | 22% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 7 km |
| GP | 5.7 km |
| Primary school | 0.6 km |
| Secondary school | 8.8 km |
| Train station | 16.6 km |
| Hospital | 15.1 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Valkenswaard
Oud-Dommelen & Lage Heide · Keersopperbeemden · Brouwershof · Schepelweijen · Agnetendal · Turfbergse Heide & Nederheide · Industrieterrein Schaapsloop · Het Gegraaf · Kerkakkers · Hoge Akkers · Turfberg-Zuid · Turfberg-Noord
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU08580200. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.