The population is growing about as fast as in Aalten. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Aalten, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Aalten Kern is €319,000, 7% lower than in Aalten (€344,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 81%, against a rise of 77% in Aalten. 71% of the homes are owner-occupied, 1 percentage point less than in Aalten (72%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€319,000
▼7% lower than Aalten (€344,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+81%
▲higher than Aalten (+77%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
71%
▼1 percentage point lower than Aalten (72%)
Social housing
20%
▲1 percentage point higher than Aalten (19%)
Private rent
9%
=about the same as Aalten (9%)
Single-family dwellings
81%
▼1 percentage point lower than Aalten (82%)
Built before 1945
14%
▼6 percentage points lower than Aalten (20%)
Built 2006–2015
7%
▲1 percentage point higher than Aalten (6%)
Built 1945–1964
16%
=about the same as Aalten (16%)
Average WOZ value
€319,000
▼7% lower than Aalten (€344,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+81%
▲higher than Aalten (+77%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
71%
▼1 percentage point lower than Aalten (72%)
Social housing
20%
▲1 percentage point higher than Aalten (19%)
Private rent
9%
=about the same as Aalten (9%)
Single-family dwellings
81%
▼1 percentage point lower than Aalten (82%)
Built before 1945
14%
▼6 percentage points lower than Aalten (20%)
Built 2006–2015
7%
▲1 percentage point higher than Aalten (6%)
Built 1945–1964
16%
=about the same as Aalten (16%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 81% between 2014 and 2025, to €319,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€319,000▼ 7% below Aalten
+81% since 2014
Aalten +77%
Explanation
The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Modelled ownership costs
Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€289 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€290/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
140 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €319,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€98NL median
Water board levy€41–
Property tax (OZB)€25€28
Sewage levy€17€22
Waste levy€15€27
Costs to set aside€192
Maintenance reserve€179–
Buildings insurance€13–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Aalten's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 2nd of 334 gemeenten, cheapest first.
cheapestdearest
Water board, maintenance and insurance are estimated from national rates and the home's value and size, so they aren't compared.
Explanation
The home: one typical home of 140 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €319,000.
Levies: Aalten's own OZB, sewage and waste rates for 2026. The water board levy uses national average rates.
Set aside: maintenance at 0.85% and buildings insurance at 0.06% a year of the rebuild cost (€1,800 per m²).
NL median: what the same home would pay in the middle gemeente. Gemeenten where a regional body collects the waste levy are left out.
Not included: mortgage and energy. These are estimates, not actual bills.
Source: Municipal levies + CBS 2026
Dwelling value ladder
Aalten Kern has the lowest WOZ value of the 4 wijken in the municipality of Aalten.
Average WOZ value from the Netherlands down to this area, and its rank within its own group (e.g. buurten within the same wijk). Provincie is omitted: KWB publishes no province rows to average.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
WOZ value and age structure
Here: €319,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Aalten Kern
319,000
6,065
–
Buitengebied Aalten
460,000
1,523
–
Bredevoort
347,000
890
–
Dinxperlo
336,000
3,868
–
Explanation
Each circle is an area: position by average WOZ value, size by dwelling count. The 65-and-over share (pct_65_plus) travels on every point but is not yet drawn as a second axis.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
Dwellings by ownership
The largest category is owner-occupied, at 71% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied71%
Social housing20%
Private rent9%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by type
81% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes81%
Multi-family homes19%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by build period
27% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 23% in the municipality of Aalten.
Before 194514.4%
1945-196416.4%
1965-197416%
1975-199127.2%
1992-200513.8%
2006-20157.3%
2016 and later4.8%
Explanation
Based on 6,092 dwellings with a registered construction year in the BAG (verblijfsobjecten whose pand has no usable bouwjaar, such as 1005 or 9999, are excluded).
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
02 · Safety
Less registered crime per resident than the Aalten average.
In 2025, 17 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Aalten Kern, 6% lower than in Aalten (18). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 1%, against a fall of 4% in Aalten. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
17
▼6% lower than Aalten (18)
Change since 2021
-1%
▲higher than Aalten (-4%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
0.7
▼36% lower than Aalten (1.1)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
17
▼6% lower than Aalten (18)
Change since 2021
-1%
▲higher than Aalten (-4%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
0.7
▼36% lower than Aalten (1.1)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Aalten Kern registered 17 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 18 in the municipality of Aalten.
Aalten Kern17
The municipality of Aalten18
Explanation
Crime is counted where it happens and divided by the number of residents, so places with many visitors — city centres, nightlife, stations — score higher.
The largest category in Aalten Kern is 'Theft and burglary': 7.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 6.0 in the municipality of Aalten.
