The population is shrinking, while it grows in Tilburg. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Tilburg, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Bouwmeester is €290,000, 14% lower than in Tilburg (€339,000). Between 2017 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 84%, against a rise of 83% in Tilburg. 52% of the homes are owner-occupied, 2 percentage points more than in Tilburg (50%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€290,000
▼14% lower than Tilburg (€339,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2017
+84%
=about the same as Tilburg (+83%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
52%
▲2 percentage points higher than Tilburg (50%)
Social housing
34%
▲3 percentage points higher than Tilburg (31%)
Private rent
15%
▼4 percentage points lower than Tilburg (19%)
Single-family dwellings
66%
▲4 percentage points higher than Tilburg (62%)
Built 1965–1974
7%
▼9 percentage points lower than Tilburg (16%)
Built 1992–2005
7%
▼8 percentage points lower than Tilburg (15%)
Built 1945–1964
16%
▲3 percentage points higher than Tilburg (13%)
Average WOZ value
€290,000
▼14% lower than Tilburg (€339,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2017
+84%
=about the same as Tilburg (+83%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
52%
▲2 percentage points higher than Tilburg (50%)
Social housing
34%
▲3 percentage points higher than Tilburg (31%)
Private rent
15%
▼4 percentage points lower than Tilburg (19%)
Single-family dwellings
66%
▲4 percentage points higher than Tilburg (62%)
Built 1965–1974
7%
▼9 percentage points lower than Tilburg (16%)
Built 1992–2005
7%
▼8 percentage points lower than Tilburg (15%)
Built 1945–1964
16%
▲3 percentage points higher than Tilburg (13%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 84% between 2017 and 2025, to €290,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€290,000▼ 14% below Tilburg
+84% since 2017
Tilburg +83%
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: ~€249 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€249/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
110 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €290,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€99NL median
Water board levy€40–
Waste levy€26€27
Property tax (OZB)€20€25
Sewage levy€13€22
Costs to set aside€150
Maintenance reserve€140–
Buildings insurance€10–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Tilburg's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 8th 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 110 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €290,000.
Levies: Tilburg'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
Bouwmeester has the 17th-lowest WOZ value of the 55 wijken in the municipality of Tilburg.
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: €290,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Bouwmeester
290,000
2,106
–
Binnenstad
300,000
5,059
–
Hoogvenne
379,000
3,336
–
Armhoef
464,000
997
–
Jeruzalem
388,000
710
–
Fatima
335,000
1,638
–
Broekhoven
269,000
2,314
–
Oerle
276,000
3,151
–
Korvel
268,000
3,056
–
Trouwlaan - Uitvindersbuurt
267,000
2,141
–
Sint Anna
297,000
1,503
–
Noordhoek
303,000
2,995
–
Spoorzone Zuid
224,000
1,085
–
De Hasselt
275,000
3,447
–
Het Goirke
289,000
2,348
–
Groeseind-Hoefstraat
300,000
3,401
–
Loven-Besterd
288,000
2,885
–
Theresia
310,000
2,450
–
Spoorzone Noord
327,000
353
–
Kanaalzone
305,000
384
–
Moerenburg
611,000
22
–
De Leij
375,000
441
–
Groenewoud
288,000
3,261
–
Stappegoor
515,000
970
–
Bedrijventerrein Het Laar
883,000
41
–
De Blaak
555,000
2,441
–
Zorgvlied
460,000
1,738
–
De Reit
256,000
4,186
–
Het Zand
261,000
6,045
–
Wandelbos Noord
248,000
2,638
–
Wandelbos Zuid
361,000
1,153
–
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 52% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied52%
Social housing34%
Private rent15%
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
66% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes66%
Multi-family homes34%
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
46% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 17% in the municipality of Tilburg.
Before 194545.5%
1945-196415.9%
1965-19747.2%
1975-199117.4%
1992-20056.9%
2006-20157%
Explanation
Based on 2,105 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
More registered crime per resident than the Tilburg average.
