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Helmond

Noord-Brabant · Strongly urban · CBS GM0794

Avg. sale price

€459k

Price Growth YoY

+5.5%

Population

96.551

Helmond is a municipality in Noord-Brabant with 96.551 residents, the 33rd largest of the 342 Dutch municipalities. The average WOZ property value is €345k, 13% below the national average of €398k. Of its 43.549 homes, 54% are owner-occupied (nationally 57%). The municipality has 12 districts, each with its own housing, population, income and amenities figures below.

At a Glance

Noord-Brabant province · urbanisation level 2/5

54% owner-occupied · 46% rental

Average income €39.6k · 26.4% higher educated

71% labour participation · 1.816 /km²

Neighbourhood Map

(CBS Wijken · click a neighbourhood to explore)

Average sale price

€459k

-4% vs Netherlands2025
Average WOZ value

€345k

-13% vs Netherlands2025
Owner-occupied

54.0%

-5% vs Netherlands2025
Housing Stock

43.549

total homes
Sale Price vs. WOZ Value (€k)
In 2025 the average sale price was €114k (33%) 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
€459k
€270kmedian €469k€1,106k

Lower than 55% of municipalities (342)

Population Over Time (thousands)
Population has grown by 6k since 2018, reaching 97k 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
72%
28%
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: 12.4% (2022); worst: 1.8% (2023).
Year-on-Year WOZ Growth (%)
Housing Tenure

Owner-occupied

54%

Rental

46%

Built before 2000

91%

Household Composition

Single

36.18%

With children

35.23%

Avg size: 2.2
Density: 1.816 /km²
Population density

1,816

+239% vs Netherlands2025
Age Distribution
15%
12%
27%
28%
18%
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

66.89%

EU / Western background

13.91%

Non-EU background

19.2%

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

€40k

-6% vs Netherlands2024 · most recent CBS figure
Poverty

3.1%

0% vs Netherlands2024 · most recent CBS figure
Labour participation

71.0%

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

26.4%

Low education

32.9%

Labour participation

71%

Labour Contracts

Permanent contract

58%

Flexible contract

28%

Self-employed

14%

Wealth & Poverty
Median wealth
€87.9k
Poverty rate
3.1%
Cars/household
1.1
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
46.3
14.3median 30.787.0

Higher than 84% 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
16.9
Property damage
4.5
Violent crime
6.0
In 2025: 16.9 theft, 6 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.

25

Primary schools (PO)

7

Secondary schools (VO)

Inspection quality

91%
Good · 3.1%
Sufficient or no separate verdict · 90.6%
Weak / insufficient · 6.3%
Childcare
Source: LRK (Landelijk Register Kinderopvang) · Registered & active locations only

41

Daycare (KDV)

36

After-school care (BSO)

1.573

KDV child places

38

Avg KDV size
10.9 KDV spots /100 children (0–15)
0.77 KDV /km²

KDV vs BSO breakdown

53%
47%
Kinderdagverblijf (ages 0–4) · 53% · 41 locations
Buitenschoolse opvang (after-school) · 47% · 36 locations

VVE coverage (early childhood education)

66%
34%
Offers VVE · 66% · 27 locations
No VVE · 34% · 14 locations
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂)

11.8

-2% vs Netherlands2025
Fine particulates (PM2.5)

9.6

+10% vs Netherlands2025
Distance to GP

0.8 km

-27% vs Netherlands2025
Distance to supermarket

0.8 km

-20% vs Netherlands2025
Proximity — Avg. Distance to Nearest Facility

General practitioner

0.8 km

Supermarket

0.8 km

Childcare

0.6 km

Primary school

0.7 km

Source: CBS Nabijheid voorzieningen 2023
Public Transport
Source: OpenStreetMap

Train stations

4

Bus stops

133

Air Quality
Annual average concentrations — source: RIVM Large-Scale Concentration Maps
NO₂ nitrogen dioxide
11.8
µg/m³
-0.3 vs. national avg (12.0 µg/m³)EU limit: 40 µg/m³
PM2.5 particulate matter
9.6
µg/m³
+0.9 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)
13 total in municipality · 1.35 per 10k residents

Christian churches

11

Mosques

2

Synagogues

0

Temples / other

0

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