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District · 's-Hertogenbosch
Living in Engelen
The population is shrinking, while it grows in 's-Hertogenbosch. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch, and registered crime per resident is lower.
Homes cost more than the 's-Hertogenbosch average.
The average WOZ value in Engelen is €527,000, 26% higher than in 's-Hertogenbosch (€417,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 63%, against a rise of 89% in 's-Hertogenbosch. 89% of the homes are owner-occupied, 36 percentage points more than in 's-Hertogenbosch (53%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€527,000
▲26% higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (€417,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+63%
▼lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (+89%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
89%
▲36 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (53%)
Social housing
4%
▼29 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (33%)
Private rent
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (14%)
Single-family dwellings
81%
▲22 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (59%)
Built 1965–1974
6%
▼11 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (17%)
Built 1975–1991
15%
▼9 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (24%)
Built before 1945
4%
▼7 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (11%)
Average WOZ value
€527,000
▲26% higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (€417,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+63%
▼lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (+89%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
89%
▲36 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (53%)
Social housing
4%
▼29 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (33%)
Private rent
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (14%)
Single-family dwellings
81%
▲22 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (59%)
Built 1965–1974
6%
▼11 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (17%)
Built 1975–1991
15%
▼9 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (24%)
Built before 1945
4%
▼7 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (11%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 63% between 2014 and 2025, to €527,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€527,000▲ 26% above 's-Hertogenbosch
+63% since 2014
's-Hertogenbosch +89%
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: ~€275 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€275/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
114 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €527,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€120NL median
Water board levy€47–
Property tax (OZB)€34€46
Waste levy€25€27
Sewage levy€14€22
Costs to set aside€155
Maintenance reserve€145–
Buildings insurance€10–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, 's-Hertogenbosch's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 6th 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 114 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €527,000.
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
Engelen has the 2nd-highest WOZ value of the 14 wijken in the municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch.
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: €527,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Engelen
527,000
2,385
–
Binnenstad
435,000
8,906
–
Zuidoost
396,000
6,952
–
Graafsepoort
381,000
7,003
–
Muntel / Vliert
415,000
3,632
–
Rosmalen-Zuid
575,000
4,055
–
Rosmalen-Noord
466,000
5,655
–
De Groote Wielen
491,000
4,271
–
Empel
523,000
2,483
–
Noord
348,000
9,206
–
Maaspoort
400,000
7,382
–
West
335,000
11,881
–
Nuland
472,000
1,944
–
Vinkel
503,000
1,090
–
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 owner-occupied, at 89% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied89%
Social housing4%
Private rent7%
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
81% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes81%
Multi-family homes19%
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
44% of dwellings were built between 1992 and 2005, against 14% in the municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch.
Before 19454.2%
1945-19648.4%
1965-19745.9%
1975-199115.3%
1992-200544.4%
2006-201515.1%
2016 and later6.7%
Explanation
Based on 2,385 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, 26 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Engelen, 54% lower than in 's-Hertogenbosch (56). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 11%, 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
26
▼54% lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (56)
Change since 2021
-11%
▼lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (+4%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.4
▼50% lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (2.8)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
26
▼54% lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (56)
Change since 2021
-11%
▼lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (+4%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.4
▼50% lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (2.8)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Engelen registered 26 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 56 in the municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch.
Engelen26
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 Engelen is 'Theft and burglary': 9.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 24.8 in the municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch.
Engelen's-Hertogenbosch
Theft and burglary9.9
's-Hertogenbosch 24.8▼ −60% vs 's-Hertogenbosch
Traffic5.2
's-Hertogenbosch 9.5▼ −45% vs 's-Hertogenbosch
Fraud and scams4.8
's-Hertogenbosch 5.4▼ −11% vs 's-Hertogenbosch
Violence and threats3.3
's-Hertogenbosch 6.4▼ −48% vs 's-Hertogenbosch
Vandalism and public order1.7
's-Hertogenbosch 6.2▼ −73% vs 's-Hertogenbosch
Other and withheld1.0
's-Hertogenbosch 3.2▼ −69% vs 's-Hertogenbosch
Environmental0.2
'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 Engelen registered 12 traffic accidents, of which 1 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 above the 's-Hertogenbosch average; green space is about the 's-Hertogenbosch average.
