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Luchthavenbuurt Oost

Luchthavenbuurt Oost is a neighbourhood in the Het Zand district of Tilburg, with 1,305 residents and 473 homes. 64% of homes are owner-occupied and 60% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€282,000) is 17% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 118 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 08553807 · 20 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,305residents1 January 2025
€282,000average WOZ home valueTilburg: €339,000
20%green within 500 mTilburg: 22%
118services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Luchthavenbuurt Oost in TilburgPostcodes in Luchthavenbuurt Oost highlighted; the rest of Tilburg in grey
Map of Tilburg with Luchthavenbuurt Oost highlighted

Who lives here.

1,305 residents in 915 households, 1.4 people per household on average; next to the figure for Tilburg.

9%
aged 0–14
36%
aged 15–24
31%
aged 25–44
9%
aged 65 and over
75%
one-person households
11%
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 Luchthavenbuurt Oost is €282,000, against €339,000 in Tilburg.

473homes1 January 2025
60%single-family houses40% flats and apartments
64%owner-occupied0% housing association
0%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied
750 m³gas per home per yearTilburg: 580 m³
2,600 kWhelectricity per home per yearTilburg: 2,470 kWh
1%homes off the gas gridTilburg: 31%
17%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 Luchthavenbuurt Oost compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

72%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyTilburg: 48%
3%in the top 20% nationallyTilburg: 15%
6.4%of residents live below the poverty lineTilburg: 3.9%
€4,000median household wealthTilburg: €44,000
64.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workTilburg: 72.0%
27%with a university or higher professional degreeTilburg: 33%
9.0%of workers are self-employedTilburg: 13.0%
0.4cars 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 Luchthavenbuurt Oost in 2025, 40% more than in 2024. That is 37.5 per 1,000 residents, compared with 57.7 across Tilburg.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds13
Other property crime6
Vandalism and criminal damage5
Assault4
Burglary of homes1
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 Luchthavenbuurt Oost, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

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

Also

Primary schools within 3 km14.4
Primary pupils living here60
Secondary pupils living here30
Business premises115
Residents per km²9,662
Land area13 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Tilburg.