Living in Looiakkers
Looiakkers is densely built and genuinely urban, and this is apartment territory: only about 1 in 8 homes is a house.
With just 3,008 residents per km², this is space by Dutch standards.
Eindhoven's housing market rides the Brainport tech economy — ASML and its suppliers pull in international engineers on good salaries, and prices in family neighborhoods have risen accordingly. English-speaking buyers are common here, which shows in how listings are marketed.
The housing market in Looiakkers
At €374,000 average WOZ value, Looiakkers ranks 54 out of 101 Eindhoven neighborhoods on price, almost exactly the city's midpoint. For scale: Eindhoven's cheapest buurt averages €173,000 and its priciest €1,417,000, so Looiakkers sits in the middle of the pack.
Average WOZ value per year (CBS). The reference date lags the current market by ±1 year.
2019: €235,000 · 2020: €252,000 · 2021: €290,000 · 2022: €331,000 · 2023: €375,000 · 2024: €362,000 · 2025: €374,000
The direction of the market: between 2019 and 2025 the average WOZ value here rose from €235,000 to €374,000, up 59% — roughly in step with the rest of the city. WOZ values lag the market by about a year, but the trend itself is reliable.
Only about 1 in 3 homes here is owner-occupied (9% is social housing) — supply on Funda is structurally thin, which concentrates bidding on the few listings that appear. If you find a home here you like, being prepared (financing check done, valuation lined up) is worth more than in neighborhoods where something new lists every week.
Who lives here
Demographically, Looiakkers is a young-adult neighborhood — the 25-to-45 group outnumbers everyone else (42% of its 685 residents), followed by 15-to-25 year olds at 21%. More than half of all households (68%) are single-person — this is a neighborhood of independents, not minivans. The average household counts 1.4 people.
As for who your neighbors would be: incomes lean modest — 50% of households are among the country's lower earners.
Daily errands, coffee and dinner
Day to day: the nearest large supermarket is about 7 minutes' walk; there are about 14 cafés and restaurants within walking distance — enough choice without the crowds.
The practical checklist most buyers forget to make: pharmacy 13 min walk · GP 11 min · hospital 1.8 km · library 3.1 km · 4 cinemas within 5 km. None of these will decide a purchase on their own, but a GP taking new patients nearby is the kind of thing you only miss after moving.
Families and schools
For families: the nearest primary school is 13 minutes on foot; daycare is 1.1 km away — check waiting lists early, they are long everywhere in the Netherlands; secondary school is a 6-minute bike ride, which Dutch teenagers do in all weather.
Getting around
Getting around: the station is a 12-minute cycle, standard Dutch commuting range; the nearest highway on-ramp is 2.7 km away; and at 0.6 cars per household, most residents simply don't own one — if you do, factor in permit costs and waiting lists before you buy.
Energy and running costs
Since 70% of the stock predates 2000, always check the energy label of a specific listing — the difference between label C and label F on an average home here is easily a few thousand euros a year in heating, and it changes what you can sensibly bid.
Before you bid in Looiakkers
Before you bid in Looiakkers: listings are scarce here, which pushes bidding above asking more often — decide your maximum before the viewing, not during it.
None of these averages can tell you whether the specific house you found is fairly priced — that depends on its size, energy label, state of maintenance and the recent sales around it. That is exactly what a free HomeReview report checks, in about 10 seconds, for any Dutch address.
Frequently asked questions
Is Looiakkers a good neighborhood to live in?
That depends on what you're looking for. Looiakkers has no single strong profile — it scores mid-range for most buyer types. The average home value is €374,000 and the neighborhood has 685 residents. Ultimately the specific street and home matter more than the neighborhood average.
What is the average home value in Looiakkers?
The average home value (WOZ waarde) in Looiakkers, Eindhoven is €374,000, based on the official CBS neighborhood statistics.
Is Looiakkers mostly owner-occupied or rental?
33% of homes in Looiakkers are owner-occupied and 67% are rentals, of which 9% of all homes are social housing (woningcorporatie).
Are house prices in Looiakkers rising?
Between 2019 and 2025 the average WOZ value in Looiakkers rose from €235,000 to €374,000 (+59%); Eindhoven as a whole moved up 57% over the same period. WOZ values lag the current market by about a year.
How old are the homes in Looiakkers?
70% of homes in Looiakkers were built before 2000 and 30% after. Older buildings can mean higher maintenance and energy costs — check the energy label before bidding.
How far is the nearest train station from Looiakkers?
The average distance to a train station from Looiakkers is 3.0 km; a large supermarket is 0.6 km away on average.
Is Looiakkers an expensive part of Eindhoven?
Prices sit close to what most of Eindhoven costs: neither a pricey area nor a bargain.
Is Looiakkers good for families with children?
The nearest primary school is 1.1 km away and there are 0 daycare locations within a kilometer. 8% of households here have children at home.
Is there foundation risk in Looiakkers?
Looiakkers is not in a designated foundation attention area; the soil here is Hogere Zandgronden, which has adequate bearing capacity. Around 82% of homes predate 1970. According to the Klimaateffectatlas, the risk of pile rot in this neighbourhood is very low. A structural survey is still sensible for any older property.
Similar neighborhoods in Eindhoven
Closest in price — worth a look if Looiakkers is out of reach or you want alternatives.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten — latest complete release (buurt BU07722170) · Updated 2026-08-09. WOZ values are neighborhood averages; individual homes vary.