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Schrijversbuurt

Schrijversbuurt is a neighbourhood in the Korvel district of Tilburg, with 1,150 residents and 580 homes. 61% of homes are owner-occupied and 75% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€269,000) is 21% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 182 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 08551705 · 23 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,150residents1 January 2025
€269,000average WOZ home valueTilburg: €339,000
12%green within 500 mTilburg: 22%
182services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Schrijversbuurt in TilburgPostcodes in Schrijversbuurt highlighted; the rest of Tilburg in grey
Map of Tilburg with Schrijversbuurt highlighted

Who lives here.

1,150 residents in 695 households, 1.6 people per household on average; next to the figure for Tilburg.

9%
aged 0–14
20%
aged 15–24
38%
aged 25–44
11%
aged 65 and over
63%
one-person households
16%
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 Schrijversbuurt is €269,000, against €339,000 in Tilburg.

580homes1 January 2025
75%single-family houses25% flats and apartments
61%owner-occupied8% housing association
12%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied
860 m³gas per home per yearTilburg: 580 m³
2,260 kWhelectricity per home per yearTilburg: 2,470 kWh
1%homes off the gas gridTilburg: 31%
20%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 Schrijversbuurt compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

53%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyTilburg: 48%
7%in the top 20% nationallyTilburg: 15%
5.7%of residents live below the poverty lineTilburg: 3.9%
€40,000median household wealthTilburg: €44,000
77.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workTilburg: 72.0%
13.0%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 60 crimes in Schrijversbuurt in 2025, 20% fewer than in 2024. That is 52.2 per 1,000 residents, compared with 57.7 across Tilburg.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds16
Theft from vehicles6
Vandalism and criminal damage6
Other property crime5
Burglary of homes4
Assault2
Threats1

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 Schrijversbuurt, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

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

Also

Primary schools within 3 km15.9
Primary pupils living here60
Secondary pupils living here20
Business premises145
Residents per km²10,016
Land area11 ha

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

Schools in Schrijversbuurt.

Primary and secondary school sites with an address in this neighbourhood.

Basisschool De ZuidwesterPrimary school · Rooms-Katholiek

Source: DUO Open Education Data: primary and secondary school locations (CC BY 4.0). Admission depends on each school's own policy.

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Tilburg.