The population is growing faster than in 's-Hertogenbosch. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch, and registered crime per resident is lower.
Homes cost less than the 's-Hertogenbosch average.
The average WOZ value in De Hambaken is €280,000, 33% lower than in 's-Hertogenbosch (€417,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 36%, against a rise of 31% in 's-Hertogenbosch. 27% of the homes are owner-occupied, 26 percentage points less than in 's-Hertogenbosch (53%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€280,000
▼33% lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (€417,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+36%
▲higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (+31%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
27%
▼26 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (53%)
Social housing
71%
▲38 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (33%)
Private rent
2%
▼12 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (14%)
Single-family dwellings
78%
▲19 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (59%)
Built 1992–2005
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (14%)
Built 2016 and later
14%
▲4 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (10%)
Average WOZ value
€280,000
▼33% lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (€417,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+36%
▲higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (+31%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
27%
▼26 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (53%)
Social housing
71%
▲38 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (33%)
Private rent
2%
▼12 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (14%)
Single-family dwellings
78%
▲19 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (59%)
Built 1992–2005
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (14%)
Built 2016 and later
14%
▲4 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (10%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 36% between 2021 and 2025, to €280,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€280,000▼ 33% below 's-Hertogenbosch
+36% since 2021
's-Hertogenbosch +31%
Explanation
The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Modelled ownership costs
Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€240 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€240/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
105 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €280,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€97NL median
Water board levy€40–
Waste levy€25€27
Property tax (OZB)€18€25
Sewage levy€14€22
Costs to set aside€143
Maintenance reserve€134–
Buildings insurance€9–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, 's-Hertogenbosch's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 7th of 334 gemeenten, cheapest first.
cheapestdearest
Water board, maintenance and insurance are estimated from national rates and the home's value and size, so they aren't compared.
Explanation
The home: one typical home of 105 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €280,000.
Levies: 's-Hertogenbosch's own OZB, sewage and waste rates for 2026. The water board levy uses national average rates.
Set aside: maintenance at 0.85% and buildings insurance at 0.06% a year of the rebuild cost (€1,800 per m²).
NL median: what the same home would pay in the middle gemeente. Gemeenten where a regional body collects the waste levy are left out.
Not included: mortgage and energy. These are estimates, not actual bills.
Source: Municipal levies + CBS 2026
Dwelling value ladder
De Hambaken has the 4th-lowest WOZ value of the 13 buurten in Noord.
Average WOZ value from the Netherlands down to this area, and its rank within its own group (e.g. buurten within the same wijk). Provincie is omitted: KWB publishes no province rows to average.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
WOZ value and age structure
Here: €280,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
De Hambaken
280,000
641
–
De Buitenpepers
369,000
1,016
–
De Herven
741,000
517
–
De Slagen
277,000
809
–
De Haren
323,000
494
–
De Reit
314,000
812
–
De Donk
346,000
854
–
De Rompert
351,000
1,177
–
De Sprookjesbuurt
253,000
768
–
De Muziekinstrumentenbuurt
303,000
477
–
De Edelstenenbuurt
270,000
493
–
Orthen
380,000
769
–
Orthen west
389,000
363
–
Explanation
Each circle is an area: position by average WOZ value, size by dwelling count. The 65-and-over share (pct_65_plus) travels on every point but is not yet drawn as a second axis.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
Dwellings by ownership
The largest category is social housing, at 71% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied27%
Social housing71%
Private rent2%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by type
78% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes78%
Multi-family homes22%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by build period
78% of dwellings were built between 1965 and 1974, against 17% in the municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch.
1965-197477.6%
1992-20058.5%
2016 and later13.9%
Explanation
Based on 648 dwellings with a registered construction year in the BAG (verblijfsobjecten whose pand has no usable bouwjaar, such as 1005 or 9999, are excluded).
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
02 · Safety
Less registered crime per resident than the 's-Hertogenbosch average.
In 2025, 41 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in De Hambaken, 27% lower than in 's-Hertogenbosch (56). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 35%, against a rise of 4% in 's-Hertogenbosch. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
41
▼27% lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (56)
Change since 2021
-35%
▼lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (+4%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.1
▲11% higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (2.8)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
41
▼27% lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (56)
Change since 2021
-35%
▼lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (+4%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.1
▲11% higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (2.8)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, De Hambaken registered 41 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 56 in the municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch.
De Hambaken41
The municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch56
Explanation
Crime is counted where it happens and divided by the number of residents, so places with many visitors — city centres, nightlife, stations — score higher.
