The population is shrinking, while it grows in Almelo. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Almelo, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Zeven Bosjes is €394,000, 34% higher than in Almelo (€295,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 43%, against a rise of 49% in Almelo. 100% of the homes are owner-occupied, 45 percentage points more than in Almelo (55%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€394,000
▲34% higher than Almelo (€295,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+43%
▼lower than Almelo (+49%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
100%
▲45 percentage points higher than Almelo (55%)
Social housing
0%
▼33 percentage points lower than Almelo (33%)
Private rent
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than Almelo (12%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲29 percentage points higher than Almelo (71%)
Built 1975–1991
40%
▲17 percentage points higher than Almelo (23%)
Built before 1945
0%
▼17 percentage points lower than Almelo (17%)
Built 2006–2015
0%
▼6 percentage points lower than Almelo (6%)
Average WOZ value
€394,000
▲34% higher than Almelo (€295,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+43%
▼lower than Almelo (+49%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
100%
▲45 percentage points higher than Almelo (55%)
Social housing
0%
▼33 percentage points lower than Almelo (33%)
Private rent
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than Almelo (12%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲29 percentage points higher than Almelo (71%)
Built 1975–1991
40%
▲17 percentage points higher than Almelo (23%)
Built before 1945
0%
▼17 percentage points lower than Almelo (17%)
Built 2006–2015
0%
▼6 percentage points lower than Almelo (6%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 43% between 2021 and 2025, to €394,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€394,000▲ 34% above Almelo
+43% since 2021
Almelo +49%
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: ~€333 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€333/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
142 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €394,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€139NL median
Water board levy€43–
Property tax (OZB)€40€35
Sewage levy€32€22
Waste levy€24€27
Costs to set aside€194
Maintenance reserve€181–
Buildings insurance€13–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Almelo's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 267th 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 142 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €394,000.
Levies: Almelo'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
Zeven Bosjes has the 4th-highest WOZ value of the 11 buurten in Windmolenbroek.
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: €394,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Zeven Bosjes
394,000
472
–
Groeneveld
580,000
211
–
Kanaalzijde
277,000
608
–
Leemslagen Noord
232,000
660
–
Leemslagen Zuid
233,000
880
–
Leemslagen Oost
306,000
467
–
Huttenveld
390,000
771
–
Maardijk
407,000
367
–
Bedrijventerrein Twentepoort - Stadion
391,000
71
–
Nijrees
412,000
1,075
–
Bedrijventerrein XL Businesspark
290,000
3
–
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 100% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied100%
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
100% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes100%
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
60% of dwellings were built between 1992 and 2005, against 16% in the municipality of Almelo.
Before 19450.4%
1975-199139.6%
1992-200559.7%
2006-20150.2%
Explanation
Based on 472 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 Almelo average.
In 2025, 18 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Zeven Bosjes, 61% lower than in Almelo (46). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 46%, against a fall of 6% in Almelo. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
18
▼61% lower than Almelo (46)
Change since 2021
+46%
▲higher than Almelo (-6%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
6.4
▲2.2 times as high as Almelo (2.9)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
18
▼61% lower than Almelo (46)
Change since 2021
+46%
▲higher than Almelo (-6%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
6.4
▲2.2 times as high as Almelo (2.9)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Zeven Bosjes registered 18 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 46 in the municipality of Almelo.
Zeven Bosjes18
The municipality of Almelo46
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 Zeven Bosjes is 'Theft and burglary': 9.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 18.0 in the municipality of Almelo.
Zeven BosjesAlmelo
Theft and burglary9.3
Almelo 18.0▼ −48% vs Almelo
Fraud and scams5.9
Almelo 5.1▲ +16% vs Almelo
Vandalism and public order0.8
Almelo 6.9▼ −88% vs Almelo
Traffic0.8
Almelo 8.9▼ −91% vs Almelo
Other and withheld0.8
Almelo 2.3▼ −65% vs Almelo
Violence and threats0.0
Almelo 4.9▼ −100% vs Almelo
Environmental0.0
Almelo 0.1≈ Almelo
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 Zeven Bosjes registered 2 traffic accidents, of which 0 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 above the Almelo average; green space is about the Almelo average.
An estimated 80% of adults in Zeven Bosjes rate their own health as good, 10 percentage points more than in Almelo. Fewer adults feel lonely (38% against 50%), fewer report anxiety or depression (36% against 46%) and fewer smoke (12% against 20%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (55% against 48%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Zeven Bosjes, covering 46% of the area, against 30% in Almelo. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 12% of the area, in line with the 12% in Almelo.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
80%
▲10 percentage points higher than Almelo (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
12%
=about the same as Almelo (12%)
More figures
Lonely
38%
▼12 percentage points lower than Almelo (50%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
36%
▼10 percentage points lower than Almelo (46%)
Smokes
12%
▼8 percentage points lower than Almelo (20%)
Meets physical activity guideline
55%
▲7 percentage points higher than Almelo (48%)
Built-up, share of the area
46%
▲16 percentage points higher than Almelo (30%)
Agriculture, share of the area
37%
▼10 percentage points lower than Almelo (47%)
Other built-up, share of the area
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Almelo (3%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
80%
▲10 percentage points higher than Almelo (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
12%
=about the same as Almelo (12%)
More figures
Lonely
38%
▼12 percentage points lower than Almelo (50%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
36%
▼10 percentage points lower than Almelo (46%)
Smokes
12%
▼8 percentage points lower than Almelo (20%)
Meets physical activity guideline
55%
▲7 percentage points higher than Almelo (48%)
Built-up, share of the area
46%
▲16 percentage points higher than Almelo (30%)
Agriculture, share of the area
37%
▼10 percentage points lower than Almelo (47%)
Other built-up, share of the area
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Almelo (3%)
Health
An estimated 80% of adults rate their own health as good, against 70% in the municipality of Almelo (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Almelo
Good self-rated health
80.2%
70.2%
Smokes
11.9%
20.4%
Excessive drinking
6%
6.5%
Overweight
54.4%
56.7%
Lonely
38.3%
49.7%
Anxiety or depression feelings
36.5%
46%
Meets physical activity guideline
54.7%
48%
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
12% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 12% in the municipality of Almelo.
