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Orthenpoort

Orthenpoort is a neighbourhood in the Muntel / Vliert district of 's-Hertogenbosch, with 660 residents and 354 homes. 41% of homes are owner-occupied and 40% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€309,000) is 26% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 251 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 07960403 · 14 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
660residents1 January 2025
€309,000average WOZ home value's-Hertogenbosch: €417,000
17%green within 500 m's-Hertogenbosch: 23%
251services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Orthenpoort in 's-HertogenboschPostcodes in Orthenpoort highlighted; the rest of 's-Hertogenbosch in grey
Map of 's-Hertogenbosch with Orthenpoort highlighted

Who lives here.

660 residents in 335 households, 1.8 people per household on average; next to the figure for 's-Hertogenbosch.

13%
aged 0–14
11%
aged 15–24
46%
aged 25–44
9%
aged 65 and over
54%
one-person households
22%
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 Orthenpoort is €309,000, against €417,000 in 's-Hertogenbosch.

354homes1 January 2025
40%single-family houses60% flats and apartments
41%owner-occupied38% housing association
0%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied
650 m³gas per home per year's-Hertogenbosch: 770 m³
1,940 kWhelectricity per home per year's-Hertogenbosch: 2,580 kWh
32%homes off the gas grid's-Hertogenbosch: 10%
18%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 Orthenpoort compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

48%of households in the lowest 40% nationally's-Hertogenbosch: 40%
18%in the top 20% nationally's-Hertogenbosch: 21%
3.5%of residents live below the poverty line's-Hertogenbosch: 2.9%
€28,000median household wealth's-Hertogenbosch: €110,000
81.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in work's-Hertogenbosch: 74.0%
12.0%of workers are self-employed's-Hertogenbosch: 17.0%
0.7cars 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 364 crimes in Orthenpoort in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 551.5 per 1,000 residents, compared with 55.9 across 's-Hertogenbosch.

Driving under the influence61
Vandalism and criminal damage44
Threats28
Theft of bicycles and mopeds22
Assault12
Other property crime7
Vehicle theft4
Theft from vehicles3
Burglary of homes2
Pickpocketing1

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 Orthenpoort, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.8 km
Large supermarket0.3 km
Day nursery0.7 km
Primary school0.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km11.9
Primary pupils living here50
Secondary pupils living here20
Business premises130
Residents per km²3,520
Land area19 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in 's-Hertogenbosch.