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Heikant Zuid-Oost

Heikant Zuid-Oost is a neighbourhood in the Heikant district of Tilburg, with 1,905 residents and 1,036 homes. 13% of homes are owner-occupied and 26% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€230,000) is 32% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 112 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 08554306 · 34 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,905residents1 January 2025
€230,000average WOZ home valueTilburg: €339,000
28%green within 500 mTilburg: 22%
112services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Heikant Zuid-Oost in TilburgPostcodes in Heikant Zuid-Oost highlighted; the rest of Tilburg in grey
Map of Tilburg with Heikant Zuid-Oost highlighted

Who lives here.

1,905 residents in 920 households, 1.9 people per household on average; next to the figure for Tilburg.

15%
aged 0–14
9%
aged 15–24
23%
aged 25–44
35%
aged 65 and over
54%
one-person households
26%
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 Heikant Zuid-Oost is €230,000, against €339,000 in Tilburg.

1,036homes1 January 2025
26%single-family houses74% flats and apartments
13%owner-occupied75% housing association
9%built in the last ten years5% unoccupied
300 m³gas per home per yearTilburg: 580 m³
2,150 kWhelectricity per home per yearTilburg: 2,470 kWh
61%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 Heikant Zuid-Oost compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

67%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyTilburg: 48%
5%in the top 20% nationallyTilburg: 15%
5.6%of residents live below the poverty lineTilburg: 3.9%
€12,000median household wealthTilburg: €44,000
62.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workTilburg: 72.0%
16%with a university or higher professional degreeTilburg: 33%
14.0%of workers are self-employedTilburg: 13.0%
0.7cars 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 344 crimes in Heikant Zuid-Oost in 2025, 15% more than in 2024. That is 180.6 per 1,000 residents, compared with 57.7 across Tilburg.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds60
Other property crime28
Vandalism and criminal damage21
Assault17
Threats16
Driving under the influence13
Theft from vehicles7
Pickpocketing6
Burglary of homes2
Vehicle theft2
Public violence against people1
Street robbery1

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 Heikant Zuid-Oost, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.3 km
Large supermarket0.4 km
Day nursery0.3 km
Primary school0.5 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km9.7
Primary pupils living here150
Secondary pupils living here110
Business premises195
Residents per km²6,348
Land area30 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Tilburg.