Biest-Houtakker

CBS name: Wijk 02 Biest-Houtakker

Biest-Houtakker is one of 5 districts in Hilvarenbeek, with 1,040 residents and 394 homes in 2 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €512,000 is 6% above the municipal average. On average 29% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 079802 · 2 neighbourhoods · 24 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

1,040residents1 January 2025

€512,000average WOZ home valueHilvarenbeek: €481,000

29%green within 500 mHilvarenbeek: 27%

9services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Biest-Houtakker in HilvarenbeekPostcodes in Biest-Houtakker highlighted; the rest of Hilvarenbeek in grey

Map of Hilvarenbeek with Biest-Houtakker highlighted

Neighbourhoods of Biest-Houtakker.

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Neighbourhood	Residents	WOZ value	Owner-occupied	Single-family	Aged 65+	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Biest-Houtakker	815	€498k	84%	98%	17%	28%	9
Verspreide huizen Biest-Houtakker	225	€577k	86%	100%	18%	30%	9

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Biest-Houtakker is €512,000, against €481,000 in Hilvarenbeek.

394homes1 January 2025

98%single-family houses2% flats and apartments

85%owner-occupied8% housing association

18%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied

1,000 m³gas per home per yearHilvarenbeek: 990 m³

3,680 kWhelectricity per home per yearHilvarenbeek: 3,210 kWh

9%homes off the gas gridHilvarenbeek: 8%

56%homes with solar panelsHilvarenbeek: 46%

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 Biest-Houtakker compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

23%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyHilvarenbeek: 28%

34%in the top 20% nationallyHilvarenbeek: 28%

0.8%of residents live below the poverty lineHilvarenbeek: 1.1%

€415,000median household wealthHilvarenbeek: €392,000

81.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workHilvarenbeek: 78.0%

32%with a university or higher professional degreeHilvarenbeek: 34%

22.0%of workers are self-employedHilvarenbeek: 21.0%

1.4cars per householdHilvarenbeek: 1.3

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 8 crimes in Biest-Houtakker in 2025, 43% fewer than in 2024. That is 7.7 per 1,000 residents, compared with 44.3 across Hilvarenbeek.

Burglary of homes2

Threats1

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 Biest-Houtakker, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice3.4 km

Large supermarket3.3 km

Day nursery0.5 km

Primary school0.5 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km1.2

Primary pupils living here100

Secondary pupils living here70

Business premises175

Residents per km²166

Land area626 ha

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

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