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Waalwijk

Noord-Brabant · Moderately urban · CBS GM0867

Avg. sale price

€453k

Price Growth YoY

+8.5%

Population

51.241

Waalwijk is a municipality in Noord-Brabant with 51.241 residents, the 91st largest of the 342 Dutch municipalities. The average WOZ property value is €377k, 5% below the national average of €398k. Of its 22.783 homes, 61% are owner-occupied (nationally 57%). The municipality has 3 districts, each with its own housing, population, income and amenities figures below.

At a Glance

Noord-Brabant province · urbanisation level 3/5

61% owner-occupied · 39% rental

Average income €39.2k · 23.6% higher educated

74% labour participation · 794 /km²

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(CBS Wijken · click a neighbourhood to explore)

Average sale price

€453k

-5% vs Netherlands2025
Average WOZ value

€377k

-5% vs Netherlands2025
Owner-occupied

61.0%

+7% vs Netherlands2025
Housing Stock

22.783

total homes
Sale Price vs. WOZ Value (€k)
In 2025 the average sale price was €76k (20%) above the WOZ value. WOZ is a tax assessment with a reference date about a year earlier, so it trails the market.
Average sale price · 2025
€453k
€270kmedian €469k€1,106k

Lower than 58% of municipalities (342)

Population Over Time (thousands)
Population has grown by 3k since 2018, reaching 51k in 2025.
Housing type · Avg. WOZ Home Value Over Time (€k) · Year-on-Year Sale Price Growth (%) · Year-on-Year WOZ Growth (%) · Housing Tenure
Housing type
75%
25%
Single-family
Multi-family
Avg. WOZ Home Value Over Time (€k)
Year-on-Year Sale Price Growth (%)
6 of 7 years had price gains. Best: 12.2% (2020); worst: -0.4% (2023).
Year-on-Year WOZ Growth (%)
Housing Tenure

Owner-occupied

61%

Rental

39%

Built before 2000

91%

Household Composition

Single

37.46%

With children

31.97%

Avg size: 2.1
Density: 794 /km²
Population density

794

+48% vs Netherlands2025
Age Distribution
14%
26%
27%
22%
vs Netherlands
15%
12%
26%
27%
20%
0–15 years
15–25 years
25–45 years
45–65 years
65+ years
Cultural Background · Migration Background Breakdown · Births vs deaths
Cultural Background

Dutch background

75.88%

EU / Western background

11.45%

Non-EU background

12.67%

Migration Background Breakdown
2022 data
CBS 70072ned · Western = EU + N. America + Indonesia + Japan
Births vs deaths
Average income

€39k

-7% vs Netherlands2024 · most recent CBS figure
Poverty

2.7%

-13% vs Netherlands2024 · most recent CBS figure
Labour participation

74.0%

2024 · most recent CBS figure
Avg. Income per Recipient Over Time (€k) 2024 · most recent CBS figure
Income distribution · Labour Contracts · Education & Labour
Education & Labour

Higher education

23.6%

Low education

31.3%

Labour participation

74%

Labour Contracts

Permanent contract

57%

Flexible contract

28%

Self-employed

15%

Wealth & Poverty
Median wealth
€143.5k
Poverty rate
2.7%
Cars/household
1.2
Median Wealth Over Time (€k)
Poverty rate: CBS has only published 2024 so far, so there is no trend yet.
Crime Rates (per 1,000 residents)
Source: CBS / Politie StatLine — 2012–2024
Total crime · 2025
36.7
14.3median 30.787.0

Higher than 68% of municipalities (342)

Theft, violence and vandalism together make up about 63% of all registered crime — they do not add up to the total.
Theft
12.4
Property damage
3.9
Violent crime
4.2
In 2025: 12.4 theft, 4.2 violent crimes per 1,000 residents.
Social benefits
Recipients count (latest available year)
Schools
School counts: DUO open data (active locations) · Quality verdicts: Inspectie van het Onderwijs, Aug 2026Share of all school locations. The Inspectie mainly gives a school its own verdict when it sees a risk; most schools have none and fall in the middle segment. For secondary schools the weakest programme verdict at that location counts.

16

Primary schools (PO)

8

Secondary schools (VO)

Inspection quality

100%
Good · 0.0%
Sufficient or no separate verdict · 100.0%
Weak / insufficient · 0.0%
Childcare
Source: LRK (Landelijk Register Kinderopvang) · Registered & active locations only

22

Daycare (KDV)

28

After-school care (BSO)

936

KDV child places

43

Avg KDV size
13.0 KDV spots /100 children (0–15)
0.34 KDV /km²

KDV vs BSO breakdown

44%
56%
Kinderdagverblijf (ages 0–4) · 44% · 22 locations
Buitenschoolse opvang (after-school) · 56% · 28 locations

VVE coverage (early childhood education)

59%
41%
Offers VVE · 59% · 13 locations
No VVE · 41% · 9 locations
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂)

12.3

+2% vs Netherlands2025
Fine particulates (PM2.5)

9.6

+11% vs Netherlands2025
Distance to GP

1.2 km

+9% vs Netherlands2025
Distance to supermarket

0.9 km

-10% vs Netherlands2025
Proximity — Avg. Distance to Nearest Facility

General practitioner

1.2 km

Supermarket

0.9 km

Childcare

0.7 km

Primary school

0.7 km

Source: CBS Nabijheid voorzieningen 2023
Public Transport
Source: OpenStreetMap

Bus stops

100

Air Quality
Annual average concentrations — source: RIVM Large-Scale Concentration Maps
NO₂ nitrogen dioxide
12.3
µg/m³
+0.2 vs. national avg (12.0 µg/m³)EU limit: 40 µg/m³
PM2.5 particulate matter
9.6
µg/m³
+0.9 vs. national avg (8.7 µg/m³)EU limit: 25 µg/m³
Energy consumption trend · Solar panels
Energy consumption trend
Religious Affiliation (%)
Province-level estimate (CBS 2015) · Noord-Brabant
Places of Worship (Buildings)
19 total in municipality · 3.71 per 10k residents

Christian churches

16

Mosques

2

Synagogues

0

Temples / other

1

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