Hofstad, Gilze en Rijen
About 945 people live in Hofstad, in 425 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 84% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 13.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €355,000; 53% of homes are owner-occupied and 45% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 6.9 km away, a supermarket 0.7 km and a GP 0.8 km.
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Is Hofstad a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 84% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 47% |
| Safety and nuisance | 33% |
| Social cohesion | 27% |
| Amenities | 37% |
| Housing stock | 36% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Hofstad safe?
| All registered crime | 13.8 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 2.1 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 2.1 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.1 NL 5.5 |
Police-registered crime 2025. Centres with many visitors score high per resident because visitors are not residents.
Homes and people
| Average home value (WOZ) | €355,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 53% / 47% |
| Apartments | 1% |
| Households with children | 31% |
| Single-person households | 29% |
| Age 65+ | 29% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.7 km |
| GP | 0.8 km |
| Primary school | 0.5 km |
| Secondary school | 7 km |
| Train station | 6.9 km |
| Hospital | 10.9 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Gilze en Rijen
Steenakkers · Buitengebied Gilze · Strijpakkers-Laars · Prinsenbosch · Centrumgebied Zuid Gilze · Centrumgebied Noord Gilze · Buitengebied Noord Rijen · Buitengebied Zuid Rijen · Kern Hulten · Grote Spie · Buitengebied Hulten · Rijen Zuid
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU07840206. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.