Hintham noord, Den Bosch

Living in Hintham noord

Hintham noord is moderately urban — city amenities without the crush, and most of its 953 homes are houses rather than apartments — front doors, gardens, street parking.

With just 3,211 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 Hintham noord

At €455,000 average WOZ value, Hintham noord ranks 30 out of 84 Den Bosch neighborhoods on price — 12% 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 Hintham noord sits in the middle band of the city.

The direction of the market: between 2015 and 2025 the average WOZ value here rose from €254,000 to €491,000, up 93% — roughly in step with the rest of the city. WOZ values lag the market by about a year, but the trend itself is reliable.

With 75% 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, Hintham noord is dominated by established households in the 45-to-65 bracket (32% of its 2,070 residents), followed by over-65s at 22%. Households split into 37% singles and 33% families with children — a real mix rather than one lifestyle. The average household counts 2.1 people.

As for who your neighbors would be: 31% 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: the nearest large supermarket is about 11 minutes' walk; dining out means a short trip: only 2 cafés or restaurants sit within a kilometer.

The practical checklist most buyers forget to make: pharmacy 16 min walk · GP 12 min · hospital 3.9 km · library 3.2 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 18 minutes on foot; daycare is 0.5 km away — check waiting lists early, they are long everywhere in the Netherlands; secondary school is a 9-minute bike ride, which Dutch teenagers do in all weather.

Getting around

Getting around: the station is a 9-minute cycle, standard Dutch commuting range; a highway on-ramp 1.8 km away makes car trips easy — check whether through-traffic noise reaches the street you're considering; households here average 1.9 cars, so assume driveways and parking are part of daily logistics.

Energy and running costs

Since 92% of the stock predates 2000, always check the energy label of a specific listing — the difference between label C and label F on an average home here is easily a few thousand euros a year in heating, and it changes what you can sensibly bid.

Before you bid in Hintham noord

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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