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Luchthavenbuurt West

Luchthavenbuurt West is a neighbourhood in the Het Zand district of Tilburg, with 1,175 residents and 561 homes. 29% of homes are owner-occupied and 57% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€257,000) is 24% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 99 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 08553806 · 23 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,175residents1 January 2025
€257,000average WOZ home valueTilburg: €339,000
36%green within 500 mTilburg: 22%
99services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Luchthavenbuurt West in TilburgPostcodes in Luchthavenbuurt West highlighted; the rest of Tilburg in grey
Map of Tilburg with Luchthavenbuurt West highlighted

Who lives here.

1,175 residents in 585 households, 2.0 people per household on average; next to the figure for Tilburg.

18%
aged 0–14
15%
aged 15–24
27%
aged 25–44
18%
aged 65 and over
44%
one-person households
33%
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 West is €257,000, against €339,000 in Tilburg.

561homes1 January 2025
57%single-family houses43% flats and apartments
29%owner-occupied67% housing association
0%built in the last ten years1% unoccupied
570 m³gas per home per yearTilburg: 580 m³
2,050 kWhelectricity per home per yearTilburg: 2,470 kWh
19%homes off the gas gridTilburg: 31%
37%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 West compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

61%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyTilburg: 48%
5%in the top 20% nationallyTilburg: 15%
7.4%of residents live below the poverty lineTilburg: 3.9%
€7,000median household wealthTilburg: €44,000
56.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workTilburg: 72.0%
15%with a university or higher professional degreeTilburg: 33%
10.0%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 34 crimes in Luchthavenbuurt West in 2025, 3% more than in 2024. That is 28.9 per 1,000 residents, compared with 57.7 across Tilburg.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds8
Threats4
Burglary of homes3
Assault3
Other property crime3
Vandalism and criminal damage3
Vehicle theft1

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 West, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.7 km
Large supermarket0.7 km
Day nursery0.4 km
Primary school0.4 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km11.9
Primary pupils living here120
Secondary pupils living here70
Business premises95
Residents per km²8,519
Land area14 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Tilburg.