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Living in Breda

Breda lies mostly on sandy soil, at the edge of the Brabant sandy soils. The historic centre around the Grote Kerk and the castle is centuries old.

Along the small rivers Mark and Aa of Weerijs the soil can be wetter and softer than elsewhere in the city. After the war, Breda grew with districts such as Hoge Vucht and the Haagse Beemden.

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Breda in numbers

Residents
190,204
figure from 2026
Average home value (WOZ)
€419,000
Netherlands: €398,000figure from 2025
Owner-occupied homes
55%
Netherlands: 57%figure from 2025
Households with children
29%
Netherlands: 31%figure from 2026
Distance to GP
0.8 km
Netherlands: 1.1 kmfigure from 2025
Distance to large supermarket
0.8 km
Netherlands: 1 kmfigure from 2025

Foundations in Breda

49% of the 103,927 buildings in Breda were built before 1970. In the west and north of the Netherlands, homes from that period often stand on wooden piles.

Hardly any buildings in Breda combine soft soil with a construction year before 1970, so our check rarely shows ‘Needs attention’ here.

Soil under the buildings

  • Soft soil (peat, clay)

    0% of buildings · 39% of those from before 1970

  • Firm soil (sand)

    100% of buildings · 49% of those from before 1970

Foundation map of Breda

Indicative areas of concern for foundation problems: the share of buildings from before 1970 per postcode area, coloured by soil type. Zoom in or out to explore.

Noise in Breda

In half of the 49 neighbourhoods, daytime noise is 48 dB or less. In 18% of neighbourhoods it is 55 dB or more, a level many people find annoying.

Quietest neighbourhoods

  1. Overakker41 dB
  2. Mastbos43 dB
  3. Overkroeten43 dB

Noisiest neighbourhoods

  1. Fellenoord68 dB
  2. Teteringen65 dB
  3. Kesteren61 dB

Air quality in Breda

Half of the neighbourhoods have a nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) level of 13.4 µg/m³ or less. The WHO guideline is 10; the European limit from 2030 is 20.

Cleanest air

  1. Effen-Rith11.4 µg/m³
  2. Geeren-noord11.4 µg/m³
  3. Buitengebied Bavel11.5 µg/m³

Most nitrogen dioxide

  1. Fellenoord16.8 µg/m³
  2. Steenakker16.1 µg/m³
  3. Gageldonk15.7 µg/m³

Noise and air quality per neighbourhood are taken at the centre point of the neighbourhood. Next to busy roads in the same neighbourhood it can differ. Check an address for the value at that spot.

Local taxes in Breda

Breda charges a combined €375 per inhabitant in property tax (OZB), sewerage and waste charges (2026). The national average is €453.

Rank 40 of 342 municipalities (1 = lowest charges)

  • Property tax on homes (OZB)€110 per inhabitant
    Netherlands: €177+1% vs 2025
  • Sewerage charge (rioolheffing)€103 per inhabitant
    Netherlands: €121+2% vs 2025
  • Waste charge (afvalstoffenheffing)€162 per inhabitant
    Netherlands: €155+3% vs 2025
  • Total€375 per inhabitant
    Netherlands: €453+2% vs 2025
All figures for Breda

Sources: RVO/KCAF (2019), RIVM noise (2022) and air quality (2024), CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten. Aggregated on October 13, 2026.