Aalten KernAalten
Theft and burglary7.2
Aalten 6.0▲ +20% vs Aalten
Fraud and scams4.5
Aalten 3.5▲ +29% vs Aalten
Traffic2.3
Aalten 3.6▼ −36% vs Aalten
Vandalism and public order1.5
Aalten 1.7▼ −12% vs Aalten
Violence and threats1.3
Aalten 1.9▼ −32% vs Aalten
Other and withheld0.7
Aalten 0.7≈ Aalten
Environmental0.1
Aalten 0.1≈ Aalten
Explanation
Four categories are structurally withheld at buurt level (sex offences, child pornography, child prostitution, other integrity offences); the gap with the published total is shown under 'other'.
In 2024, police in Aalten Kern registered 17 traffic accidents, of which 7 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
FatalInjuryMaterial damage only
Explanation
Registered accidents (BRON, Rijkswaterstaat); material-damage-only accidents have not been systematically registered since roughly 2010 and are not comparable between areas. This area shows only accidents with an exactly known location (roughly 80-85% of all registered accidents); the rest is known only at street, intersection or gemeente level. The comparison with the gemeente therefore also uses only the gemeente's exactly-located accidents, which is why that figure is lower than on the gemeente's own page.
Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health below the Aalten average; green space is above the Aalten average.
An estimated 74% of adults in Aalten Kern rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point less than in Aalten. Fewer adults drink excessively (6% against 7%), but more feel lonely (42% against 41%) and more report anxiety or depression (44% against 43%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Aalten Kern, covering 78% of the area, against 7% in Aalten. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 10% of the area, 4 percentage points above the 6% in Aalten.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
74%
▼1 percentage point lower than Aalten (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
10%
▲4 percentage points higher than Aalten (6%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
44%
▲1 percentage point higher than Aalten (43%)
Lonely
42%
▲1 percentage point higher than Aalten (41%)
Excessive drinking
6%
▼1 percentage point lower than Aalten (7%)
Meets physical activity guideline
49%
=about the same as Aalten (49%)
Agriculture, share of the area
7%
▼75 percentage points lower than Aalten (82%)
Built-up, share of the area
78%
▲71 percentage points higher than Aalten (7%)
Recreation, share of the area
10%
▲8 percentage points higher than Aalten (2%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
74%
▼1 percentage point lower than Aalten (75%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
10%
▲4 percentage points higher than Aalten (6%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
44%
▲1 percentage point higher than Aalten (43%)
Lonely
42%
▲1 percentage point higher than Aalten (41%)
Excessive drinking
6%
▼1 percentage point lower than Aalten (7%)
Meets physical activity guideline
49%
=about the same as Aalten (49%)
Agriculture, share of the area
7%
▼75 percentage points lower than Aalten (82%)
Built-up, share of the area
78%
▲71 percentage points higher than Aalten (7%)
Recreation, share of the area
10%
▲8 percentage points higher than Aalten (2%)
Health
An estimated 74% of adults rate their own health as good, against 75% in the municipality of Aalten (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Aalten
Good self-rated health
74.2%
74.7%
Smokes
15%
14.8%
Excessive drinking
6.3%
6.6%
Overweight
55.7%
55.7%
Lonely
42.2%
41.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
43.9%
42.8%
Meets physical activity guideline
48.6%
48.9%
Explanation
An RIVM model estimate (small-area estimation from the 2024 Health Monitor for Adults and Elderly), not a direct tabulation — even a buurt that was not itself surveyed gets an estimate. Figures cover adults aged 18 and over.
Source: RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024
Land use
10% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 6% in the municipality of Aalten.
Traffic3.7%
Built-up77.8%
Other built-up0.4%
Recreation9.9%
Agriculture7.2%
Water1.2%
Explanation
Every share is calculated as a percentage of the TOTAL area (land and water together, peiljaar 2022); water is therefore one of the slices itself, not a separate whole. Green is the sum of recreational terrain (parks, sport fields, allotments, day recreation) and natural terrain (forest, open natural terrain) — agricultural land is not counted as green here.
Source: CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022
04 · Residents
The population is growing about as fast as the Aalten average.
Aalten Kern has 13,125 inhabitants (2026), or 2,569 per km² (9.0 times as high as in Aalten). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 3%, against a rise of 2% in Aalten. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Aalten was 83%, 5 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, CDA had the highest share there: 23% of the vote, against 12% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2014
+3%
=about the same as Aalten (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Aalten
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+4%
▼lower than Aalten (+6%)
Aged 45 to 65
26%
▼2 percentage points lower than Aalten (28%)
Never married
47%
▲2 percentage points higher than Aalten (45%)
Dutch origin
87%
▲1 percentage point higher than Aalten (86%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
49%
=about the same as Aalten (49%)
CDA, share of the vote
23%
▲11 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)
Population growth since 2014
+3%
=about the same as Aalten (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Aalten
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+4%
▼lower than Aalten (+6%)
Aged 45 to 65
26%
▼2 percentage points lower than Aalten (28%)
Never married
47%
▲2 percentage points higher than Aalten (45%)
Dutch origin
87%
▲1 percentage point higher than Aalten (86%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
49%
=about the same as Aalten (49%)
CDA, share of the vote
23%
▲11 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)
Population per year
The population grew 3% between 2014 and 2026, to 13,125.
