The population is growing faster than in Berkelland. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Berkelland, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Smidsbrink is €312,000, 19% lower than in Berkelland (€385,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 53%, against a rise of 41% in Berkelland. 42% of the homes are owner-occupied, 27 percentage points less than in Berkelland (69%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€312,000
▼19% lower than Berkelland (€385,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+53%
▲higher than Berkelland (+41%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
42%
▼27 percentage points lower than Berkelland (69%)
Social housing
57%
▲33 percentage points higher than Berkelland (24%)
Private rent
1%
▼7 percentage points lower than Berkelland (8%)
Single-family dwellings
96%
▲16 percentage points higher than Berkelland (80%)
Built before 1945
4%
▼14 percentage points lower than Berkelland (18%)
Built 1975–1991
8%
▼14 percentage points lower than Berkelland (22%)
Built 1992–2005
6%
▼10 percentage points lower than Berkelland (16%)
Average WOZ value
€312,000
▼19% lower than Berkelland (€385,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+53%
▲higher than Berkelland (+41%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
42%
▼27 percentage points lower than Berkelland (69%)
Social housing
57%
▲33 percentage points higher than Berkelland (24%)
Private rent
1%
▼7 percentage points lower than Berkelland (8%)
Single-family dwellings
96%
▲16 percentage points higher than Berkelland (80%)
Built before 1945
4%
▼14 percentage points lower than Berkelland (18%)
Built 1975–1991
8%
▼14 percentage points lower than Berkelland (22%)
Built 1992–2005
6%
▼10 percentage points lower than Berkelland (16%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 53% between 2021 and 2025, to €312,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€312,000▼ 19% below Berkelland
+53% since 2021
Berkelland +41%
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: ~€277 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€277/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
116 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €312,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€119NL median
Water board levy€40–
Sewage levy€35€22
Property tax (OZB)€26€27
Waste levy€18€27
Costs to set aside€158
Maintenance reserve€148–
Buildings insurance€10–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Berkelland's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 184th 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 116 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €312,000.
Levies: Berkelland'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
Smidsbrink has the lowest WOZ value of the 13 buurten in Ruurlo.
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: €312,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Smidsbrink
312,000
303
–
Verspreide huizen Ruurlo
565,000
398
–
Verspreide huizen Veldhoek
611,000
120
–
Verspreide huizen Heurne
434,000
67
–
Verspreide huizen Zuidelijk Broek
533,000
159
–
Verspreide huizen Ruurlosche Broek
520,000
48
–
Everwenninkhoek
353,000
603
–
Garvelinkkamp
410,000
455
–
Ruurlo Centrum
328,000
313
–
Haarskamp
566,000
95
–
Leusinkbrink
556,000
534
–
't Loo
417,000
339
–
Industrieterrein Ruurlo
357,000
113
–
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 social housing, at 57% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied42%
Social housing57%
Private rent1%
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
96% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes96%
Multi-family homes4%
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
61% of dwellings were built between 1965 and 1974, against 20% in the municipality of Berkelland.
Before 19454%
1945-19648.3%
1965-197460.7%
1975-19918.3%
1992-20055.9%
2006-201512.9%
Explanation
Based on 303 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
More registered crime per resident than the Berkelland average.
In 2025, 25 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Smidsbrink, 14% higher than in Berkelland (22). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 22%, against a fall of 3% in Berkelland. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
25
▲14% higher than Berkelland (22)
Change since 2021
-22%
▼lower than Berkelland (-3%)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
25
▲14% higher than Berkelland (22)
Change since 2021
-22%
▼lower than Berkelland (-3%)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Smidsbrink registered 25 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 22 in the municipality of Berkelland.
Smidsbrink25
The municipality of Berkelland22
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 Smidsbrink is 'Fraud and scams': 8.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 4.5 in the municipality of Berkelland.
SmidsbrinkBerkelland
Fraud and scams8.4
Berkelland 4.5▲ +87% vs Berkelland
Vandalism and public order6.7
Berkelland 2.8▲ +139% vs Berkelland
Theft and burglary5.0
Berkelland 5.3▼ −6% vs Berkelland
Traffic3.4
Berkelland 5.4▼ −37% vs Berkelland
Violence and threats1.7
Berkelland 2.8▼ −39% vs Berkelland
Environmental0.0
Berkelland 0.2≈ Berkelland
Other and withheld0.0
Berkelland 1.4▼ −100% vs Berkelland
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 2022, police in Smidsbrink registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
2022
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) 2022
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health below the Berkelland average; green space is below the Berkelland average.
An estimated 69% of adults in Smidsbrink rate their own health as good, 7 percentage points less than in Berkelland. More adults feel lonely (47% against 40%), more report anxiety or depression (48% against 41%), more are overweight (60% against 55%) and more smoke (18% against 14%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Smidsbrink, covering 100% of the area, against 5% in Berkelland.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
69%
▼7 percentage points lower than Berkelland (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Berkelland (10%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
48%
▲7 percentage points higher than Berkelland (41%)
Lonely
47%
▲7 percentage points higher than Berkelland (40%)
Overweight
60%
▲5 percentage points higher than Berkelland (55%)
Meets physical activity guideline
46%
▼4 percentage points lower than Berkelland (50%)
Built-up, share of the area
100%
▲95 percentage points higher than Berkelland (5%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼81 percentage points lower than Berkelland (81%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼9 percentage points lower than Berkelland (9%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
69%
▼7 percentage points lower than Berkelland (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Berkelland (10%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
48%
▲7 percentage points higher than Berkelland (41%)
Lonely
47%
▲7 percentage points higher than Berkelland (40%)
Overweight
60%
▲5 percentage points higher than Berkelland (55%)
Meets physical activity guideline
46%
▼4 percentage points lower than Berkelland (50%)
Built-up, share of the area
100%
▲95 percentage points higher than Berkelland (5%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼81 percentage points lower than Berkelland (81%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼9 percentage points lower than Berkelland (9%)
Health
An estimated 69% of adults rate their own health as good, against 76% in the municipality of Berkelland (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Berkelland
Good self-rated health
69.3%
76.1%
Smokes
17.7%
14.1%
Excessive drinking
6.8%
7.5%
Overweight
60.1%
55.4%
Lonely
46.9%
40.4%
Anxiety or depression feelings
48%
41.1%
Meets physical activity guideline
46%
49.6%
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
0% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 10% in the municipality of Berkelland.
