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Graafsebuurt noord

Graafsebuurt noord is a neighbourhood in the Graafsepoort district of 's-Hertogenbosch, with 2,165 residents and 1,097 homes. 37% of homes are owner-occupied and 60% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€428,000) is in line with the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 143 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 07960304 · 51 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
2,165residents1 January 2025
€428,000average WOZ home value's-Hertogenbosch: €417,000
27%green within 500 m's-Hertogenbosch: 23%
143services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Graafsebuurt noord in 's-HertogenboschPostcodes in Graafsebuurt noord highlighted; the rest of 's-Hertogenbosch in grey
Map of 's-Hertogenbosch with Graafsebuurt noord highlighted

Who lives here.

2,165 residents in 1,110 households, 1.9 people per household on average; next to the figure for 's-Hertogenbosch.

15%
aged 0–14
12%
aged 15–24
31%
aged 25–44
15%
aged 65 and over
47%
one-person households
28%
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 Graafsebuurt noord is €428,000, against €417,000 in 's-Hertogenbosch.

1,097homes1 January 2025
60%single-family houses40% flats and apartments
37%owner-occupied51% housing association
11%built in the last ten years5% unoccupied
770 m³gas per home per year's-Hertogenbosch: 770 m³
2,280 kWhelectricity per home per year's-Hertogenbosch: 2,580 kWh
3%homes off the gas grid's-Hertogenbosch: 10%
38%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 Graafsebuurt noord compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

51%of households in the lowest 40% nationally's-Hertogenbosch: 40%
20%in the top 20% nationally's-Hertogenbosch: 21%
6.0%of residents live below the poverty line's-Hertogenbosch: 2.9%
€17,000median household wealth's-Hertogenbosch: €110,000
72.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in work's-Hertogenbosch: 74.0%
44%with a university or higher professional degree's-Hertogenbosch: 41%
17.0%of workers are self-employed's-Hertogenbosch: 17.0%
0.8cars 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 216 crimes in Graafsebuurt noord in 2025, 16% fewer than in 2024. That is 99.8 per 1,000 residents, compared with 55.9 across 's-Hertogenbosch.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds32
Vandalism and criminal damage19
Driving under the influence16
Theft from vehicles12
Other property crime11
Threats9
Assault9
Burglary of homes6
Pickpocketing2
Public violence against people2

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 Graafsebuurt noord, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.7 km
Large supermarket0.6 km
Day nursery0.6 km
Primary school0.9 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km10.0
Primary pupils living here180
Secondary pupils living here130
Business premises365
Residents per km²2,859
Land area76 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in 's-Hertogenbosch.