Residents, 2026
13,125
+3% since 2014
Aalten +2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 2,569 residents per km², this wijk is 9.0 times as densely populated as the municipality of Aalten.
Residents per km²2,569
Dwellings per km²1,186.9
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 8.0 children were born per 1,000 residents; 11.4 died per 1,000.
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
26% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 151,920
15 to 251,470
25 to 452,995
45 to 653,465
65 to 802,370
80 and over905
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
47% of residents are never married.
Never married6,115
Married5,345
Divorced830
Widowed840
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
87% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands11,380
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)715
Outside Europe1,030
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
49% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo12,660
Havo, vwo, mbo2-44,650
Higher professional, university2,250
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Aalten; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 83% of eligible voters in Aalten voted. The largest party was CDA with 23% of the valid votes.
Municipality of AaltenThe Netherlands
D66
12.3%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
14.9%
16.7%
VVD
12.7%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
8.5%
12.8%
CDA
23.2%
11.8%
JA21
6.4%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.5%
4.5%
BBB
7.5%
2.6%
Other
9.2%
14.4%
Explanation
Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes. A voter may vote at any polling station in their own gemeente; there is therefore no reliable buurt- or wijk-level result. This figure is the whole gemeente's own result.
Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025
05 · More figures
More figures
Aalten Kern has an average of 1.2 cars per household, 8% lower than in Aalten (1.3). 15% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point less than in Aalten (16%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
1%
▼9 percentage points lower than Aalten (10%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
18%
▲2 percentage points higher than Aalten (16%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
13%
▲2 percentage points higher than Aalten (11%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▼8% lower than Aalten (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
15%
▼1 percentage point lower than Aalten (16%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
−1 pp
=about the same as Aalten (0 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
3%
▼3 percentage points lower than Aalten (6%)
Lodging, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Aalten (2%)
Residential, share of addresses
91%
▲2 percentage points higher than Aalten (89%)
Multi-family dwellings
19%
▼18 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
20%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
1%
▼9 percentage points lower than Aalten (10%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
18%
▲2 percentage points higher than Aalten (16%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
13%
▲2 percentage points higher than Aalten (11%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▼8% lower than Aalten (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
15%
▼1 percentage point lower than Aalten (16%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
−1 pp
=about the same as Aalten (0 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
3%
▼3 percentage points lower than Aalten (6%)
Lodging, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Aalten (2%)
Residential, share of addresses
91%
▲2 percentage points higher than Aalten (89%)
Multi-family dwellings
19%
▼18 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
20%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 265 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij15
Nijverheid en energie245
Handel en horeca235
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie60
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed45
Zakelijke dienstverlening265
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg225
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten160
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
15% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 16% in the municipality of Aalten (2025).
Petrol84.9%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)15.1%
Explanation
CBS splits passenger cars into 'petrol' and 'other fuel' only. That second category bundles diesel, LPG, electric (including hybrid), hydrogen, alcohol, LNG and CNG together — CBS publishes no separate electric-car count per buurt, wijk or gemeente, so this is not the same as an 'electric share'.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Share on other fuel per year
The share of passenger cars not running on petrol went from 16% to 15% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
15%▼ 1 percentage point below Aalten (16%)
-1 pp since 2014
Aalten +0 pp
Explanation
See the 'Passenger cars by fuel type' card for what 'other fuel' covers — this is not the share of electric cars.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Vehicles by kind
In 2025, 6,975 passenger cars and 695 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars6,975
Motorcycles695
Explanation
At this level CBS publishes only passenger cars and motorcycles, no vans or trucks.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Addresses by building use
91% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is healthcare (5%).
Residential91%
Retail1.9%
Office1.1%
Assembly0.7%
Healthcare4.9%
Industrial3.2%
Lodging0.2%
Education0.3%
Sports0.2%
Other1.9%
Explanation
Based on 6,696 verblijfsobjecten in use. An object with several registered uses (e.g. a flat above a shop) is counted under each of them, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
Biggest difference from the Netherlands
2,569 residents per km²: 4.8 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²2,569
NL 539▲ +377% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings19%
NL 37%▼ −49% vs NL
Private rent9%
NL 14%▼ −36% vs NL
Social housing20%
NL 28%▼ −29% vs NL
Single-family dwellings81%
NL 63%▲ +29% vs NL
Explanation
The 5 characteristics that differ most from the national average, ranked by log ratio (so a halving and a doubling count as equally different); the shown percentage is the ordinary difference against the Netherlands.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026