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De Muziekinstrumentenbuurt

De Muziekinstrumentenbuurt is a neighbourhood in the Noord district of 's-Hertogenbosch, with 1,215 residents and 477 homes. 23% of homes are owner-occupied and 95% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€303,000) is 27% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 101 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 07960911 · 17 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,215residents1 January 2025
€303,000average WOZ home value's-Hertogenbosch: €417,000
27%green within 500 m's-Hertogenbosch: 23%
101services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
De Muziekinstrumentenbuurt in 's-HertogenboschPostcodes in De Muziekinstrumentenbuurt highlighted; the rest of 's-Hertogenbosch in grey
Map of 's-Hertogenbosch with De Muziekinstrumentenbuurt highlighted

Who lives here.

1,215 residents in 490 households, 2.5 people per household on average; next to the figure for 's-Hertogenbosch.

21%
aged 0–14
15%
aged 15–24
26%
aged 25–44
13%
aged 65 and over
38%
one-person households
45%
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 Muziekinstrumentenbuurt is €303,000, against €417,000 in 's-Hertogenbosch.

477homes1 January 2025
95%single-family houses5% flats and apartments
23%owner-occupied74% housing association
0%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied
1,010 m³gas per home per year's-Hertogenbosch: 770 m³
2,600 kWhelectricity per home per year's-Hertogenbosch: 2,580 kWh
0%homes off the gas grid's-Hertogenbosch: 10%
35%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 Muziekinstrumentenbuurt compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

49%of households in the lowest 40% nationally's-Hertogenbosch: 40%
11%in the top 20% nationally's-Hertogenbosch: 21%
5.9%of residents live below the poverty line's-Hertogenbosch: 2.9%
€3,000median household wealth's-Hertogenbosch: €110,000
61.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in work's-Hertogenbosch: 74.0%
17.0%of workers are self-employed's-Hertogenbosch: 17.0%
0.9cars 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 58 crimes in De Muziekinstrumentenbuurt in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 47.7 per 1,000 residents, compared with 55.9 across 's-Hertogenbosch.

Vandalism and criminal damage13
Assault6
Theft from vehicles4
Driving under the influence4
Other property crime3
Burglary of homes2
Threats2
Public violence against people1

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 Muziekinstrumentenbuurt, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.2 km
Large supermarket0.3 km
Day nursery0.4 km
Primary school0.4 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km9.5
Primary pupils living here160
Secondary pupils living here80
Business premises100
Residents per km²5,577
Land area22 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in 's-Hertogenbosch.