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Municipality · Noord-Brabant

Living in Alphen-Chaam

The population is growing about as fast as in the Netherlands. Homes cost more than the Dutch average, and registered crime per resident is lower.

10,495 residents, 4,619 homes, Data: CBS, Politie, RIVM, Kiesraad, NVM, Kadaster

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Location

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01 · Prices & homes

Homes cost more than the Dutch average.

The average WOZ value in Alphen-Chaam is €477,000, 20% higher than in the Netherlands (€398,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 62%, against a rise of 89% in the Netherlands. 75% of the homes are owner-occupied, 18 percentage points more than in the Netherlands (57%).

Key figures
  • Average WOZ value
    €477,000
    20% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
  • Rise in WOZ value since 2014
    +62%
    lower than the Netherlands (+89%)
  • More figures
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    75%
    18 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
  • Social housing
    13%
    15 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
  • Private rent
    12%
    2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    89%
    26 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
  • Built before 1945
    13%
    5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (18%)
  • Built 2006–2015
    12%
    4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (8%)
  • Built 1965–1974
    18%
    3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (15%)

WOZ value per year

The average WOZ value rose 62% between 2014 and 2025, to €477,000.

Average WOZ value, 2025
€477,00020% above the Netherlands
  • +62% since 2014
  • Netherlands +89%
Explanation

The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

The market in Midden-Noord-Brabant

In the Midden-Noord-Brabant region (Q3 2026), half of all homes sold for more than €4,261/m², and 65% sold above the asking price.

Figures from NVM estate agents for Q3 2026

Sale price per m²
€4,261/m²

Of the homes sold in Midden-Noord-Brabant in Q3 2026, half went for more than €4,261 per m² of living area and half for less. All dwelling types combined.

Asking vs sale price
+2.6%

The final sale price in Midden-Noord-Brabant came in 2.6% above the last asking price. Budget for that.

Sold above asking
65%

65% of the homes sold in Midden-Noord-Brabant in Q3 2026 went for more than the asking price.

Sale price per m² by dwelling type

Terraced house
€3,909/m²
End-of-terrace house
€3,930/m²
Semi-detached house
€4,406/m²
Detached house
€4,641/m²
Apartment
€4,747/m²

Figures from NVM estate agents covering existing owner-occupied homes in COROP region Midden-Noord-Brabant, Q3 2026. A region spans dozens of municipalities, so this describes the surrounding market, not this street or this house.

Source: NVM Marktoverzicht 2026-Q3

Modelled ownership costs

Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€382 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)

€382/ month

Typical home here, before mortgage and energy

  • 173 m² · estimated gemeente average
  • WOZ €477,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€145NL median
  • Water board levy€45–
  • Property tax (OZB)€40€42
  • Sewage levy€34€22
  • Waste levy€26€27
Costs to set aside€237
  • Maintenance reserve€221–
  • Buildings insurance€16–

Model estimates, not bills.

For this home, Alphen-Chaam's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 243rd 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 173 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €477,000.
  • Levies: Alphen-Chaam'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

Alphen-Chaam has the 13th-highest WOZ value of the 56 gemeenten in the province of Noord-Brabant.

Netherlands€398,000
Vught€568,000
Waalre€531,000
Son en Breugel€517,000
Oisterwijk€515,000
Oirschot€504,000
Heeze-Leende€503,000
Hilvarenbeek€481,000
Veldhoven€480,000
Bernheze€479,000
Eersel€477,000
Alphen-Chaam€477,000

Bergeijk€477,000
Best€464,000
Zundert€458,000
Meierijstad€449,000
Bladel€445,000
Heusden€442,000
Goirle€442,000
Asten€442,000
Laarbeek€439,000
Boekel€437,000
Someren€436,000
Gemert-Bakel€427,000
Deurne€423,000
Maashorst€423,000
Explanation

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: €477,000 average WOZ value.

ValueDwellingsAged 65+
Alphen-Chaam477,0004,619–
Altena401,00023,642–
Asten442,0007,436–
Baarle-Nassau418,0003,086–
Bergeijk477,0008,431–
Bergen op Zoom333,00032,056–
Bernheze479,00013,658–
Best464,00013,650–
Bladel445,0009,228–
Boekel437,0004,671–
Boxtel399,00015,042–
Breda419,00088,201–
Cranendonck393,0009,272–
Deurne423,00014,500–
Dongen377,00011,988–
Drimmelen416,00012,370–
Eersel477,0008,888–
Eindhoven391,000121,191–
Etten-Leur377,00020,354–
Geertruidenberg364,00010,147–
Geldrop-Mierlo416,00018,586–
Gemert-Bakel427,00013,239–
Gilze en Rijen388,00011,801–
Goirle442,00010,735–
Halderberge381,00013,932–
Heeze-Leende503,0007,321–
Helmond345,00043,549–
's-Hertogenbosch417,00076,845–
Heusden442,00020,055–
Hilvarenbeek481,0007,171–
Loon op Zand405,00010,678–
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 75% of dwellings.

