De Meerendonk, Den Bosch

Living in De Meerendonk

De Meerendonk is moderately urban — city amenities without the crush, and most of its 244 homes are houses rather than apartments — front doors, gardens, street parking.

With just 792 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 Meerendonk

At €414,000 average WOZ value, De Meerendonk ranks 39 out of 84 Den Bosch neighborhoods on price, almost exactly the city's midpoint. For scale: Den Bosch's cheapest buurt averages €228,000 and its most expensive €1,137,000, so De Meerendonk sits in the middle band of the city.

The direction of the market: between 2015 and 2025 the average WOZ value here rose from €246,000 to €413,000, up 68% — slower than the city as a whole (+94%). WOZ values lag the market by about a year, but the trend itself is reliable.

Ownership is split: 56% owner-occupied against 44% rental, including 41% social housing. Enough homes trade hands to give you comparable sales, but check what's actually for sale versus rented in the specific block you're eyeing — the mix can flip from one street to the next.

Who lives here

Demographically, De Meerendonk is a young-adult neighborhood — the 25-to-45 group outnumbers everyone else (43% of its 575 residents), followed by children under 15 at 29%. 41% of households have children at home, so expect school runs, playgrounds in use, and neighbors who stay put. The average household counts 2.3 people.

As for who your neighbors would be: 33% 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 1.6 km away; dining out means a short trip: only 4 cafés or restaurants sit within a kilometer.

The practical checklist most buyers forget to make: pharmacy 19 min walk · GP 12 min · hospital 4.9 km · library 2.3 km · 1 cinema 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 5 minutes on foot; daycare is 0.4 km away — check waiting lists early, they are long everywhere in the Netherlands; secondary school is a 6-minute bike ride, which Dutch teenagers do in all weather.

Getting around

Getting around: the station is a 12-minute cycle, standard Dutch commuting range; a highway on-ramp 1.2 km away makes car trips easy — check whether through-traffic noise reaches the street you're considering; car ownership is moderate (0.9 per household).

Energy and running costs

With 100% of homes built after 2000, insulation standards here are decent by default — but newer also means VvE service costs for apartments and less room to add value through renovation. Different math, not automatically better.

Before you bid in De Meerendonk

Before you bid in De Meerendonk: 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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