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Gilze en Rijen

Noord-Brabant · Slightly urban · CBS GM0784

Avg. sale price

€461k

Price Growth YoY

+5.2%

Population

28.531

Gilze en Rijen is a municipality in Noord-Brabant with 28.531 residents, the 200th largest of the 342 Dutch municipalities. The average WOZ property value is €388k, 3% below the national average of €398k. Of its 11.801 homes, 65% are owner-occupied (nationally 57%). The municipality has 4 districts, each with its own housing, population, income and amenities figures below.

At a Glance

Noord-Brabant province · urbanisation level 4/5

65% owner-occupied · 35% rental

Average income €40.4k · 27.2% higher educated

74% labour participation · 436 /km²

Neighbourhood Map

(CBS Wijken · click a neighbourhood to explore)

Average sale price

€461k

-4% vs Netherlands2025
Average WOZ value

€388k

-3% vs Netherlands2025
Owner-occupied

65.0%

+14% vs Netherlands2025
Housing Stock

11.801

total homes
Sale Price vs. WOZ Value (€k)
In 2025 the average sale price was €73k (19%) above the WOZ value. WOZ is a tax assessment with a reference date about a year earlier, so it trails the market.
Average sale price · 2025
€461k
€270kmedian €469k€1,106k

Lower than 54% of municipalities (342)

Population Over Time (thousands)
Population has grown by 3k since 2018, reaching 29k in 2025.
Housing type · Avg. WOZ Home Value Over Time (€k) · Year-on-Year Sale Price Growth (%) · Year-on-Year WOZ Growth (%) · Housing Tenure
Housing type
84%
16%
Single-family
Multi-family
Avg. WOZ Home Value Over Time (€k)
Year-on-Year Sale Price Growth (%)
7 of 7 years had price gains. Best: 9.8% (2020); worst: 3.2% (2023).
Year-on-Year WOZ Growth (%)
Housing Tenure

Owner-occupied

65%

Rental

35%

Built before 2000

93%

Household Composition

Single

31.7%

With children

35.03%

Avg size: 2.2
Density: 436 /km²
Population density

436

-19% vs Netherlands2025
Age Distribution
15%
25%
27%
22%
vs Netherlands
15%
12%
26%
27%
20%
0–15 years
15–25 years
25–45 years
45–65 years
65+ years
Cultural Background · Migration Background Breakdown · Births vs deaths
Cultural Background

Dutch background

76.03%

EU / Western background

7.09%

Non-EU background

16.88%

Migration Background Breakdown
2022 data
CBS 70072ned · Western = EU + N. America + Indonesia + Japan
Births vs deaths
Average income

€40k

-4% vs Netherlands2024 · most recent CBS figure
Poverty

1.8%

-42% vs Netherlands2024 · most recent CBS figure
Labour participation

74.0%

2024 · most recent CBS figure
Avg. Income per Recipient Over Time (€k) 2024 · most recent CBS figure
Income distribution · Labour Contracts · Education & Labour
Education & Labour

Higher education

27.2%

Low education

26%

Labour participation

74%

Labour Contracts

Permanent contract

60%

Flexible contract

25%

Self-employed

15%

Wealth & Poverty
Median wealth
€196.3k
Poverty rate
1.8%
Cars/household
1.3
Median Wealth Over Time (€k)
Poverty rate: CBS has only published 2024 so far, so there is no trend yet.
Crime Rates (per 1,000 residents)
Source: CBS / Politie StatLine — 2012–2024
Total crime · 2025
42.3
14.3median 30.787.0

Higher than 79% of municipalities (342)

Theft, violence and vandalism together make up about 63% of all registered crime — they do not add up to the total.
Theft
19.2
Property damage
2.5
Violent crime
3.6
In 2025: 19.2 theft, 3.7 violent crimes per 1,000 residents.
Social benefits
Recipients count (latest available year)
Schools
School counts: DUO open data (active locations) · Quality verdicts: Inspectie van het Onderwijs, Aug 2026Share of all school locations. The Inspectie mainly gives a school its own verdict when it sees a risk; most schools have none and fall in the middle segment. For secondary schools the weakest programme verdict at that location counts.

8

Primary schools (PO)

—

Secondary schools (VO)

Inspection quality

100%
Good · 0.0%
Sufficient or no separate verdict · 100.0%
Weak / insufficient · 0.0%
Childcare
Source: LRK (Landelijk Register Kinderopvang) · Registered & active locations only

15

Daycare (KDV)

13

After-school care (BSO)

490

KDV child places

33

Avg KDV size
11.4 KDV spots /100 children (0–15)
0.23 KDV /km²

KDV vs BSO breakdown

54%
46%
Kinderdagverblijf (ages 0–4) · 54% · 15 locations
Buitenschoolse opvang (after-school) · 46% · 13 locations

VVE coverage (early childhood education)

40%
60%
Offers VVE · 40% · 6 locations
No VVE · 60% · 9 locations
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂)

11.3

-6% vs Netherlands2025
Fine particulates (PM2.5)

9.4

+8% vs Netherlands2025
Distance to GP

1.2 km

+9% vs Netherlands2025
Distance to supermarket

1.1 km

+10% vs Netherlands2025
Proximity — Avg. Distance to Nearest Facility

General practitioner

1.2 km

Supermarket

1.1 km

Childcare

0.8 km

Primary school

0.9 km

Source: CBS Nabijheid voorzieningen 2023
Public Transport
Source: OpenStreetMap

Train stations

1

Bus stops

42

Air Quality
Annual average concentrations — source: RIVM Large-Scale Concentration Maps
NO₂ nitrogen dioxide
11.3
µg/m³
-0.7 vs. national avg (12.0 µg/m³)EU limit: 40 µg/m³
PM2.5 particulate matter
9.3
µg/m³
+0.7 vs. national avg (8.7 µg/m³)EU limit: 25 µg/m³
Energy consumption trend · Solar panels
Energy consumption trend
Religious Affiliation (%)
Province-level estimate (CBS 2015) · Noord-Brabant
Places of Worship (Buildings)
6 total in municipality · 2.1 per 10k residents

Christian churches

5

Mosques

1

Synagogues

0

Temples / other

0

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