's-Hertogenbosch · report
Renovation in 's-Hertogenbosch
In 2024, 26% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2024
- 26%
Homes finished in 's-Hertogenbosch, by type of work
Dwellings added each year: by new building, and in existing buildings by transformation, splitting, rebuilding or a change of use. CBS, from the buildings register.
- Conversions
- Extensions
- New buildings
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| Year | New buildings | Extensions | Conversions | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 590 | — | 205 | 795 |
| 2023 | 985 | — | 185 | 1,170 |
| 2022 | 895 | — | 260 | 1,155 |
| 2021 | 745 | — | 190 | 935 |
| 2020 | 555 | — | 120 | 675 |
| 2019 | 1,005 | — | 130 | 1,135 |
| 2018 | 775 | — | 115 | 890 |
| 2017 | 775 | — | 330 | 1,105 |
| 2016 | 580 | — | 370 | 950 |
| 2015 | 425 | — | 495 | 920 |
| 2014 | 350 | — | 335 | 685 |
| 2013 | 445 | — | 260 | 705 |
CBS counts dwellings, so renovation that adds no dwelling (refurbishing, insulating) is not counted. Homes gained in existing buildings are counted gross: homes lost to merging or demolition are not taken off. From 2012.
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At the average sale price, a home costs €506,467. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €2,160 a month. The Netherlands sets no single cap on the payment: each year the law fixes how much of their income a household may spend on the mortgage, by income and interest rate.
- Payment, two incomes
- 25%
- Payment, one income
- 51%
Renting the average home costs less each month than owning it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is what private tenants pay on average, after housing benefit. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.
- Rent per month
- €1,008
- Owning per month
- €2,134
52.8% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 375
- Per 1,000 residents
- 2.3
Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 2 times since 1995. The deepest began in 2008.
- Deepest fall
- −20.4%
- Recovery from the low
- 48 months
In 2025 the population grew by 768 while 792 homes were finished: 1.0 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 1.0
- Population change, 2025
- +768
3.6% of the 77,825 homes registered on 1 January 2026 had nobody living in them.
- Empty, 2026
- 3.6%
- Empty homes
- 2,775