Bokhamer, Tilburg

Living in Bokhamer

Bokhamer is city living in its most compact form, and the housing is dominated by single-family houses (100%), which is what draws settlers rather than passers-through.

With just 2,475 residents per km², this is space by Dutch standards.

Tilburg offers some of the most affordable urban living in the south of the country, with a growing university presence and former textile-industry areas steadily converting into housing. Your euro buys noticeably more square meters here than in the Randstad.

The housing market in Bokhamer

The average home value (WOZ) in Bokhamer is €287,000, which puts it at #106 of 200 neighborhoods in Tilburg, almost exactly the city's midpoint. For scale: Tilburg's cheapest buurt averages €113,000 and its most expensive €910,000, so Bokhamer sits in the middle band of the city.

The direction of the market: between 2017 and 2025 the average WOZ value here rose from €169,000 to €295,000, up 75% — slower than the city as a whole (+93%). WOZ values lag the market by about a year, but the trend itself is reliable.

Ownership is split: 61% owner-occupied against 39% rental, including 35% 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, Bokhamer is one of the older neighborhoods in the city — seniors form the largest group (33% of its 210 residents), followed by 45-to-65 year olds at 27%. Households split into 48% singles and 19% families with children — a real mix rather than one lifestyle. The average household counts 1.8 people.

As for who your neighbors would be: incomes skew modest — 47% of households are in the lower national bracket.

Daily errands, coffee and dinner

Day to day: the nearest large supermarket is about 12 minutes' walk; dining out means a short trip: only 6 cafés or restaurants sit within a kilometer.

The practical checklist most buyers forget to make: pharmacy 14 min walk · GP 6 min · hospital 1.6 km · library 1.5 km · 3 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 7 minutes on foot; daycare is well covered (3 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 3-minute bike ride, which Dutch teenagers do in all weather.

Getting around

Getting around: the station is a 7-minute cycle, standard Dutch commuting range; the nearest highway on-ramp is 3.6 km away; car ownership is moderate (1.0 per household).

Energy and running costs

94% 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 Bokhamer

Before you bid in Bokhamer: with many older residents, more homes will come to market here over the coming years than the recent past suggests — patience can pay.

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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