  • Owner-occupied75%
  • Social housing13%
  • Private rent12%
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

89% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.

  • Single-family homes89%
  • Multi-family homes11%
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

22% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 23% in the Netherlands.

  • Before 194513.2%
  • 1945-196410.9%
  • 1965-197418.4%
  • 1975-199121.8%
  • 1992-200512.9%
  • 2006-201512.4%
  • 2016 and later10.4%
Explanation

Based on 4,671 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 Dutch average.

In 2025, 29 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Alphen-Chaam, 36% lower than in the Netherlands (45). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 1%, against a rise of 5% in the Netherlands. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.

Key figures
  • Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
    29
    36% lower than the Netherlands (45)
  • Change since 2021
    +1%
    lower than the Netherlands (+5%)
  • Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
    5.0
    85% higher than the Netherlands (2.7)

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025

In 2025, Alphen-Chaam registered 29 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 45 in the Netherlands.

Alphen-Chaam29
The Netherlands45
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.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Registered crime per year

In 2025, Alphen-Chaam registered 29 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 45 in the Netherlands.

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
2936% below the Netherlands
  • +1% since 2021
  • Netherlands +5%
Explanation

Registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED. A year without a matching population figure (KWB) is left out.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Crime by category

The largest category in Alphen-Chaam is 'Theft and burglary': 11.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 19.8 in the Netherlands.

Alphen-ChaamThe Netherlands
  • Theft and burglary11.1
  • Traffic8.7
  • Fraud and scams3.1
  • Violence and threats2.5
  • Vandalism and public order2.3
  • Other and withheld0.8
  • Environmental0.1
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'.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Home burglary

Home burglary 2023-2025: 5.0 per 1,000 dwellings a year on average, against 2.7 in the Netherlands.

Alphen-Chaam4.98
The Netherlands2.69
Explanation

Averaged over 3 years (2023-2025) to dampen year-to-year noise at low counts.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Traffic accidents by outcome

In 2024, police in Alphen-Chaam registered 82 traffic accidents, of which 8 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.

Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024

03 · Living environment

Residents rate their health above the Dutch average; green space is above the Dutch average.

An estimated 76% of adults in Alphen-Chaam rate their own health as good, 3 percentage points more than in the Netherlands. Fewer adults feel lonely (41% against 47%), fewer report anxiety or depression (41% against 47%), fewer smoke (12% against 17%) and fewer meet the physical activity guideline (45% against 48%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Alphen-Chaam, covering 69% of the area, against 52% in the Netherlands. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 25% of the area, 9 percentage points above the 16% in the Netherlands.

Key figures
  • Self-rated health (estimated)
    76%
    3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (73%)
  • Green (parks, sport, nature)
    25%
    9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (16%)
  • More figures
  • Anxiety or depression feelings
    41%
    6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (47%)
  • Lonely
    41%
    6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (47%)
  • Smokes
    12%
    5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (17%)
  • Meets physical activity guideline
    45%
    3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (48%)
  • Water, share of the area
    1%
    18 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (19%)
  • Agriculture, share of the area
    69%
    17 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (52%)
  • Forest and nature, share of the area
    22%
    9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (13%)

Health

An estimated 76% of adults rate their own health as good, against 73% in the Netherlands (2024).

This areaThe Netherlands
Good self-rated health
76.2%
72.8%
Smokes
11.8%
17.2%
Excessive drinking
6.5%
5.8%
Overweight
52.4%
51.6%
Lonely
41.3%
47.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
41.3%
47.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
45.2%
48.3%
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

25% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 16% in the Netherlands.

  • Traffic1.7%
  • Built-up3.9%
  • Other built-up0.3%
  • Recreation2.5%
  • Agriculture68.9%
  • Forest and nature22.2%
  • Water0.6%
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 Dutch average.

Alphen-Chaam has 10,495 inhabitants (2026), or 113 per km² (79% lower than in the Netherlands). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 8%, the same as in the Netherlands. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in Alphen-Chaam was 85%, 7 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, VVD had the highest share there: 22% of the vote, against 14% nationally.

