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Ruiven

Ruiven is a neighbourhood in the Berkel-Enschot district of Tilburg, with 1,925 residents and 741 homes. 91% of homes are owner-occupied and 98% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€503,000) is 48% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 109 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 08556608 · 43 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,925residents1 January 2025
€503,000average WOZ home valueTilburg: €339,000
14%green within 500 mTilburg: 22%
109services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Ruiven in TilburgPostcodes in Ruiven highlighted; the rest of Tilburg in grey
Map of Tilburg with Ruiven highlighted

Who lives here.

1,925 residents in 740 households, 2.6 people per household on average; next to the figure for Tilburg.

19%
aged 0–14
12%
aged 15–24
19%
aged 25–44
24%
aged 65 and over
20%
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 Ruiven is €503,000, against €339,000 in Tilburg.

741homes1 January 2025
98%single-family houses2% flats and apartments
91%owner-occupied8% housing association
0%built in the last ten years1% unoccupied
1,180 m³gas per home per yearTilburg: 580 m³
3,290 kWhelectricity per home per yearTilburg: 2,470 kWh
2%homes off the gas gridTilburg: 31%
58%homes with solar panelsTilburg: 34%

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 Ruiven compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

14%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyTilburg: 48%
37%in the top 20% nationallyTilburg: 15%
0.7%of residents live below the poverty lineTilburg: 3.9%
€377,000median household wealthTilburg: €44,000
76.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workTilburg: 72.0%
48%with a university or higher professional degreeTilburg: 33%
16.0%of workers are self-employedTilburg: 13.0%
1.3cars per householdTilburg: 0.8

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 49 crimes in Ruiven in 2025, 20% more than in 2024. That is 25.5 per 1,000 residents, compared with 57.7 across Tilburg.

Driving under the influence9
Theft of bicycles and mopeds6
Other property crime6
Theft from vehicles4
Burglary of homes2
Vandalism and criminal damage2
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 Ruiven, a moderately urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.4 km
Large supermarket1.7 km
Day nursery0.6 km
Primary school0.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km3.0
Primary pupils living here210
Secondary pupils living here120
Business premises225
Residents per km²2,762
Land area70 ha

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

Schools in Ruiven.

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

Basisschool BerkelooPrimary school · Rooms-Katholiek
OBS Berkel-EnschotPrimary school · Openbaar
2College voor Lyceum Havo Mavo Vbo, RuivenmavoSecondary school (vmbo) · Bijzonder

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 Tilburg.