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Kanaalzone

Kanaalzone is one of 58 districts in Tilburg, with 845 residents and 384 homes in 5 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €305,000 is 10% below the municipal average. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 085529 · 5 neighbourhoods · 27 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
845residents1 January 2025
€305,000average WOZ home valueTilburg: €339,000
19%green within 500 mTilburg: 22%
130services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Kanaalzone in TilburgPostcodes in Kanaalzone highlighted; the rest of Tilburg in grey
Map of Tilburg with Kanaalzone highlighted

Neighbourhoods of Kanaalzone.

Colour shows where each neighbourhood sits among all 234 neighbourhoods in Tilburg.

NeighbourhoodResidentsWOZ valueOwner-occupiedSingle-familyAged 65+Green 500 mServices 15 min
Ind.terrein Kanaalzone Noord110€354k61%73%14%19%115
Ind.terrein Kanaalzone Noord-Oost40–––0%26%132
Melis Stokestraat465€289k54%91%13%24%133
Ind.terrein Kanaalzone Oost85€324k43%60%0%15%122
Ind.terrein Kanaalzone Zuid5–––0%8%181

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Kanaalzone is €305,000, against €339,000 in Tilburg.

384homes1 January 2025
73%single-family houses27% flats and apartments
58%owner-occupied15% housing association
0%built in the last ten years6% unoccupied
1,030 m³gas per home per yearTilburg: 580 m³
2,720 kWhelectricity per home per yearTilburg: 2,470 kWh
2%homes off the gas gridTilburg: 31%
24%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 Kanaalzone compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

58%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyTilburg: 48%
10%in the top 20% nationallyTilburg: 15%
5.6%of residents live below the poverty lineTilburg: 3.9%
€18,000median household wealthTilburg: €44,000
75.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workTilburg: 72.0%
27%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 184 crimes in Kanaalzone in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 217.8 per 1,000 residents, compared with 57.7 across Tilburg.

Other property crime28
Theft of bicycles and mopeds19
Driving under the influence18
Vandalism and criminal damage15
Assault14
Threats9
Theft from vehicles6
Vehicle theft4
Burglary of homes2
Public violence against people2
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 Kanaalzone, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.8 km
Large supermarket0.8 km
Day nursery0.7 km
Primary school0.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km13.8
Primary pupils living here50
Secondary pupils living here20
Business premises390
Residents per km²872
Land area97 ha

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

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