Built-up100%
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 large supermarket lies here at an average road distance of 300 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
300 m
–
GP practice
900 m
–
Primary school
300 m
–
Daycare
300 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
3
GP practices
–
0.8
Daycares
–
1.8
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 faster than the Berkelland average.
Smidsbrink has 605 inhabitants (2026), or 4,636 per km² (27.3 times as high as in Berkelland). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 3%, against no real change in Berkelland. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Berkelland was 85%, 7 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, CDA had the highest share there: 16% of the vote, against 12% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
+3%
▲higher than Berkelland (+0%)
Turnout, municipality of Berkelland
85%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Berkelland (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
▼2 percentage points lower than Berkelland (29%)
Never married
45%
▲2 percentage points higher than Berkelland (43%)
Dutch origin
86%
▼4 percentage points lower than Berkelland (90%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
59%
▲10 percentage points higher than Berkelland (49%)
CDA, share of the vote
16%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)
Population growth since 2021
+3%
▲higher than Berkelland (+0%)
Turnout, municipality of Berkelland
85%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Berkelland (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
▼2 percentage points lower than Berkelland (29%)
Never married
45%
▲2 percentage points higher than Berkelland (43%)
Dutch origin
86%
▼4 percentage points lower than Berkelland (90%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
59%
▲10 percentage points higher than Berkelland (49%)
CDA, share of the vote
16%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)
Population per year
The population grew 3% between 2021 and 2026, to 605.
Residents, 2026
605
+3% since 2021
Berkelland +0%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 4,636 residents per km², this buurt is 27 times as densely populated as the municipality of Berkelland.
Residents per km²4,636
Dwellings per km²2,330.8
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; 16.8 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
27% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1585
15 to 2555
25 to 45140
45 to 65160
65 to 80120
80 and over40
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
45% of residents are never married.
Never married270
Married230
Divorced50
Widowed45
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
86% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands515
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)25
Outside Europe60
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
60% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1150
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4220
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Berkelland; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 85% of eligible voters in Berkelland voted. The largest party was CDA with 16% of the valid votes.
Municipality of BerkellandThe Netherlands
D66
13.2%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
15.6%
16.7%
VVD
15.3%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
9.3%
12.8%
CDA
15.9%
11.8%
JA21
6.9%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
6.4%
4.5%
BBB
10%
2.6%
Other
7.4%
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
Smidsbrink has an average of 1.1 cars per household, 21% lower than in Berkelland (1.4). 12% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 8 percentage points less than in Berkelland (20%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
50%
▲33 percentage points higher than Berkelland (17%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
0%
▼15 percentage points lower than Berkelland (15%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Berkelland (10%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
▼21% lower than Berkelland (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
12%
▼8 percentage points lower than Berkelland (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−1 pp
▼lower than Berkelland (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
▲9 percentage points higher than Berkelland (87%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼7 percentage points lower than Berkelland (7%)
Assembly, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Berkelland (1%)
Multi-family dwellings
4%
▼33 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Residents per km²
4,636
▲8.6 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Social housing
57%
▲29 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
50%
▲33 percentage points higher than Berkelland (17%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
0%
▼15 percentage points lower than Berkelland (15%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Berkelland (10%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
▼21% lower than Berkelland (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
12%
▼8 percentage points lower than Berkelland (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−1 pp
▼lower than Berkelland (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
▲9 percentage points higher than Berkelland (87%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼7 percentage points lower than Berkelland (7%)
Assembly, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Berkelland (1%)
Multi-family dwellings
4%
▼33 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Residents per km²
4,636
▲8.6 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Social housing
57%
▲29 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Business establishments by sector
Handel en horeca is the largest sector, with 15 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie5
Handel en horeca15
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie0
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening5
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg5
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten0
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
12% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 20% in the municipality of Berkelland (2025).
Petrol87.7%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)12.3%
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 13% to 12% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
12%▼ 8 percentage points below Berkelland (20%)
-1 pp since 2021
Berkelland +4 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, 325 passenger cars and 35 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars325
Motorcycles35
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
96% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is office (0.3%).
Residential96.5%
Office0.3%
Assembly0.3%
Industrial0.3%
Education0.3%
Sports0.3%
Other1.9%
Explanation
Based on 314 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
1% private rent, against 14% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Private rent1%
NL 14%▼ −93% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings4%
NL 37%▼ −89% vs NL
Residents per km²4,636
NL 539▲ +760% vs NL
Social housing57%
NL 28%▲ +104% vs NL
Single-family dwellings96%
NL 63%▲ +52% 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) 2025