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Gilze en Rijen

Gilze en Rijen has 28,531 residents in 11,749 households, spread over 4 districts (wijken) and 23 neighbourhoods (buurten). The average WOZ value of a home is €388,000, from €368,000 in Rijen to €610,000 in Hulten. 65% of homes are owner-occupied.

Municipality · 4 districts · 23 neighbourhoods · 594 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
28,531residents1 January 2025
€388,000average WOZ home valuevalued 1 Jan 2024
22%green within 500 mpostcode average
70services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Four maps of Gilze en Rijen.

Every dot is a residential postcode. Each map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest.

Green spaceShare of land within 500 m of each postcode that is green space
Map of Gilze en Rijen: Share of land within 500 m of each postcode that is green space
0%30%+
Everyday servicesEveryday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)
Map of Gilze en Rijen: Everyday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)
<60240+
Home valuesAverage WOZ value per postcode, as a percentage of the municipal average
Map of Gilze en Rijen: Average WOZ value per postcode, as a percentage of the municipal average
<80%160%+
Public transportBus, tram, metro and rail stops within 800 m
Map of Gilze en Rijen: Bus, tram, metro and rail stops within 800 m
<216+

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statistics by postcode 2024 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Statistics Netherlands and Kadaster, District and neighbourhood map 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

All 4 districts at a glance.

Colour shows where each district sits among Gilze en Rijen's districts on that measure, from lowest to highest. Select one for its full report.

DistrictWOZ valueOwner-occupiedAged 0–14Aged 65+One-person householdsGreen 500 mServices 15 minCrimes per 1,000
Rijen€368k64%15%23%33%19%9532.8
Gilze€404k63%16%20%31%22%5349.8
Hulten€610k96%12%12%15%52%1978.3
Molenschot€529k86%12%26%27%44%2049.4

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0) · Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Gilze en Rijen is €388,000.

11,801homes65 newly built in 2025
84%single-family houses16% flats and apartments
65%owner-occupied28% housing association
7%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied
820 m³gas per home per yearaverage
2,900 kWhelectricity per home per yearaverage
8%homes off the gas gridaverage
41%homes with solar panelsaverage

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 Gilze en Rijen compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

34%of households in the lowest 40% nationally 
22%in the top 20% nationally 
1.8%of residents live below the poverty line 
€196,000median household wealth 
74.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in work 
27%with a university or higher professional degree 
15.0%of workers are self-employed 
1.1cars per household 

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 1,145 crimes in Gilze en Rijen in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 40.1 per 1,000 residents.

Other property crime287
Vandalism and criminal damage71
Theft of bicycles and mopeds69
Driving under the influence62
Theft from vehicles51
Assault46
Threats38
Burglary of homes30
Vehicle theft11
Pickpocketing4
Public violence against people4

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 Gilze en Rijen, a moderately urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.2 km
Large supermarket1.1 km
Day nursery0.8 km
Primary school0.9 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km3.6
Primary pupils living here2,400
Secondary pupils living here1,560
Business premises3,465
Residents per km²436
Land area6,538 ha

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

Around here.

Photographs taken near Gilze en Rijen, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Station Gilze-Rijen P1060290
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Station Gilze-Rijen P1060290
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Station Gilze-Rijen P1060291
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Station Gilze-Rijen P1060291
Photo: G.Lanting · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Station Gilze-Rijen P1060292
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Station Gilze-Rijen P1060292
Photo: G.Lanting · CC BY-SA 3.0
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