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Meierijstad

Noord-Brabant · Slightly urban · CBS GM1948

Avg. sale price

€530k

Price Growth YoY

+6.6%

Population

84.711

Meierijstad is a municipality in Noord-Brabant with 84.711 residents, the 46th largest of the 342 Dutch municipalities. The average WOZ property value is €449k, 13% above the national average of €398k. Of its 36.823 homes, 69% 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

69% owner-occupied · 31% rental

Average income €41k · 28.1% higher educated

75% labour participation · 460 /km²

Neighbourhood Map

(CBS Wijken · click a neighbourhood to explore)

Average sale price

€530k

+10% vs Netherlands2025
Average WOZ value

€449k

+13% vs Netherlands2025
Owner-occupied

69.0%

+21% vs Netherlands2025
Housing Stock

36.823

total homes
Sale Price vs. WOZ Value (€k)
In 2025 the average sale price was €81k (18%) 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
€530k
€270kmedian €469k€1,106k

Higher than 73% of municipalities (342)

Population Over Time (thousands)
Population has grown by 5k since 2018, reaching 85k 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
80%
20%
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: 14.1% (2024); worst: 0.9% (2023).
Year-on-Year WOZ Growth (%)
Housing Tenure

Owner-occupied

69%

Rental

31%

Built before 2000

90%

Household Composition

Single

32.48%

With children

34.56%

Avg size: 2.3
Density: 460 /km²
Population density

460

-14% vs Netherlands2025
Age Distribution
15%
24%
27%
23%
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

81.92%

EU / Western background

7.86%

Non-EU background

10.21%

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

€41k

-3% vs Netherlands2024 · most recent CBS figure
Poverty

1.7%

-45% vs Netherlands2024 · most recent CBS figure
Labour participation

75.0%

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

28.1%

Low education

27.1%

Labour participation

75%

Labour Contracts

Permanent contract

58%

Flexible contract

25%

Self-employed

17%

Wealth & Poverty
Median wealth
€264.9k
Poverty rate
1.7%
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
31.6
14.3median 30.787.0

Higher than 53% 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
13.3
Property damage
2.4
Violent crime
2.8
In 2025: 13.4 theft, 2.8 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.

32

Primary schools (PO)

6

Secondary schools (VO)

Inspection quality

95%
Good · 0.0%
Sufficient or no separate verdict · 94.7%
Weak / insufficient · 5.3%
Childcare
Source: LRK (Landelijk Register Kinderopvang) · Registered & active locations only

58

Daycare (KDV)

46

After-school care (BSO)

1.607

KDV child places

28

Avg KDV size
12.6 KDV spots /100 children (0–15)
0.31 KDV /km²

KDV vs BSO breakdown

56%
44%
Kinderdagverblijf (ages 0–4) · 56% · 58 locations
Buitenschoolse opvang (after-school) · 44% · 46 locations

VVE coverage (early childhood education)

47%
53%
Offers VVE · 47% · 27 locations
No VVE · 53% · 31 locations
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂)

11.4

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

9.6

+10% vs Netherlands2025
Distance to GP

1.4 km

+27% vs Netherlands2025
Distance to supermarket

1.3 km

+30% vs Netherlands2025
Proximity — Avg. Distance to Nearest Facility

General practitioner

1.4 km

Supermarket

1.3 km

Childcare

0.7 km

Primary school

0.8 km

Source: CBS Nabijheid voorzieningen 2023
Public Transport
Source: OpenStreetMap

Bus stops

134

Air Quality
Annual average concentrations — source: RIVM Large-Scale Concentration Maps
NO₂ nitrogen dioxide
11.4
µg/m³
-0.7 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)
24 total in municipality · 2.83 per 10k residents

Christian churches

22

Mosques

1

Synagogues

0

Temples / other

1

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