How much municipal tax do you pay in Bierbeek?

The additional personal tax (APB) in Bierbeek is 7,0% for tax year 2025.

How much are the property tax surcharges in Bierbeek?

The municipal property tax surcharges (opcentiemen) in Bierbeek are 690 for tax year 2025.

What is the average property price in Bierbeek?

The median price for a house in Bierbeek is € 435.000 (source: Statbel 2024).

Living in Bierbeek

Taxes, housing prices & more · Vlaams-Brabant

In de provincie Vlaams-Brabant behoort Bierbeek tot de Leuvense rand, als landelijke gemeente. De gemeente hanteert een APB-tarief van 7% en opcentiemen van 690 op de onroerende voorheffing. De gemiddelde huurprijs voor een woning bedraagt € 1.110 per maand.

Municipal tax

7,0%

↓Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

690

↓Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 435.000

↑Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

10.778

Avg. rent price

€ 1.110

↑Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

7,0%

2% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

690

23% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

171,75

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 1.825,35

Based on a gross income of € 40.000 and a cadastral income (KI) of € 1.200. Calculate with your own details →

Source: Gemeente-Stadsmonitor Vlaanderen, tax year 2025

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Gross annual income (€)

Cadastral income (€)ⓘ

Simplified calculation · AJ 2026

Estimated yearly tax burden€ 1.825,35

or per month€ 152,11

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 435.000

27% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

Insufficient data

Median price apartment

€ 360.000

Price evolution

-24,0%

Transactions

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 1.110 / month

↑ Avg. € 889

▲ +4,4% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 1.290(Fl. avg. € 990)

Gebaseerd op nieuwe huurcontracten afgesloten via een vastgoedkantoor. Bron: CIB Huurbarometer, S1 2025.

Demographics

Inhabitants

10.778

Surface area

39 km²

Population density

276/km²

Average income

€ 53.237

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

463 offences

44,0 per 1,000 inhabitants

▲ +10,8% vs 2023#135 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total

44,0

Theft

13,6

Violence

3,2

Vandalism

2,8

Crime statistics are based on police-registered offences (source: Federal Police, 2024). This only includes reported and registered crimes. Cities tend to score higher because more people pass through, work and go out there.

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Source: Federale Politie via Gemeente-Stadsmonitor, 2024

Education & childcare

10 schools

1.858 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

Kindergarten

Primary

Secondary

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

331

Kindergarten

695

Primary

832

Secondary

Childcare

licensed spots

35,2

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

KU Leuven

Nearest university · Leuven · 7,4 km

UCLL

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Leuven · 6,7 km

campuses within 15 km

campuses within 30 km

School counts represent the number of locations in the municipality. Student numbers are based on the student's place of residence, not the school's location. Source: Dataloep, Flemish Ministry of Education, school year 2025-2026.

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