Traffic3.5%
Built-up45.6%
Recreation5.3%
Agriculture36.8%
Forest and nature7%
Water1.8%
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
Distance to amenities
A primary school lies here at an average road distance of 800 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
1,000 m
–
GP practice
1,500 m
–
Primary school
800 m
–
Daycare
800 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
1.3
Explanation
Average road distance from every address in this buurt to the nearest amenity, and the average count within 1 km — a buurt average, not a distance from one address.
Source: CBS proximity statistics 2025
04 · Residents
The population is shrinking, while it grows in Almelo.
Zeven Bosjes has 1,190 inhabitants (2026), or 2,101 per km² (88% higher than in Almelo). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 4%, against a rise of 3% in Almelo. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Almelo was 73%, 5 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 24% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
-4%
▼lower than Almelo (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Almelo
73%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Almelo (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
32%
▲5 percentage points higher than Almelo (27%)
Married
53%
▲15 percentage points higher than Almelo (38%)
Dutch origin
83%
▲13 percentage points higher than Almelo (70%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
44%
▲1 percentage point higher than Almelo (43%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-4%
▼lower than Almelo (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Almelo
73%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Almelo (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
32%
▲5 percentage points higher than Almelo (27%)
Married
53%
▲15 percentage points higher than Almelo (38%)
Dutch origin
83%
▲13 percentage points higher than Almelo (70%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
44%
▲1 percentage point higher than Almelo (43%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 4% between 2021 and 2026, to 1,190.
Residents, 2026
1,190
-4% since 2021
Almelo +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 2,101 residents per km², this buurt is 88% more densely populated than the municipality of Almelo.
Residents per km²2,101
Dwellings per km²828.1
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 8.4 children were born per 1,000 residents; 4.2 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
32% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15170
15 to 25130
25 to 45215
45 to 65380
65 to 80255
80 and over40
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
53% of residents are married.
Never married460
Married635
Divorced50
Widowed50
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
83% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands985
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)45
Outside Europe160
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
44% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1170
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4410
Higher professional, university350
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Almelo; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 73% of eligible voters in Almelo voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 24% of the valid votes.
Municipality of AlmeloThe Netherlands
D66
13.1%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
24.1%
16.7%
VVD
13.6%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
9.1%
12.8%
CDA
12.2%
11.8%
JA21
6.3%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.7%
4.5%
BBB
2.7%
2.6%
Other
13%
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
Zeven Bosjes has an average of 1.3 cars per household, 18% higher than in Almelo (1.1). 27% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 6 percentage points more than in Almelo (21%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
38%
▲17 percentage points higher than Almelo (21%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
12%
▼10 percentage points lower than Almelo (22%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
12%
▼5 percentage points lower than Almelo (17%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲18% higher than Almelo (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
27%
▲6 percentage points higher than Almelo (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+5 pp
▲higher than Almelo (+3 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
99%
▲11 percentage points higher than Almelo (88%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Almelo (4%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
100%
▲43 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Average WOZ value
€394,000
▼1% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business services, share of businesses
38%
▲17 percentage points higher than Almelo (21%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
12%
▼10 percentage points lower than Almelo (22%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
12%
▼5 percentage points lower than Almelo (17%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲18% higher than Almelo (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
27%
▲6 percentage points higher than Almelo (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+5 pp
▲higher than Almelo (+3 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
99%
▲11 percentage points higher than Almelo (88%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Almelo (4%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
100%
▲43 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Average WOZ value
€394,000
▼1% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 30 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie10
Handel en horeca10
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening30
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg15
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
27% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 21% in the municipality of Almelo (2025).
Petrol73.4%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)26.6%
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 22% to 27% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
27%▲ 6 percentage points above Almelo (21%)
+5 pp since 2021
Almelo +3 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, 615 passenger cars and 50 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars615
Motorcycles50
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
99% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (0.2%).
Residential99%
Industrial0.2%
Other0.8%
Explanation
Based on 477 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
2,101 residents per km²: 3.9 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²2,101
NL 539▲ +290% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings100%
NL 57%▲ +75% vs NL
Single-family dwellings100%
NL 63%▲ +59% vs NL
Average WOZ value€394,000
NL €398,000≈ 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