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Kom Empel

Kom Empel is a neighbourhood in the Empel district of 's-Hertogenbosch, with 1,245 residents and 509 homes. 74% of homes are owner-occupied and 92% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€527,000) is 26% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 113 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 07960801 · 33 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,245residents1 January 2025
€527,000average WOZ home value's-Hertogenbosch: €417,000
20%green within 500 m's-Hertogenbosch: 23%
113services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Kom Empel in 's-HertogenboschPostcodes in Kom Empel highlighted; the rest of 's-Hertogenbosch in grey
Map of 's-Hertogenbosch with Kom Empel highlighted

Who lives here.

1,245 residents in 515 households, 2.4 people per household on average; next to the figure for 's-Hertogenbosch.

16%
aged 0–14
12%
aged 15–24
19%
aged 25–44
25%
aged 65 and over
27%
one-person households
40%
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 Kom Empel is €527,000, against €417,000 in 's-Hertogenbosch.

509homes1 January 2025
92%single-family houses8% flats and apartments
74%owner-occupied20% housing association
1%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied
1,130 m³gas per home per year's-Hertogenbosch: 770 m³
3,550 kWhelectricity per home per year's-Hertogenbosch: 2,580 kWh
2%homes off the gas grid's-Hertogenbosch: 10%
60%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 Kom Empel compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

30%of households in the lowest 40% nationally's-Hertogenbosch: 40%
30%in the top 20% nationally's-Hertogenbosch: 21%
1.0%of residents live below the poverty line's-Hertogenbosch: 2.9%
€342,000median household wealth's-Hertogenbosch: €110,000
76.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in work's-Hertogenbosch: 74.0%
25%with a university or higher professional degree's-Hertogenbosch: 41%
26.0%of workers are self-employed's-Hertogenbosch: 17.0%
1.2cars 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 30 crimes in Kom Empel in 2025, 42% fewer than in 2024. That is 24.1 per 1,000 residents, compared with 55.9 across 's-Hertogenbosch.

Theft from vehicles2
Other property crime2
Burglary of homes1
Theft of bicycles and mopeds1
Assault1
Vandalism and criminal damage1
Driving under the influence1

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 Kom Empel, a moderately urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.4 km
Large supermarket0.4 km
Day nursery0.6 km
Primary school0.5 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km7.7
Primary pupils living here90
Secondary pupils living here100
Business premises210
Residents per km²2,747
Land area45 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in 's-Hertogenbosch.