City Special: Eindhoven City Special Eindhoven City Special Eindhoven
The Netherlands – Winter 2019 REPORT Savills Research City Special: Eindhoven City Special Eindhoven City Special Eindhoven FROM G4 TO G5 Map Eindhoven is an important part of an economic region The region as the ultimate growth solution Eindhoven is now the third largest economic region in Key City of Eindhoven Greater Eindhoven Brainport Eindhoven In recent years, urban centres (hubs) have acted as a powerful magnet for students, residents, the Netherlands, after tourists and businesses. Good mobility between the Dutch hubs and their comprehensive facilities Amsterdam and Utrecht. are driving further urbanisation in and around city centres. The Eindhoven region is no exception. The report G4 to G5 (Savills, 2017) showed Map Population within 60 minutes’ drive that metropolitan Eindhoven now measures EINDHOVEN up against the traditional “top four” Dutch 60 minutes’ drive cities (the G4). The region has continued to Amsterdam: 7,668,062 8,887 231,642 develop in recent years, driven in large part Eindhoven: 8,056,250 by strong growth of its technology sector. Area (ha) Population This was confirmed in a recent analysis by the newspaper Het Financieele Dagblad (FD), which found that Eindhoven is now the third largest economic region in the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Utrecht. This despite it having a lower population and a far smaller urban core than other G5 cities. However, the AMSTERDAM FD article also noted some of the challenges facing Eindhoven – primarily with regard to 21,949 862,965 accessibility. Area (ha) Population Office market in the G5 cities In the other G5 cities (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht and The Hague), the office market is taking full advantage of the growing economy.
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