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Abdij- en Torenbuurt

Abdij- en Torenbuurt is a neighbourhood in the De Reit district of Tilburg, with 1,715 residents and 828 homes. 11% of homes are owner-occupied and 38% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€227,000) is 33% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 110 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 08553702 · 33 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,715residents1 January 2025
€227,000average WOZ home valueTilburg: €339,000
26%green within 500 mTilburg: 22%
110services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Abdij- en Torenbuurt in TilburgPostcodes in Abdij- en Torenbuurt highlighted; the rest of Tilburg in grey
Map of Tilburg with Abdij- en Torenbuurt highlighted

Who lives here.

1,715 residents in 990 households, 1.7 people per household on average; next to the figure for Tilburg.

16%
aged 0–14
26%
aged 15–24
31%
aged 25–44
8%
aged 65 and over
63%
one-person households
23%
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 Abdij- en Torenbuurt is €227,000, against €339,000 in Tilburg.

828homes1 January 2025
38%single-family houses62% flats and apartments
11%owner-occupied68% housing association
0%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied
610 m³gas per home per yearTilburg: 580 m³
1,940 kWhelectricity per home per yearTilburg: 2,470 kWh
16%homes off the gas gridTilburg: 31%
23%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 Abdij- en Torenbuurt compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

72%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyTilburg: 48%
5%in the top 20% nationallyTilburg: 15%
6.8%of residents live below the poverty lineTilburg: 3.9%
€2,000median household wealthTilburg: €44,000
59.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workTilburg: 72.0%
13.0%of workers are self-employedTilburg: 13.0%
0.5cars 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 96 crimes in Abdij- en Torenbuurt in 2025, 48% more than in 2024. That is 56.0 per 1,000 residents, compared with 57.7 across Tilburg.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds22
Other property crime9
Assault8
Vandalism and criminal damage7
Burglary of homes4
Threats4
Theft from vehicles2
Vehicle theft1
Driving under the influence1

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 Abdij- en Torenbuurt, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.3 km
Large supermarket0.6 km
Day nursery0.2 km
Primary school0.5 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km15.6
Primary pupils living here160
Secondary pupils living here90
Business premises130
Residents per km²9,322
Land area18 ha

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

Schools in Abdij- en Torenbuurt.

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

Jan Ligthartschool RendierhofPrimary school · Algemeen 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.