Dongewijk Zuid

Dongewijk Zuid is a neighbourhood in the Dongewijk district of Tilburg, with 585 residents and 297 homes. 39% of homes are owner-occupied and 41% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€297,000) is 12% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 108 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 08555202 · 6 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

585residents1 January 2025

€297,000average WOZ home valueTilburg: €339,000

32%green within 500 mTilburg: 22%

108services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Dongewijk Zuid in TilburgPostcodes in Dongewijk Zuid highlighted; the rest of Tilburg in grey

Map of Tilburg with Dongewijk Zuid highlighted

Who lives here.

585 residents in 310 households, 1.9 people per household on average; next to the figure for Tilburg.

13%

aged 0–14

10%

aged 15–24

30%

aged 25–44

22%

aged 65 and over

45%

one-person households

31%

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 Dongewijk Zuid is €297,000, against €339,000 in Tilburg.

297homes1 January 2025

41%single-family houses59% flats and apartments

39%owner-occupied59% housing association

27%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied

0 m³gas per home per yearTilburg: 580 m³

2,090 kWhelectricity per home per yearTilburg: 2,470 kWh

100%homes off the gas gridTilburg: 31%

44%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 Dongewijk Zuid compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

57%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyTilburg: 48%

14%in the top 20% nationallyTilburg: 15%

2.4%of residents live below the poverty lineTilburg: 3.9%

€34,000median household wealthTilburg: €44,000

70.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workTilburg: 72.0%

8.0%of workers are self-employedTilburg: 13.0%

0.9cars 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 20 crimes in Dongewijk Zuid in 2025, 54% more than in 2024. That is 34.2 per 1,000 residents, compared with 57.7 across Tilburg.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds5

Theft from vehicles4

Burglary of homes2

Threats2

Vandalism and criminal damage2

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 Dongewijk Zuid, a highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.6 km

Large supermarket1.2 km

Day nursery0.5 km

Primary school0.5 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km12.5

Primary pupils living here40

Secondary pupils living here20

Business premises50

Residents per km²6,485

Land area9 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Tilburg.

Campenhoef West Dongewijk Noord Koolhoven Buiten Campenhoef Midden Koolhoven Oost Dalem Zuid II Dongewijk district