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Goirke Noord

Goirke Noord is a neighbourhood in the Het Goirke district of Tilburg, with 1,220 residents and 696 homes. 34% of homes are owner-occupied and 41% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€278,000) is 18% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 123 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 08552401 · 17 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,220residents1 January 2025
€278,000average WOZ home valueTilburg: €339,000
10%green within 500 mTilburg: 22%
123services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Goirke Noord in TilburgPostcodes in Goirke Noord highlighted; the rest of Tilburg in grey
Map of Tilburg with Goirke Noord highlighted

Who lives here.

1,220 residents in 730 households, 1.6 people per household on average; next to the figure for Tilburg.

10%
aged 0–14
12%
aged 15–24
39%
aged 25–44
18%
aged 65 and over
58%
one-person households
17%
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 Goirke Noord is €278,000, against €339,000 in Tilburg.

696homes1 January 2025
41%single-family houses59% flats and apartments
34%owner-occupied43% housing association
4%built in the last ten years6% unoccupied
630 m³gas per home per yearTilburg: 580 m³
2,030 kWhelectricity per home per yearTilburg: 2,470 kWh
6%homes off the gas gridTilburg: 31%
22%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 Goirke Noord compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

61%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyTilburg: 48%
6%in the top 20% nationallyTilburg: 15%
3.9%of residents live below the poverty lineTilburg: 3.9%
€14,000median household wealthTilburg: €44,000
68.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workTilburg: 72.0%
31%with a university or higher professional degreeTilburg: 33%
10.0%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 84 crimes in Goirke Noord in 2025, 12% more than in 2024. That is 68.9 per 1,000 residents, compared with 57.7 across Tilburg.

Vandalism and criminal damage16
Theft of bicycles and mopeds11
Threats6
Assault6
Driving under the influence6
Theft from vehicles5
Other property crime5
Burglary of homes2
Vehicle theft1
Pickpocketing1

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 Goirke Noord, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.9 km
Large supermarket0.3 km
Day nursery0.6 km
Primary school0.9 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km17.9
Primary pupils living here70
Secondary pupils living here30
Business premises135
Residents per km²10,259
Land area12 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Tilburg.