The population is growing slower than in Arnhem. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Arnhem, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Sonsbeek-Noord is €540,000, 54% higher than in Arnhem (€350,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 43%, against a rise of 46% in Arnhem. 62% of the homes are owner-occupied, 19 percentage points more than in Arnhem (43%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€540,000
▲54% higher than Arnhem (€350,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+43%
▼lower than Arnhem (+46%)
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Owner-occupied dwellings
62%
▲19 percentage points higher than Arnhem (43%)
Social housing
0%
▼34 percentage points lower than Arnhem (34%)
Private rent
38%
▲16 percentage points higher than Arnhem (22%)
Single-family dwellings
73%
▲22 percentage points higher than Arnhem (51%)
Built 1975–1991
4%
▼17 percentage points lower than Arnhem (21%)
Built 1945–1964
1%
▼14 percentage points lower than Arnhem (15%)
Built 2016 and later
2%
▼6 percentage points lower than Arnhem (8%)
Average WOZ value
€540,000
▲54% higher than Arnhem (€350,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+43%
▼lower than Arnhem (+46%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
62%
▲19 percentage points higher than Arnhem (43%)
Social housing
0%
▼34 percentage points lower than Arnhem (34%)
Private rent
38%
▲16 percentage points higher than Arnhem (22%)
Single-family dwellings
73%
▲22 percentage points higher than Arnhem (51%)
Built 1975–1991
4%
▼17 percentage points lower than Arnhem (21%)
Built 1945–1964
1%
▼14 percentage points lower than Arnhem (15%)
Built 2016 and later
2%
▼6 percentage points lower than Arnhem (8%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 43% between 2021 and 2025, to €540,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€540,000▲ 54% above Arnhem
+43% since 2021
Arnhem +46%
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: ~€324 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€324/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
130 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €540,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€147NL median
Property tax (OZB)€52€47
Water board levy€47–
Waste levy€29€27
Sewage levy€19€22
Costs to set aside€177
Maintenance reserve€165–
Buildings insurance€12–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Arnhem's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 182nd 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 130 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €540,000.
Levies: Arnhem'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
Sonsbeek-Noord has the highest WOZ value of the 3 buurten in St. Marten/Sonsbeek.
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: €540,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Sonsbeek-Noord
540,000
506
–
St. Marten
336,000
905
–
Graaf Ottoplein e.o.
380,000
1,465
–
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 62% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied62%
Private rent38%
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
73% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes73%
Multi-family homes27%
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
82% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 24% in the municipality of Arnhem.
Before 194582.2%
1945-19640.8%
1975-19914.1%
1992-200510.6%
2016 and later2.3%
Explanation
Based on 518 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 Arnhem average.
In 2025, 57 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Sonsbeek-Noord, 14% lower than in Arnhem (66). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 8%, against a rise of 2% in Arnhem. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
57
▼14% lower than Arnhem (66)
Change since 2021
-8%
▼lower than Arnhem (+2%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
4.0
▲43% higher than Arnhem (2.8)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
57
▼14% lower than Arnhem (66)
Change since 2021
-8%
▼lower than Arnhem (+2%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
4.0
▲43% higher than Arnhem (2.8)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Sonsbeek-Noord registered 57 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 66 in the municipality of Arnhem.
Sonsbeek-Noord57
The municipality of Arnhem66
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 Sonsbeek-Noord is 'Theft and burglary': 23.0 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 29.1 in the municipality of Arnhem.
Sonsbeek-NoordArnhem
Theft and burglary23.0
Arnhem 29.1▼ −21% vs Arnhem
Traffic12.9
Arnhem 8.5▲ +52% vs Arnhem
Vandalism and public order6.5
Arnhem 9.2▼ −29% vs Arnhem
Violence and threats6.5
Arnhem 7.3▼ −11% vs Arnhem
Other and withheld6.5
Arnhem 4.9▲ +33% vs Arnhem
Fraud and scams1.8
Arnhem 6.8▼ −74% vs Arnhem
Environmental0.0
Arnhem 0.3≈ Arnhem
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 Sonsbeek-Noord registered 3 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 Arnhem average; green space is below the Arnhem average.
An estimated 78% of adults in Sonsbeek-Noord rate their own health as good, 8 percentage points more than in Arnhem. Fewer adults feel lonely (37% against 51%), fewer report anxiety or depression (42% against 53%) and fewer smoke (14% against 22%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (60% against 50%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Sonsbeek-Noord, covering 83% of the area, against 28% in Arnhem. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 8% of the area, 42 percentage points below the 50% in Arnhem.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
▲8 percentage points higher than Arnhem (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
8%
▼42 percentage points lower than Arnhem (50%)
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Lonely
37%
▼14 percentage points lower than Arnhem (51%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
42%
▼11 percentage points lower than Arnhem (53%)
Meets physical activity guideline
60%
▲10 percentage points higher than Arnhem (50%)
Smokes
14%
▼8 percentage points lower than Arnhem (22%)
Built-up, share of the area
83%
▲55 percentage points higher than Arnhem (28%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼40 percentage points lower than Arnhem (40%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼11 percentage points lower than Arnhem (11%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
▲8 percentage points higher than Arnhem (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
8%
▼42 percentage points lower than Arnhem (50%)
More figures
Lonely
37%
▼14 percentage points lower than Arnhem (51%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
42%
▼11 percentage points lower than Arnhem (53%)
Meets physical activity guideline
60%
▲10 percentage points higher than Arnhem (50%)
Smokes
14%
▼8 percentage points lower than Arnhem (22%)
Built-up, share of the area
83%
▲55 percentage points higher than Arnhem (28%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼40 percentage points lower than Arnhem (40%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼11 percentage points lower than Arnhem (11%)
Health
An estimated 78% of adults rate their own health as good, against 70% in the municipality of Arnhem (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Arnhem
Good self-rated health
78.3%
70%
Smokes
13.7%
21.8%
Excessive drinking
5.6%
5.7%
Overweight
43.4%
50.2%
Lonely
36.9%
50.7%
Anxiety or depression feelings
41.5%
52.9%
Meets physical activity guideline
60.3%
50.4%
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
8% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 50% in the municipality of Arnhem.