The largest category in De Hambaken is 'Fraud and scams': 10.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 5.4 in the municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch.
De Hambaken's-Hertogenbosch
Fraud and scams10.1
's-Hertogenbosch 5.4▲ +87% vs 's-Hertogenbosch
Traffic10.1
's-Hertogenbosch 9.5▲ +6% vs 's-Hertogenbosch
Vandalism and public order7.2
's-Hertogenbosch 6.2▲ +16% vs 's-Hertogenbosch
Theft and burglary5.8
's-Hertogenbosch 24.8▼ −77% vs 's-Hertogenbosch
Violence and threats5.8
's-Hertogenbosch 6.4▼ −9% vs 's-Hertogenbosch
Other and withheld2.2
's-Hertogenbosch 3.2▼ −31% vs 's-Hertogenbosch
Environmental0.0
's-Hertogenbosch 0.2≈ 's-Hertogenbosch
Explanation
Four categories are structurally withheld at buurt level (sex offences, child pornography, child prostitution, other integrity offences); the gap with the published total is shown under 'other'.
In 2024, police in De Hambaken registered 4 traffic accidents, of which 2 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
FatalInjuryMaterial damage only
Explanation
Registered accidents (BRON, Rijkswaterstaat); material-damage-only accidents have not been systematically registered since roughly 2010 and are not comparable between areas. This area shows only accidents with an exactly known location (roughly 80-85% of all registered accidents); the rest is known only at street, intersection or gemeente level. The comparison with the gemeente therefore also uses only the gemeente's exactly-located accidents, which is why that figure is lower than on the gemeente's own page.
Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health below the 's-Hertogenbosch average; green space is below the 's-Hertogenbosch average.
An estimated 61% of adults in De Hambaken rate their own health as good, 12 percentage points less than in 's-Hertogenbosch. More adults are overweight (61% against 50%), more feel lonely (56% against 47%) and more report anxiety or depression (54% against 48%), but fewer meet the physical activity guideline (38% against 46%). Built-up land is the largest land use in De Hambaken, covering 90% of the area, against 26% in 's-Hertogenbosch. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 5% of the area, 11 percentage points below the 16% in 's-Hertogenbosch.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
61%
▼12 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
5%
▼11 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (16%)
More figures
Overweight
61%
▲11 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (50%)
Lonely
56%
▲9 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (47%)
Meets physical activity guideline
38%
▼8 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (46%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
54%
▲6 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (48%)
Built-up, share of the area
90%
▲64 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (26%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼45 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (45%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼8 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (8%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
61%
▼12 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
5%
▼11 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (16%)
More figures
Overweight
61%
▲11 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (50%)
Lonely
56%
▲9 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (47%)
Meets physical activity guideline
38%
▼8 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (46%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
54%
▲6 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (48%)
Built-up, share of the area
90%
▲64 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (26%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼45 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (45%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼8 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (8%)
Health
An estimated 61% of adults rate their own health as good, against 73% in the municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch (2024).
This areaThe municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch
Good self-rated health
60.9%
72.8%
Smokes
22.7%
18.1%
Excessive drinking
4.9%
6%
Overweight
61.3%
50.5%
Lonely
56.1%
46.8%
Anxiety or depression feelings
54.4%
48.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
38.4%
45.8%
Explanation
An RIVM model estimate (small-area estimation from the 2024 Health Monitor for Adults and Elderly), not a direct tabulation — even a buurt that was not itself surveyed gets an estimate. Figures cover adults aged 18 and over.
Source: RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024
Land use
5% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 16% in the municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch.
Traffic5%
Built-up90%
Recreation5%
Explanation
Every share is calculated as a percentage of the TOTAL area (land and water together, peiljaar 2022); water is therefore one of the slices itself, not a separate whole. Green is the sum of recreational terrain (parks, sport fields, allotments, day recreation) and natural terrain (forest, open natural terrain) — agricultural land is not counted as green here.
Source: CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022
Distance to amenities
A primary school lies here at an average road distance of 200 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
600 m
–
GP practice
500 m
–
Primary school
200 m
–
Daycare
300 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
3.9
GP practices
–
1
Daycares
–
3.6
Explanation
Average road distance from every address in this buurt to the nearest amenity, and the average count within 1 km — a buurt average, not a distance from one address.
Source: CBS proximity statistics 2025
04 · Residents
The population is growing faster than the 's-Hertogenbosch average.
