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Molenhoek

Molenhoek is a neighbourhood in the Rosmalen-Zuid district of 's-Hertogenbosch, with 4,120 residents and 1,775 homes. 83% of homes are owner-occupied and 78% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€644,000) is 54% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 96 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 07960506 · 97 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
4,120residents1 January 2025
€644,000average WOZ home value's-Hertogenbosch: €417,000
20%green within 500 m's-Hertogenbosch: 23%
96services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Molenhoek in 's-HertogenboschPostcodes in Molenhoek highlighted; the rest of 's-Hertogenbosch in grey
Map of 's-Hertogenbosch with Molenhoek highlighted

Who lives here.

4,120 residents in 1,665 households, 2.4 people per household on average; next to the figure for 's-Hertogenbosch.

17%
aged 0–14
9%
aged 15–24
19%
aged 25–44
30%
aged 65 and over
25%
one-person households
38%
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 Molenhoek is €644,000, against €417,000 in 's-Hertogenbosch.

1,775homes1 newly built in 2025
78%single-family houses22% flats and apartments
83%owner-occupied11% housing association
13%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied
1,080 m³gas per home per year's-Hertogenbosch: 770 m³
3,430 kWhelectricity per home per year's-Hertogenbosch: 2,580 kWh
11%homes off the gas grid's-Hertogenbosch: 10%
56%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 Molenhoek compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

18%of households in the lowest 40% nationally's-Hertogenbosch: 40%
42%in the top 20% nationally's-Hertogenbosch: 21%
1.2%of residents live below the poverty line's-Hertogenbosch: 2.9%
€508,000median household wealth's-Hertogenbosch: €110,000
75.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in work's-Hertogenbosch: 74.0%
56%with a university or higher professional degree's-Hertogenbosch: 41%
24.0%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 163 crimes in Molenhoek in 2025, 4% fewer than in 2024. That is 39.6 per 1,000 residents, compared with 55.9 across 's-Hertogenbosch.

Other property crime19
Burglary of homes14
Theft of bicycles and mopeds14
Vandalism and criminal damage12
Theft from vehicles6
Driving under the influence6
Vehicle theft2
Pickpocketing1
Threats1
Assault1

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 Molenhoek, a moderately urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.1 km
Large supermarket0.6 km
Day nursery0.7 km
Primary school0.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km8.3
Primary pupils living here390
Secondary pupils living here300
Business premises655
Residents per km²3,016
Land area137 ha

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

Schools in Molenhoek.

Primary and secondary school sites with an address in this neighbourhood.

De Troubadour School voor BasisonderwijsPrimary school · Rooms-Katholiek

Source: DUO Open Education Data: primary and secondary school locations (CC BY 4.0). Admission depends on each school's own policy.

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in 's-Hertogenbosch.