Traffic8.3%
Built-up83.3%
Recreation8.3%
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 300 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
800 m
–
GP practice
700 m
–
Primary school
300 m
–
Daycare
600 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
2.1
GP practices
–
0.9
Daycares
–
3.2
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 growing slower than the Arnhem average.
Sonsbeek-Noord has 1,115 inhabitants (2026), or 4,699 per km² (2.7 times as high as in Arnhem). Between 2021 and 2026 the population stayed about level, against a rise of 6% in Arnhem. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Arnhem was 72%, 6 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 22% 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
+0%
▼lower than Arnhem (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Arnhem
72%
▼6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+3%
▼lower than Arnhem (+5%)
Aged 45 to 65
38%
▲13 percentage points higher than Arnhem (25%)
Never married
49%
▼9 percentage points lower than Arnhem (58%)
Dutch origin
83%
▲22 percentage points higher than Arnhem (61%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
63%
▲25 percentage points higher than Arnhem (38%)
D66, share of the vote
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+0%
▼lower than Arnhem (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Arnhem
72%
▼6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+3%
▼lower than Arnhem (+5%)
Aged 45 to 65
38%
▲13 percentage points higher than Arnhem (25%)
Never married
49%
▼9 percentage points lower than Arnhem (58%)
Dutch origin
83%
▲22 percentage points higher than Arnhem (61%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
63%
▲25 percentage points higher than Arnhem (38%)
D66, share of the vote
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population held steady between 2021 and 2026, at 1,115.
Residents, 2026
1,115
+0% since 2021
Arnhem +6%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 4,699 residents per km², this buurt is 2.7 times as densely populated as the municipality of Arnhem.
Residents per km²4,699
Dwellings per km²2,108.3
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 9.2 children were born per 1,000 residents; 4.6 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
38% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15160
15 to 25105
25 to 45155
45 to 65430
65 to 80215
80 and over55
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
49% of residents are never married.
Never married545
Married425
Divorced110
Widowed40
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
82% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands920
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)75
Outside Europe120
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
63% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1100
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4200
Higher professional, university510
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Arnhem; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 72% of eligible voters in Arnhem voted. The largest party was D66 with 22% of the valid votes.
Municipality of ArnhemThe Netherlands
D66
21.6%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
13.4%
16.7%
VVD
10.4%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
20.8%
12.8%
CDA
7.1%
11.8%
JA21
4.2%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
3.7%
4.5%
BBB
1.1%
2.6%
Other
17.6%
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
Sonsbeek-Noord has an average of 1.0 cars per household, 25% higher than in Arnhem (0.8). 27% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 4 percentage points more than in Arnhem (23%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
38%
▲11 percentage points higher than Arnhem (27%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
5%
▼9 percentage points lower than Arnhem (14%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
18%
▲5 percentage points higher than Arnhem (13%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
▲25% higher than Arnhem (0.8)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
27%
▲4 percentage points higher than Arnhem (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+7 pp
▲higher than Arnhem (+3 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
99%
▲8 percentage points higher than Arnhem (91%)
Assembly, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Arnhem (1%)
Office, share of addresses
1%
=about the same as Arnhem (1%)
Private rent
38%
▲24 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
27%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Average WOZ value
€540,000
▲36% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business services, share of businesses
38%
▲11 percentage points higher than Arnhem (27%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
5%
▼9 percentage points lower than Arnhem (14%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
18%
▲5 percentage points higher than Arnhem (13%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
▲25% higher than Arnhem (0.8)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
27%
▲4 percentage points higher than Arnhem (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+7 pp
▲higher than Arnhem (+3 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
99%
▲8 percentage points higher than Arnhem (91%)
Assembly, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Arnhem (1%)
Office, share of addresses
1%
=about the same as Arnhem (1%)
Private rent
38%
▲24 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
27%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Average WOZ value
€540,000
▲36% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 75 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie15
Handel en horeca10
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening75
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg45
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten35
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 23% in the municipality of Arnhem (2025).
Petrol73.5%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)26.5%
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 19% to 27% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
27%▲ 4 percentage points above Arnhem (23%)
+8 pp since 2021
Arnhem +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, 490 passenger cars and 30 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars490
Motorcycles30
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 office (0.6%).
Residential98.7%
Office0.6%
Assembly0.2%
Healthcare0.2%
Education0.4%
Sports0.2%
Other0.4%
Explanation
Based on 525 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
4,699 residents per km²: 8.7 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²4,699
NL 539▲ +772% vs NL
Private rent38%
NL 14%▲ +171% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings27%
NL 37%▼ −27% vs NL
Average WOZ value€540,000
NL €398,000▲ +36% vs NL
Single-family dwellings73%
NL 63%▲ +16% 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