De Hambaken has 1,355 inhabitants (2026), or 6,694 per km² (4.5 times as high as in 's-Hertogenbosch). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 7%, against a rise of 4% in 's-Hertogenbosch. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch was 80%, 2 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 22% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
+7%
▲higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch
80%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+16%
▲higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (+5%)
Aged 45 to 65
26%
=about the same as 's-Hertogenbosch (26%)
Never married
47%
▼5 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (52%)
Dutch origin
60%
▼14 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (74%)
Lower education (primary, vmbo, mbo 1)
46%
▲21 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (25%)
D66, share of the vote
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+7%
▲higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch
80%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+16%
▲higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (+5%)
Aged 45 to 65
26%
=about the same as 's-Hertogenbosch (26%)
Never married
47%
▼5 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (52%)
Dutch origin
60%
▼14 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (74%)
Lower education (primary, vmbo, mbo 1)
46%
▲21 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (25%)
D66, share of the vote
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 7% between 2021 and 2026, to 1,355.
Residents, 2026
1,355
+7% since 2021
's-Hertogenbosch +4%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 6,694 residents per km², this buurt is 4.5 times as densely populated as the municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch.
Residents per km²6,694
Dwellings per km²3,205
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 3.6 children were born per 1,000 residents; 14.4 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
26% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15185
15 to 25180
25 to 45325
45 to 65355
65 to 80230
80 and over75
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
47% of residents are never married.
Never married635
Married465
Divorced165
Widowed90
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
60% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands810
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)70
Outside Europe465
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
46% of residents have a primary, vmbo or mbo1 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1480
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4390
Higher professional, university180
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 80% of eligible voters in 's-Hertogenbosch voted. The largest party was D66 with 22% of the valid votes.
Municipality of 's-HertogenboschThe Netherlands
D66
22.3%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
16.8%
16.7%
VVD
15.4%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
13.9%
12.8%
CDA
10%
11.8%
JA21
5.5%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
3.3%
4.5%
BBB
1.2%
2.6%
Other
11.5%
14.4%
Explanation
Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes. A voter may vote at any polling station in their own gemeente; there is therefore no reliable buurt- or wijk-level result. This figure is the whole gemeente's own result.
Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025
05 · More figures
More figures
De Hambaken has an average of 0.9 cars per household, 18% lower than in 's-Hertogenbosch (1.1). 16% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 11 percentage points less than in 's-Hertogenbosch (27%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
30%
▲16 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (14%)
Business services, share of businesses
19%
▼10 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (29%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (17%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.9
▼18% lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
16%
▼11 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (27%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−1 pp
▼lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
90%
▲3 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (87%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (2%)
Assembly, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (1%)
Private rent
2%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
71%
▲43 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
27%
▼30 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
30%
▲16 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (14%)
Business services, share of businesses
19%
▼10 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (29%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (17%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.9
▼18% lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
16%
▼11 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (27%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−1 pp
▼lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
90%
▲3 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (87%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (2%)
Assembly, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (1%)
Private rent
2%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
71%
▲43 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
27%
▼30 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 40 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie40
Handel en horeca15
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening25
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg30
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
16% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 27% in the municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch (2025).
Petrol84.2%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)15.8%
Explanation
CBS splits passenger cars into 'petrol' and 'other fuel' only. That second category bundles diesel, LPG, electric (including hybrid), hydrogen, alcohol, LNG and CNG together — CBS publishes no separate electric-car count per buurt, wijk or gemeente, so this is not the same as an 'electric share'.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Share on other fuel per year
The share of passenger cars not running on petrol went from 17% to 16% between 2021 and 2025.
See the 'Passenger cars by fuel type' card for what 'other fuel' covers — this is not the share of electric cars.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Vehicles by kind
In 2025, 595 passenger cars and 40 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars595
Motorcycles40
Explanation
At this level CBS publishes only passenger cars and motorcycles, no vans or trucks.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Addresses by building use
90% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (0.3%).
Residential89.5%
Retail0.3%
Assembly0.1%
Healthcare0.3%
Education0.1%
Sports0.1%
Other10.1%
Explanation
Based on 724 verblijfsobjecten in use. An object with several registered uses (e.g. a flat above a shop) is counted under each of them, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
Biggest difference from the Netherlands
6,694 residents per km²: 12 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²6,694
NL 539▲ +1142% vs NL
Private rent2%
NL 14%▼ −86% vs NL
Social housing71%
NL 28%▲ +154% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings27%
NL 57%▼ −53% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings22%
NL 37%▼ −40% vs NL
Explanation
The 5 characteristics that differ most from the national average, ranked by log ratio (so a halving and a doubling count as equally different); the shown percentage is the ordinary difference against the Netherlands.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026