Liesbos

Liesbos is a neighbourhood in the Breda west district of Breda, with 770 residents and 299 homes. 84% of homes are owner-occupied and 86% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€697,000) is 66% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 5 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 07580509 · 24 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

770residents1 January 2025

€697,000average WOZ home valueBreda: €419,000

42%green within 500 mBreda: 21%

5services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Liesbos in BredaPostcodes in Liesbos highlighted; the rest of Breda in grey

Who lives here.

770 residents in 270 households, 2.7 people per household on average; next to the figure for Breda.

14%

aged 0–14

12%

aged 15–24

15%

aged 25–44

28%

aged 65 and over

15%

one-person households

44%

households with children

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Liesbos is €697,000, against €419,000 in Breda.

299homes2 newly built in 2025

86%single-family houses14% flats and apartments

84%owner-occupied0% housing association

4%built in the last ten years6% unoccupied

1,300 m³gas per home per yearBreda: 660 m³

4,260 kWhelectricity per home per yearBreda: 2,550 kWh

7%homes off the gas gridBreda: 26%

51%homes with solar panelsBreda: 28%

The WOZ value is the official valuation each Dutch municipality sets every year for property tax. It is not a sale price. The averages here use the valuation date of 1 January 2024.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

How households in Liesbos compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

18%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyBreda: 42%

49%in the top 20% nationallyBreda: 21%

0.4%of residents live below the poverty lineBreda: 3.2%

€607,000median household wealthBreda: €111,000

76.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workBreda: 73.0%

46%with a university or higher professional degreeBreda: 41%

29.0%of workers are self-employedBreda: 16.0%

1.4cars per householdBreda: 0.9

Statistics Netherlands ranks every household in the country by income. In a neighbourhood that matched the national mix exactly, 40% of households would fall in the lowest 40% nationally and 20% in the top 20%. Income on its own says nothing about what a place is like to live in.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2024: income, work and education (CC BY 4.0)

Safety.

Police registered 139 crimes in Liesbos in 2025, 93% more than in 2024. That is 180.5 per 1,000 residents, compared with 59.8 across Breda.

Driving under the influence34

Vandalism and criminal damage11

Other property crime10

Burglary of homes6

Vehicle theft4

Assault3

Theft from vehicles2

Theft of bicycles and mopeds2

Registered crime shows what becomes known to the police, not how safe a place feels, and not every crime is reported. Town centres, shopping areas and the streets around stations have few residents but many visitors, which pushes the rate per 1,000 residents up. The categories above are a selection; the total includes every registered crime.

Source: Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday distances.

Average distance by road for everyone living in Liesbos, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice2.7 km

Large supermarket2.5 km

Day nursery2.1 km

Primary school2.6 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km1.9

Primary pupils living here70

Secondary pupils living here40

Business premises205

Residents per km²128

Land area602 ha

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Breda.

Prinsenbeek Princenhage Heilaar Westerpark Steenakker Heuvel Breda west district