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De Hofstad

De Hofstad is a neighbourhood in the Binnenstad district of 's-Hertogenbosch, with 1,125 residents and 662 homes. 27% of homes are owner-occupied and 11% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€328,000) is 21% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 391 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 07960103 · 22 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,125residents1 January 2025
€328,000average WOZ home value's-Hertogenbosch: €417,000
21%green within 500 m's-Hertogenbosch: 23%
391services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
De Hofstad in 's-HertogenboschPostcodes in De Hofstad highlighted; the rest of 's-Hertogenbosch in grey
Map of 's-Hertogenbosch with De Hofstad highlighted

Who lives here.

1,125 residents in 700 households, 1.6 people per household on average; next to the figure for 's-Hertogenbosch.

9%
aged 0–14
14%
aged 15–24
43%
aged 25–44
11%
aged 65 and over
60%
one-person households
15%
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 De Hofstad is €328,000, against €417,000 in 's-Hertogenbosch.

662homes2 newly built in 2025
11%single-family houses89% flats and apartments
27%owner-occupied50% housing association
0%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied
630 m³gas per home per year's-Hertogenbosch: 770 m³
1,720 kWhelectricity per home per year's-Hertogenbosch: 2,580 kWh
2%homes off the gas grid's-Hertogenbosch: 10%
45%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 De Hofstad compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

55%of households in the lowest 40% nationally's-Hertogenbosch: 40%
9%in the top 20% nationally's-Hertogenbosch: 21%
3.5%of residents live below the poverty line's-Hertogenbosch: 2.9%
€9,000median household wealth's-Hertogenbosch: €110,000
74.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in work's-Hertogenbosch: 74.0%
53%with a university or higher professional degree's-Hertogenbosch: 41%
16.0%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 69 crimes in De Hofstad in 2025, 21% more than in 2024. That is 61.3 per 1,000 residents, compared with 55.9 across 's-Hertogenbosch.

Other property crime12
Theft of bicycles and mopeds10
Vandalism and criminal damage10
Assault9
Theft from vehicles7
Burglary of homes3
Threats2
Vehicle theft1

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 De Hofstad, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.4 km
Large supermarket0.6 km
Day nursery0.7 km
Primary school1.3 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km9.3
Primary pupils living here50
Secondary pupils living here40
Business premises155
Residents per km²13,278
Land area8 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in 's-Hertogenbosch.