In 2025, 80 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Bouwmeester, 38% higher than in Tilburg (58). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 1%, against no real change in Tilburg. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
80
▲38% higher than Tilburg (58)
Change since 2021
-1%
▼lower than Tilburg (-0%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
4.7
▲27% higher than Tilburg (3.7)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
80
▲38% higher than Tilburg (58)
Change since 2021
-1%
▼lower than Tilburg (-0%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
4.7
▲27% higher than Tilburg (3.7)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Bouwmeester registered 80 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 58 in the municipality of Tilburg.
Bouwmeester80
The municipality of Tilburg58
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 Bouwmeester is 'Theft and burglary': 48.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 28.1 in the municipality of Tilburg.
BouwmeesterTilburg
Theft and burglary48.4
Tilburg 28.1▲ +72% vs Tilburg
Vandalism and public order10.1
Tilburg 7.2▲ +40% vs Tilburg
Violence and threats7.0
Tilburg 6.7≈ Tilburg
Traffic6.8
Tilburg 7.6▼ −11% vs Tilburg
Fraud and scams4.2
Tilburg 5.3▼ −21% vs Tilburg
Other and withheld3.7
Tilburg 2.6▲ +42% vs Tilburg
Environmental0.2
Tilburg 0.2≈ Tilburg
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 Bouwmeester registered 20 traffic accidents, of which 3 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 Tilburg average; green space is below the Tilburg average.
An estimated 70% of adults in Bouwmeester rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point less than in Tilburg. More adults smoke (24% against 20%), more meet the physical activity guideline (50% against 47%) and more report anxiety or depression (54% against 52%), but fewer are overweight (50% against 52%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Bouwmeester, covering 96% of the area, against 34% in Tilburg.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
70%
▼1 percentage point lower than Tilburg (71%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼24 percentage points lower than Tilburg (24%)
More figures
Smokes
24%
▲4 percentage points higher than Tilburg (20%)
Meets physical activity guideline
50%
▲3 percentage points higher than Tilburg (47%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
54%
▲2 percentage points higher than Tilburg (52%)
Overweight
50%
▼2 percentage points lower than Tilburg (52%)
Built-up, share of the area
96%
▲62 percentage points higher than Tilburg (34%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼33 percentage points lower than Tilburg (33%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼18 percentage points lower than Tilburg (18%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
70%
▼1 percentage point lower than Tilburg (71%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼24 percentage points lower than Tilburg (24%)
More figures
Smokes
24%
▲4 percentage points higher than Tilburg (20%)
Meets physical activity guideline
50%
▲3 percentage points higher than Tilburg (47%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
54%
▲2 percentage points higher than Tilburg (52%)
Overweight
50%
▼2 percentage points lower than Tilburg (52%)
Built-up, share of the area
96%
▲62 percentage points higher than Tilburg (34%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼33 percentage points lower than Tilburg (33%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼18 percentage points lower than Tilburg (18%)
Health
An estimated 70% of adults rate their own health as good, against 71% in the municipality of Tilburg (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Tilburg
Good self-rated health
70.3%
70.8%
Smokes
23.9%
20.3%
Excessive drinking
7.7%
6.9%
Overweight
50.2%
51.8%
Lonely
52.6%
51.5%
Anxiety or depression feelings
53.8%
51.8%
Meets physical activity guideline
50.1%
47.1%
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
0% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 24% in the municipality of Tilburg.
Traffic4.2%
Built-up95.8%
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 Tilburg.
