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Binnenstad centrum

Binnenstad centrum is a neighbourhood in the Binnenstad district of 's-Hertogenbosch, with 6,975 residents and 4,580 homes. 34% of homes are owner-occupied and 13% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€454,000) is 9% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 378 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 07960101 · 162 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
6,975residents1 January 2025
€454,000average WOZ home value's-Hertogenbosch: €417,000
13%green within 500 m's-Hertogenbosch: 23%
378services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Binnenstad centrum in 's-HertogenboschPostcodes in Binnenstad centrum highlighted; the rest of 's-Hertogenbosch in grey
Map of 's-Hertogenbosch with Binnenstad centrum highlighted

Who lives here.

6,975 residents in 4,615 households, 1.5 people per household on average; next to the figure for 's-Hertogenbosch.

5%
aged 0–14
13%
aged 15–24
44%
aged 25–44
16%
aged 65 and over
62%
one-person households
9%
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 Binnenstad centrum is €454,000, against €417,000 in 's-Hertogenbosch.

4,580homes7 newly built in 2025
13%single-family houses87% flats and apartments
34%owner-occupied20% housing association
8%built in the last ten years8% unoccupied
730 m³gas per home per year's-Hertogenbosch: 770 m³
2,140 kWhelectricity per home per year's-Hertogenbosch: 2,580 kWh
8%homes off the gas grid's-Hertogenbosch: 10%
5%homes with solar panels's-Hertogenbosch: 36%

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 Binnenstad centrum compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

49%of households in the lowest 40% nationally's-Hertogenbosch: 40%
16%in the top 20% nationally's-Hertogenbosch: 21%
4.1%of residents live below the poverty line's-Hertogenbosch: 2.9%
€24,000median household wealth's-Hertogenbosch: €110,000
81.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in work's-Hertogenbosch: 74.0%
57%with a university or higher professional degree's-Hertogenbosch: 41%
19.0%of workers are self-employed's-Hertogenbosch: 17.0%
0.5cars per household's-Hertogenbosch: 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 1,190 crimes in Binnenstad centrum in 2025, 7% fewer than in 2024. That is 170.6 per 1,000 residents, compared with 55.9 across 's-Hertogenbosch.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds222
Other property crime120
Assault112
Pickpocketing67
Vandalism and criminal damage61
Theft from vehicles36
Threats33
Public violence against people19
Burglary of homes18
Driving under the influence11
Street robbery4
Vehicle theft2

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 Binnenstad centrum, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.7 km
Large supermarket0.3 km
Day nursery0.7 km
Primary school0.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km10.0
Primary pupils living here140
Secondary pupils living here150
Business premises2,375
Residents per km²9,781
Land area71 ha

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

Schools in Binnenstad centrum.

Primary and secondary school sites with an address in this neighbourhood.

Kindcentrum Het StadshartPrimary school · Rooms-Katholiek

Source: DUO Open Education Data: primary and secondary school locations (CC BY 4.0). Admission depends on each school's own policy.

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in 's-Hertogenbosch.