Key figures
  • Population growth since 2014
    +8%
    about the same as the Netherlands (+8%)
  • Turnout
    85%
    7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
  • More figures
  • Growth of the dwelling stock
    +14%
    higher than the Netherlands (+10%)
  • Aged 45 to 65
    29%
    3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (26%)
  • Married
    45%
    8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
  • Dutch origin
    84%
    13 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (71%)
  • Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
    47%
    6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (41%)
  • VVD, share of the vote
    22%
    8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)

Population per year

The population grew 8% between 2014 and 2026, to 10,495.

Residents, 2026
10,495
  • +8% since 2014
  • Netherlands +8%

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Density

Residents per km²: 113.

Residents per km²113
Dwellings per km²49.7

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Births and deaths per 1,000 residents

In 2025, 7.4 children were born per 1,000 residents; 10.5 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

29% of residents are between 45 and 65.

  • 0 to 151,481
  • 15 to 251,031
  • 25 to 452,158
  • 45 to 653,074
  • 65 to 802,062
  • 80 and over689

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

45% of residents are married.

  • Never married4,540
  • Married4,702
  • Divorced666
  • Widowed587

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

84% of residents have Dutch origin.

  • Netherlands8,767
  • Europe (excluding the Netherlands)1,155
  • Outside Europe573

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Education level of residents aged 15 to 75

47% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.

  • Primary, vmbo, mbo11,570
  • Havo, vwo, mbo2-43,630
  • Higher professional, university2,580

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024

Parliamentary election

At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 85% of eligible voters in Alphen-Chaam voted. The largest party was VVD with 22% of the valid votes.

Municipality of Alphen-ChaamThe Netherlands
D66
14.4%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
16.4%
16.7%
VVD
22.5%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
6.8%
12.8%
CDA
15.9%
11.8%
JA21
7%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.7%
4.5%
BBB
6.4%
2.6%
Other
5.8%
14.4%
Explanation

Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes.

Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025

05 · More figures

More figures

Alphen-Chaam has an average of 1.5 cars per household, 36% higher than in the Netherlands (1.1). 20% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 6 percentage points less than in the Netherlands (26%).

Key figures
  • Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
    14%
    11 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (3%)
  • Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
    5%
    3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (8%)
  • Government, education and care, share of businesses
    15%
    2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (17%)
  • Cars per household (2025)
    1.5
    36% higher than the Netherlands (1.1)
  • Cars not on petrol (2025)
    20%
    6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (26%)
  • Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
    +2 pp
    lower than the Netherlands (+5 pp)
  • Industrial, share of addresses
    9%
    5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (4%)
  • Lodging, share of addresses
    5%
    3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (2%)
  • Residential, share of addresses
    86%
    1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (87%)
  • Multi-family dwellings
    11%
    26 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
  • Social housing
    13%
    15 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    89%
    26 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)

Business establishments by sector

Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 420 establishments.

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij245
Nijverheid en energie265
Handel en horeca250
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie80
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed95
Zakelijke dienstverlening420
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg255
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten145

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Passenger cars by fuel type

20% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 26% in the Netherlands (2025).

  • Petrol79.9%
  • Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)20.1%
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 18% to 20% between 2014 and 2025.

Share on other fuel, 2025
20%6 percentage points below the Netherlands (26%)
  • +2 pp since 2014
  • Netherlands +5 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, 6,630 passenger cars and 700 motorcycles were registered here.

Passenger cars6,630
Motorcycles700
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

86% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (9%).

  • Residential86.1%
  • Retail1.3%
  • Office0.8%
  • Assembly1.7%
  • Healthcare1.4%
  • Industrial9.2%
  • Lodging4.9%
  • Education0.1%
  • Sports0.2%
  • Other3.3%
Explanation

Based on 5,428 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

113 residents per km²: 79% less densely populated than the Dutch average.

This areaThe Netherlands
  • Residents per km²113
  • Multi-family dwellings11%
  • Social housing13%
  • Single-family dwellings89%
  • Owner-occupied dwellings75%
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

06 · Neighbourhoods

Compare the districts of Alphen-Chaam

Compare the districts of Alphen-Chaam
Ulvenhout AC315€732,00041
Strijbeek345€604,00051
Galder1,070€539,00013
Chaam4,220€467,00035
Alphen4,490€443,00023

Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026, Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01, NVM Marktoverzicht 2026-Q3, CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025, BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024, Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025, RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024, CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022, Municipal levies + CBS 2026. Figures describe the whole municipality.

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