An estimated 80% of adults in Engelen rate their own health as good, 7 percentage points more than in 's-Hertogenbosch. Fewer adults feel lonely (39% against 47%), fewer report anxiety or depression (40% against 48%), fewer smoke (12% against 18%) and fewer meet the physical activity guideline (42% against 46%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Engelen, covering 54% of the area, against 45% in 's-Hertogenbosch. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 16% of the area, in line with the 16% in 's-Hertogenbosch.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
80%
▲7 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
16%
=about the same as 's-Hertogenbosch (16%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
40%
▼8 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (48%)
Lonely
39%
▼8 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (47%)
Smokes
12%
▼6 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (18%)
Meets physical activity guideline
42%
▼4 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (46%)
Built-up, share of the area
11%
▼15 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (26%)
Agriculture, share of the area
54%
▲9 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (45%)
Water, share of the area
16%
▲9 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (7%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
80%
▲7 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
16%
=about the same as 's-Hertogenbosch (16%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
40%
▼8 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (48%)
Lonely
39%
▼8 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (47%)
Smokes
12%
▼6 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (18%)
Meets physical activity guideline
42%
▼4 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (46%)
Built-up, share of the area
11%
▼15 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (26%)
Agriculture, share of the area
54%
▲9 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (45%)
Water, share of the area
16%
▲9 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (7%)
Health
An estimated 80% 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
79.8%
72.8%
Smokes
11.6%
18.1%
Excessive drinking
5.5%
6%
Overweight
50.3%
50.5%
Lonely
39%
46.8%
Anxiety or depression feelings
39.5%
48.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
42.4%
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
16% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 16% in the municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch.
Traffic3%
Built-up11.4%
Other built-up0.5%
Recreation10.4%
Agriculture53.7%
Forest and nature5.3%
Water15.6%
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
04 · Residents
The population is shrinking, while it grows in 's-Hertogenbosch.
Engelen has 5,620 inhabitants (2026), or 497 per km² (66% lower than in 's-Hertogenbosch). Between 2014 and 2026 the population fell 4%, against a rise of 13% 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 2014
-4%
▼lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (+13%)
Turnout, municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch
80%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+8%
▼lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (+18%)
Aged 45 to 65
33%
▲7 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (26%)
Married
46%
▲11 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (35%)
Dutch origin
84%
▲10 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (74%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
49%
▲8 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (41%)
D66, share of the vote
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
-4%
▼lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (+13%)
Turnout, municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch
80%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+8%
▼lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (+18%)
Aged 45 to 65
33%
▲7 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (26%)
Married
46%
▲11 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (35%)
Dutch origin
84%
▲10 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (74%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
49%
▲8 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (41%)
D66, share of the vote
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 4% between 2014 and 2026, to 5,620.
Residents, 2026
5,620
-4% since 2014
's-Hertogenbosch +13%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 497 residents per km², this wijk is 66% less densely populated than the municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch.
Residents per km²497
Dwellings per km²210.9
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 8.6 children were born per 1,000 residents; 6.1 died per 1,000.
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
33% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15775
15 to 25660
25 to 451,110
45 to 651,880
65 to 80960
80 and over240
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
46% of residents are married.
Never married2,470
Married2,565
Divorced355
Widowed225
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
84% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands4,740
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)385
Outside Europe490
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
49% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1840
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,430
Higher professional, university2,210
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
Engelen has an average of 1.4 cars per household, 27% higher than in 's-Hertogenbosch (1.1). 31% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 4 percentage points more than in 's-Hertogenbosch (27%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
33%
▲4 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (29%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
12%
▼2 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (14%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
13%
▼3 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲27% higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
31%
▲4 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (27%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+6 pp
▲higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (+3 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
92%
▲5 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (87%)
Industrial, share of addresses
6%
▲3 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (3%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (2%)
Private rent
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
19%
▼18 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
89%
▲32 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Business services, share of businesses
33%
▲4 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (29%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
12%
▼2 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (14%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
13%
▼3 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲27% higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
31%
▲4 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (27%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+6 pp
▲higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (+3 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
92%
▲5 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (87%)
Industrial, share of addresses
6%
▲3 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (3%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (2%)
Private rent
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
19%
▼18 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
89%
▲32 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 355 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij10
Nijverheid en energie125
Handel en horeca145
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie95
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed60
Zakelijke dienstverlening355
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg185
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten105
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
31% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 27% in the municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch (2025).
Petrol68.9%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)31.1%
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 25% to 31% between 2014 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, 3,295 passenger cars and 255 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars3,295
Motorcycles255
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
92% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (6%).
Residential91.9%
Retail0.4%
Office1.3%
Assembly0.6%
Healthcare0.7%
Industrial6.4%
Lodging0.3%
Education0.2%
Sports0.2%
Other0.8%
Explanation
Based on 2,595 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
4% social housing, against 28% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Social housing4%
NL 28%▼ −86% vs NL
Private rent7%
NL 14%▼ −50% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings19%
NL 37%▼ −49% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings89%
NL 57%▲ +56% vs NL
Average WOZ value€527,000
NL €398,000▲ +32% 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) 2025