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Orthen west

Orthen west is a neighbourhood in the Noord district of 's-Hertogenbosch, with 825 residents and 363 homes. 39% of homes are owner-occupied and 71% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€389,000) is 7% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 106 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 07960914 · 21 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
825residents1 January 2025
€389,000average WOZ home value's-Hertogenbosch: €417,000
25%green within 500 m's-Hertogenbosch: 23%
106services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Orthen west in 's-HertogenboschPostcodes in Orthen west highlighted; the rest of 's-Hertogenbosch in grey
Map of 's-Hertogenbosch with Orthen west highlighted

Who lives here.

825 residents in 395 households, 2.1 people per household on average; next to the figure for 's-Hertogenbosch.

19%
aged 0–14
8%
aged 15–24
42%
aged 25–44
10%
aged 65 and over
41%
one-person households
32%
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 Orthen west is €389,000, against €417,000 in 's-Hertogenbosch.

363homes1 January 2025
71%single-family houses29% flats and apartments
39%owner-occupied44% housing association
61%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied
540 m³gas per home per year's-Hertogenbosch: 770 m³
2,460 kWhelectricity per home per year's-Hertogenbosch: 2,580 kWh
19%homes off the gas grid's-Hertogenbosch: 10%
44%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 Orthen west compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

42%of households in the lowest 40% nationally's-Hertogenbosch: 40%
15%in the top 20% nationally's-Hertogenbosch: 21%
4.1%of residents live below the poverty line's-Hertogenbosch: 2.9%
€23,000median household wealth's-Hertogenbosch: €110,000
76.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in work's-Hertogenbosch: 74.0%
13.0%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 35 crimes in Orthen west in 2025, 52% more than in 2024. That is 42.4 per 1,000 residents, compared with 55.9 across 's-Hertogenbosch.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds5
Other property crime3
Driving under the influence3
Theft from vehicles1
Vehicle theft1
Threats1
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 Orthen west, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.7 km
Large supermarket0.8 km
Day nursery0.9 km
Primary school1.2 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km11.1
Primary pupils living here80
Secondary pupils living here30
Business premises95
Residents per km²2,504
Land area33 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in 's-Hertogenbosch.