Useful preparation for owners and contractors
A clear brief for a structural engineer in Noord-Brabant explains what you want to change, which parts of the house will remain and who will prepare the drawings. Use the municipality profile to find your settlement and relevant building topics. Ask which calculations, structural drawings and connection details are included in the quotation. For several alterations, such as an extension with an external wall opening, one coordinated project description helps identify interfaces early.
| Characteristic | Number | Reference date or period |
|---|---|---|
| Provincial population | 2,664,047 | 1 January 2025 |
| Municipalities | 56 | 2026 classification |
| Officially registered settlements | 279 | 1 January 2026 |
| Homes | 1,201,653 | 1 January 2025 |
| Newly built homes added | 11,292 | 2025 |
| All renovations | Not available in these sources | No estimate |
CBS — population (1 January 2025) · CBS — housing stock and dwelling types (2025) · CBS — officially registered settlements (1 January 2026)
Soil and ground types
Within the boundaries of Noord-Brabant, map unit Hn21 covers the largest measured area of soil polygons in this analysis: 71,637 hectares, or 16.3% of the mapped area.
Original Dutch source name:
Veldpodzolgronden; leemarm en zwak lemig fijn zand
| Map code | Dutch soil classification: first unit | Area (ha) | Share of mapped area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hn21 | Veldpodzolgronden; leemarm en zwak lemig fijn zand | 71,637 | 16.3% |
| zEZ21 | Hoge zwarte enkeerdgronden; leemarm en zwak lemig fijn zand | 38,525 | 8.7% |
| zEZ23 | Hoge zwarte enkeerdgronden; lemig fijn zand | 23,466 | 5.3% |
| Zd21 | Duinvaaggronden; leemarm en zwak lemig fijn zand | 18,194 | 4.1% |
| cHn21 | Laarpodzolgronden; leemarm en zwak lemig fijn zand | 18,081 | 4.1% |
| Other units | Other mapped soil polygons | 270,479 | 61.4% |
The shares are calculated within the soil polygons on the map, not across all land or all building addresses. For compound map codes, the name of the first unit is shown. The map describes shallow soil; built-up areas are not fully mapped. It does not establish bearing capacity or determine whether piles, pad footings or strip foundations should be used.
Explore subsurface data in BROloket · How the soil map can be used · Method and sources for these area profiles
Read about foundation investigations · Pad footing, pile or strip foundation?
How much renovation takes place?
The CBS tables used here do not provide a complete local renovation count for Noord-Brabant. We therefore do not estimate this from population, new homes or a national percentage. These sources also do not establish which type of renovation is most common.