t Ven, Den Bosch

Living in t Ven

t Ven is moderately urban — city amenities without the crush, and most of its 983 homes are houses rather than apartments — front doors, gardens, street parking.

At 4,558 residents per km² the buurt is busy without being packed.

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 t Ven

At €431,000 average WOZ value, t Ven ranks 37 out of 84 Den Bosch neighborhoods on price — 6% above the city median. That premium is the location speaking. For scale: Den Bosch's cheapest buurt averages €228,000 and its most expensive €1,137,000, so t Ven sits in the middle band of the city.

The direction of the market: between 2015 and 2025 the average WOZ value here rose from €243,000 to €461,000, up 90% — 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 78% 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, t Ven is dominated by established households in the 45-to-65 bracket (26% of its 2,365 residents), followed by over-65s at 23%. 40% of households have children at home, so expect school runs, playgrounds in use, and neighbors who stay put. The average household counts 2.4 people.

As for who your neighbors would be: incomes are broadly middle-of-the-road (25% high-income, 27% low-income households).

Daily errands, coffee and dinner

Day to day: the nearest large supermarket is about 8 minutes' walk; there are about 11 cafés and restaurants within walking distance — enough choice without the crowds.

The practical checklist most buyers forget to make: pharmacy 12 min walk · GP 12 min · hospital 1.7 km · library 1.5 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 4 minutes on foot; daycare is well covered (2 locations nearby) — though Dutch waiting lists mean you register the week you know you're expecting, not the week you need it; secondary school is a 9-minute bike ride, which Dutch teenagers do in all weather.

Getting around

Getting around: the station is a 5-minute cycle, standard Dutch commuting range; a highway on-ramp 1.5 km away makes car trips easy — check whether through-traffic noise reaches the street you're considering; households here average 1.2 cars, so assume driveways and parking are part of daily logistics.

Energy and running costs

95% of homes were built before 2000. Two identical-looking houses on the same street can differ by hundreds of euros a month once heating is counted — the energy label tells you which one you're looking at, and lenders increasingly price it into your mortgage too.

Before you bid in t Ven

Before you bid in t Ven: 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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