De Herven, Den Bosch

Living in De Herven

De Herven is urban but not overwhelming, and the housing is dominated by single-family houses (92%), which is what draws settlers rather than passers-through.

With just 2,804 residents per km², this is space by Dutch standards.

Den Bosch pairs one of the most enjoyable historic centers in the south with prosperous, green suburbs. It's the Brabant market where charm carries a clear premium — homes within walking distance of the old town sell fast.

The housing market in De Herven

At €710,000 average WOZ value, De Herven ranks 6 out of 84 Den Bosch neighborhoods on price — 74% above the city median. You pay for the location here. For scale: Den Bosch's cheapest buurt averages €228,000 and its most expensive €1,137,000, so De Herven sits in the upper band of the city.

The direction of the market: between 2015 and 2025 the average WOZ value here rose from €444,000 to €741,000, up 67% — slower than the city as a whole (+94%). WOZ values lag the market by about a year, but the trend itself is reliable.

With 91% of homes owner-occupied, this is a settled buyers' neighborhood — homes change hands regularly, and you can usually find recent comparable sales on the same street to anchor your bid. Settled also means slower: owners here tend to stay, so the best houses may only list once a decade.

Who lives here

Demographically, De Herven is a young-adult neighborhood — the 25-to-45 group outnumbers everyone else (28% of its 1,420 residents), followed by children under 15 at 26%. 49% of households have children at home, so expect school runs, playgrounds in use, and neighbors who stay put. The average household counts 2.7 people.

As for who your neighbors would be: 59% of households sit in the country's top income bracket — which helps explain both the café density and the bidding behavior.

Daily errands, coffee and dinner

Day to day: plan your groceries: the nearest large supermarket is 1.4 km away; dining out means a short trip: only 1 café or restaurant sit within a kilometer.

The practical checklist most buyers forget to make: pharmacy 18 min walk · GP 18 min · hospital 2.9 km · library 2.9 km · 2 cinemas within 5 km. None of these will decide a purchase on their own, but a GP taking new patients nearby is the kind of thing you only miss after moving.

Families and schools

For families: the nearest primary school is 14 minutes on foot; daycare is 1.1 km away — check waiting lists early, they are long everywhere in the Netherlands; secondary school is a 3-minute bike ride, which Dutch teenagers do in all weather.

Getting around

Getting around: the station is a 6-minute cycle, standard Dutch commuting range; the nearest highway on-ramp is 2.1 km away; households here average 1.2 cars, so assume driveways and parking are part of daily logistics.

Before you bid in De Herven

Before you bid in De Herven: in a premium buurt the risk isn't buying a bad home, it's overpaying for a good one — anchor your bid on recent sales of comparable homes, not on the asking price. Also, family neighborhoods like this one turn over slowly; when a good house appears it often goes to the first serious, well-prepared bidder.

None of these averages can tell you whether the specific house you found is fairly priced — that depends on its size, energy label, state of maintenance and the recent sales around it. That is exactly what a free HomeReview report checks, in about 10 seconds, for any Dutch address.

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