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De Watertuinen

De Watertuinen is a neighbourhood in the De Groote Wielen district of 's-Hertogenbosch, with 1,525 residents and 564 homes. 89% of homes are owner-occupied and 100% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€542,000) is 30% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 61 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 07960705 · 29 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,525residents1 January 2025
€542,000average WOZ home value's-Hertogenbosch: €417,000
22%green within 500 m's-Hertogenbosch: 23%
61services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
De Watertuinen in 's-HertogenboschPostcodes in De Watertuinen highlighted; the rest of 's-Hertogenbosch in grey
Map of 's-Hertogenbosch with De Watertuinen highlighted

Who lives here.

1,525 residents in 565 households, 2.7 people per household on average; next to the figure for 's-Hertogenbosch.

19%
aged 0–14
16%
aged 15–24
23%
aged 25–44
6%
aged 65 and over
15%
one-person households
58%
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 Watertuinen is €542,000, against €417,000 in 's-Hertogenbosch.

564homes1 January 2025
100%single-family houses0% flats and apartments
89%owner-occupied0% housing association
5%built in the last ten years1% unoccupied
750 m³gas per home per year's-Hertogenbosch: 770 m³
3,620 kWhelectricity per home per year's-Hertogenbosch: 2,580 kWh
18%homes off the gas grid's-Hertogenbosch: 10%
66%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 Watertuinen compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

6%of households in the lowest 40% nationally's-Hertogenbosch: 40%
53%in the top 20% nationally's-Hertogenbosch: 21%
1.2%of residents live below the poverty line's-Hertogenbosch: 2.9%
€316,000median household wealth's-Hertogenbosch: €110,000
86.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in work's-Hertogenbosch: 74.0%
55%with a university or higher professional degree's-Hertogenbosch: 41%
17.0%of workers are self-employed's-Hertogenbosch: 17.0%
1.3cars 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 16 crimes in De Watertuinen in 2025, 23% more than in 2024. That is 10.5 per 1,000 residents, compared with 55.9 across 's-Hertogenbosch.

Theft from vehicles7
Theft of bicycles and mopeds1
Threats1
Assault1
Vandalism and criminal damage1

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 Watertuinen, a slightly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.6 km
Large supermarket2.3 km
Day nursery0.8 km
Primary school0.8 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km5.6
Primary pupils living here160
Secondary pupils living here140
Business premises230
Residents per km²6,572
Land area23 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in 's-Hertogenbosch.