Besterd, Tilburg
About 1,660 people live in Besterd, in 1,085 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 91% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well above the national rate: 79.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €267,000; 46% of homes are owner-occupied and 7% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 2.1 km away, a supermarket 0.3 km and a GP 0.5 km.
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Is Besterd a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 91% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 12% |
| Safety and nuisance | 4% |
| Social cohesion | 7% |
| Amenities | 93% |
| Housing stock | 20% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Besterd safe?
| All registered crime | 79.5 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 3.6 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 10.2 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 16.3 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) | €267,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 46% / 54% |
| Apartments | 54% |
| Households with children | 12% |
| Single-person households | 63% |
| Age 65+ | 11% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.3 km |
| GP | 0.5 km |
| Primary school | 0.5 km |
| Secondary school | 1.7 km |
| Train station | 2.1 km |
| Hospital | 3.1 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
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Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU08552601. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.