Bouwmeester has 4,155 inhabitants (2026), or 8,647 per km² (4.7 times as high as in Tilburg). Between 2017 and 2026 the population fell 2%, against a rise of 8% in Tilburg. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Tilburg was 73%, 5 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 21% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2017
-2%
▼lower than Tilburg (+8%)
Turnout, municipality of Tilburg
73%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
▼lower than Tilburg (+11%)
Aged 25 to 45
33%
▲4 percentage points higher than Tilburg (29%)
Never married
59%
▲3 percentage points higher than Tilburg (56%)
Dutch origin
66%
=about the same as Tilburg (66%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
36%
▼4 percentage points lower than Tilburg (40%)
D66, share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2017
-2%
▼lower than Tilburg (+8%)
Turnout, municipality of Tilburg
73%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
▼lower than Tilburg (+11%)
Aged 25 to 45
33%
▲4 percentage points higher than Tilburg (29%)
Never married
59%
▲3 percentage points higher than Tilburg (56%)
Dutch origin
66%
=about the same as Tilburg (66%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
36%
▼4 percentage points lower than Tilburg (40%)
D66, share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 2% between 2017 and 2026, to 4,155.
Residents, 2026
4,155
-2% since 2017
Tilburg +8%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 8,647 residents per km², this wijk is 4.7 times as densely populated as the municipality of Tilburg.
Residents per km²8,647
Dwellings per km²4,387.5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 9.4 children were born per 1,000 residents; 7.0 died per 1,000.
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 25 and 45.
0 to 15445
15 to 25625
25 to 451,355
45 to 65985
65 to 80595
80 and over150
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
59% of residents are never married.
Never married2,470
Married1,170
Divorced360
Widowed160
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
66% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands2,735
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)660
Outside Europe760
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
36% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1980
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,230
Higher professional, university1,220
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Tilburg; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 73% of eligible voters in Tilburg voted. The largest party was D66 with 21% of the valid votes.
Municipality of TilburgThe Netherlands
D66
20.7%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
16.5%
16.7%
VVD
13.6%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
15.4%
12.8%
CDA
9.7%
11.8%
JA21
5.6%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
3.3%
4.5%
BBB
1.2%
2.6%
Other
14%
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
Bouwmeester has an average of 0.7 cars per household, 36% lower than in Tilburg (1.1). 16% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 12 percentage points less than in Tilburg (28%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
14%
▼3 percentage points lower than Tilburg (17%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
15%
▲2 percentage points higher than Tilburg (13%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
2%
▼2 percentage points lower than Tilburg (4%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.7
▼36% lower than Tilburg (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
16%
▼12 percentage points lower than Tilburg (28%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2017
+2 pp
=about the same as Tilburg (+2 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Tilburg (2%)
Residential, share of addresses
88%
▲1 percentage point higher than Tilburg (87%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Tilburg (1%)
Average WOZ value
€290,000
▼27% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Social housing
34%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
52%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
14%
▼3 percentage points lower than Tilburg (17%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
15%
▲2 percentage points higher than Tilburg (13%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
2%
▼2 percentage points lower than Tilburg (4%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.7
▼36% lower than Tilburg (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
16%
▼12 percentage points lower than Tilburg (28%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2017
+2 pp
=about the same as Tilburg (+2 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Tilburg (2%)
Residential, share of addresses
88%
▲1 percentage point higher than Tilburg (87%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Tilburg (1%)
Average WOZ value
€290,000
▼27% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Social housing
34%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
52%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 110 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie70
Handel en horeca60
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie35
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed10
Zakelijke dienstverlening110
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg80
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten65
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 28% in the municipality of Tilburg (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 14% to 16% between 2017 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
16%▼ 12 percentage points below Tilburg (28%)
+2 pp since 2017
Tilburg +2 pp
Explanation
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, 1,645 passenger cars and 125 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars1,645
Motorcycles125
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
88% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (0.8%).
Residential87.8%
Retail0.8%
Office0.8%
Assembly0.7%
Healthcare0.3%
Industrial0.3%
Other10.2%
Explanation
Based on 2,398 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
8,647 residents per km²: 16 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²8,647
NL 539▲ +1504% vs NL
Average WOZ value€290,000
NL €398,000▼ −27% vs NL
Social housing34%
NL 28%▲ +21% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings52%
NL 57%▼ −9% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings34%
NL 37%▼ −8% 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