De Kelen, Veldhoven
About 3,925 people live in De Kelen, in 1,620 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 48% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 16.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €486,000; 78% of homes are owner-occupied and 18% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 6.3 km away, a supermarket 1 km and a GP 1 km.
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Is De Kelen a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 48% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 54% |
| Safety and nuisance | 48% |
| Social cohesion | 38% |
| Amenities | 61% |
| Housing stock | 41% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is De Kelen safe?
| All registered crime | 16.3 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.8 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 1 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 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) | €486,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 78% / 22% |
| Apartments | 10% |
| Households with children | 44% |
| Single-person households | 27% |
| Age 65+ | 16% |
| Average income per resident | €35,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 1 km |
| GP | 1 km |
| Primary school | 0.5 km |
| Secondary school | 4.6 km |
| Train station | 6.3 km |
| Hospital | 4.6 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Veldhoven
Heikant-Oost · De Polders · Heikant-West · Verspr.h. ten zuiden van de E3-weg · Cobbeek en Centrum · 't Look · Zonderwijk · Oerle · D'Ekker · Zandoerle · Zeelst · Meerveldhoven
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU08610102. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.