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district in Tilburg

Korvel

Korvel has 7 neighbourhoods with 5,880 residents in total.

Bottom 18% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 37 of the 54 districts of Tilburg

Short answer: Korvel scores 3.8 as a district of Tilburg, no. 37 of the 54 districts of Tilburg. Its strongest neighbourhood is Kromhoutpark (6.8), the worst Het Laar (2.6). The district has 7 neighbourhoods with 5,880 residents in total.

Key figures for Korvel

residents
5,880
neighbourhoods
7
km² of land
0.8

How Korvel scores

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The figures

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
Total crime
39.3 per 1,000
Violent crime
3.9 per 1,000
Burglaries
2.1 per 1,000
Property crime
17.0 per 1,000
Vandalism
4.8 per 1,000

In 2025, 325 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
0.6 km
GP practice
0.5 km
Train station
2.3 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Hospital
3.5 km
Café
0.4 km
Library
2.9 km
Motorway ramp
1.8 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Tilburg

The figures

Wealth & income

What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.
Property value
€ 275,025
Welfare recipients
37.4 per 1,000
High incomes
10%
Low incomes
47%
Vacancy
3%
Owner-occupied
42%
Social housing
29%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes
67%
Built after 2000
8%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Tilburg

The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
8,551 inw/km²
Noise level
55 dB
Green surroundings
33%
Trees nearby
16%
Water share
1%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²
3,577
Fine particles (PM2.5)
9.2 µg/m³

Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.

Tick = Dutch median

The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Tilburg

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.6 km
Households with children
20%
Childcare
0.5 km
Secondary school
1.1 km
Residents under 15
11%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Tilburg

Who lives here

Korvel has strikingly many young people aged 15 to 25: 17%, against 11% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1511%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2517%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4530%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6521%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+20%

    NL median 22%

Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.

  • Average household size

    1.7smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    58%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    21%far fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    8,551far more densely populated than average

    NL median 2,364

Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade. Average of the neighbourhoods in Korvel, weighted by population.

The best and worst neighbourhoods of Korvel

The same total grade, the same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Korvel.

Neighbourhoods in Korvel

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Kromhoutpark6.8
  2. 2Schildersbuurt Noord4.6
  3. 3Westend4.3
  4. 4Schrijversbuurt4.1
  5. 5Schildersbuurt Zuid3.9
  6. 6Staatsliedenbuurt Oost2.8
  7. 7Het Laar2.6