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Melis Stokestraat

Melis Stokestraat is a neighbourhood in the Kanaalzone district of Tilburg, with 465 residents and 193 homes. 54% of homes are owner-occupied and 91% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€289,000) is 15% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 133 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 08552904 · 10 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
465residents1 January 2025
€289,000average WOZ home valueTilburg: €339,000
24%green within 500 mTilburg: 22%
133services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Melis Stokestraat in TilburgPostcodes in Melis Stokestraat highlighted; the rest of Tilburg in grey
Map of Tilburg with Melis Stokestraat highlighted

Who lives here.

465 residents in 235 households, 2.0 people per household on average; next to the figure for Tilburg.

10%
aged 0–14
19%
aged 15–24
31%
aged 25–44
13%
aged 65 and over
47%
one-person households
30%
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 Melis Stokestraat is €289,000, against €339,000 in Tilburg.

193homes1 January 2025
91%single-family houses9% flats and apartments
54%owner-occupied31% housing association
0%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied
1,050 m³gas per home per yearTilburg: 580 m³
2,820 kWhelectricity per home per yearTilburg: 2,470 kWh
1%homes off the gas gridTilburg: 31%
30%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 Melis Stokestraat compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

50%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyTilburg: 48%
13%in the top 20% nationallyTilburg: 15%
4.0%of residents live below the poverty lineTilburg: 3.9%
€39,000median household wealthTilburg: €44,000
71.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workTilburg: 72.0%
12.0%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 55 crimes in Melis Stokestraat in 2025, 41% more than in 2024. That is 118.3 per 1,000 residents, compared with 57.7 across Tilburg.

Driving under the influence9
Vandalism and criminal damage6
Threats5
Assault5
Other property crime5
Theft of bicycles and mopeds4
Burglary of homes2
Theft from vehicles1
Vehicle theft1
Public violence against people1

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 Melis Stokestraat, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.6 km
Large supermarket1.1 km
Day nursery0.6 km
Primary school0.6 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km13.5
Primary pupils living here30
Secondary pupils living here20
Business premises40
Residents per km²4,631
Land area10 ha

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

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Tilburg.

Hoefstraat ZuidInd.terrein Kanaalzone Noord-OostHoefstraat NoordPaduaRosmolenInd.terrein Kanaalzone OostKanaalzone district