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Living in Buitengebied

The population is growing about as fast as in Best. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Best, and registered crime per resident is higher.

1,235 residents, 435 homes, Data: CBS, Politie, Kiesraad, Kadaster

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Location

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Neighbourhoods

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01 · Prices & homes

Homes cost more than the Best average.

The average WOZ value in Buitengebied is €725,000, 56% higher than in Best (€464,000). 87% of the homes are owner-occupied, 16 percentage points more than in Best (71%).

Key figures
  • Average WOZ value
    €725,000
    56% higher than Best (€464,000)
  • More figures
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    87%
    16 percentage points higher than Best (71%)
  • Social housing
    0%
    20 percentage points lower than Best (20%)
  • Private rent
    13%
    4 percentage points higher than Best (9%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    96%
    16 percentage points higher than Best (80%)
  • Built before 1945
    21%
    18 percentage points higher than Best (3%)
  • Built 1992–2005
    11%
    14 percentage points lower than Best (25%)
  • Built 1975–1991
    19%
    6 percentage points lower than Best (25%)

Modelled ownership costs

Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€349 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)

€350/ month

Typical home here, before mortgage and energy

  • 140 m² · estimated gemeente average
  • WOZ €725,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€158NL median
  • Property tax (OZB)€54€64
  • Water board levy€52–
  • Waste levy€34€27
  • Sewage levy€18€22
Costs to set aside€192
  • Maintenance reserve€179–
  • Buildings insurance€13–

Model estimates, not bills.

For this home, Best's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 99th 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, €725,000.
  • Levies: Best'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

Buitengebied has the 2nd-highest WOZ value of the 17 wijken in the municipality of Best.

Netherlands€398,000
Best€464,000
Villawijk€1,041,000
Buitengebied€725,000

Aarlesche Erven€611,000
Heivelden€566,000
Heuveleind€524,000
Speelheide€509,000
Dijkstraten€473,000
Salderes€468,000
Batadorp€461,000
Kantonnier€424,000
De Leeuwerik€406,000
Naastenbest€399,000
Centrum€377,000
Wilhelminadorp€365,000
Hoge Akker€356,000
't Zand€343,000
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: €725,000 average WOZ value.

ValueDwellingsAged 65+
Buitengebied725,000435–
Centrum377,0001,092–
Hoge Akker356,000879–
Speelheide509,000524–
De Leeuwerik406,000778–
Villawijk1,041,000115–
Batadorp461,000214–
Salderes468,0001,439–
Wilhelminadorp365,0001,692–
Naastenbest399,0001,723–
't Zand343,00042–
Heuveleind524,0001,287–
Heivelden566,0001,491–
Dijkstraten473,000756–
Kantonnier424,000558–
Steegsche Velden555,000207–
Aarlesche Erven611,000406–
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 87% of dwellings.

  • Owner-occupied87%
  • Private rent13%
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

26% of dwellings were built between 1945 and 1964, against 15% in the municipality of Best.

  • Before 194520.8%
  • 1945-196426%
  • 1965-197411.2%
  • 1975-199118.8%
  • 1992-200510.7%
  • 2006-20153.6%
  • 2016 and later8.9%
Explanation

Based on 447 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 Best average.

In 2025, 131 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Buitengebied, 3.5 times as high as in Best (37). Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.

Key figures
  • Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
    131
    3.5 times as high as Best (37)
  • Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
    6.9
    3.6 times as high as Best (1.9)

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025

In 2025, Buitengebied registered 131 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 37 in the municipality of Best.

Buitengebied131
The municipality of Best37
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, Buitengebied registered 131 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 37 in the municipality of Best.

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
1313.5 times as high as Best
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 Buitengebied is 'Traffic': 57.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 8.9 in the municipality of Best.

BuitengebiedBest
  • Traffic57.7
  • Theft and burglary36.6
  • Other and withheld17.1
  • Violence and threats8.9
  • Vandalism and public order6.5
  • Fraud and scams4.1
  • Environmental0.0
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: 6.9 per 1,000 dwellings a year on average, against 1.9 in the municipality of Best.

Buitengebied6.9
The municipality of Best1.86
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 Buitengebied registered 109 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. 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 · Residents

The population is growing about as fast as the Best average.

Buitengebied has 1,235 inhabitants (2026), or 56 per km² (94% lower than in Best). Between 2025 and 2026 the population stayed about level, the same as in Best. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Best was 82%, 4 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 19% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.

Key figures
  • Population growth since 2025
    +0%
    about the same as Best (+0%)
  • Turnout, municipality of Best
    82%
    4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
  • More figures
  • Aged 45 to 65
    34%
    7 percentage points higher than Best (27%)
  • Never married
    47%
    2 percentage points higher than Best (45%)
  • Dutch origin
    90%
    13 percentage points higher than Best (77%)
  • D66, share of the vote
    19%
    2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)

Population per year

The population held steady between 2025 and 2026, at 1,235.

Residents, 2026
1,235
  • +0% since 2025
  • Best +0%

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Density

With 56 residents per km², this wijk is 94% less densely populated than the municipality of Best.

Residents per km²56
Dwellings per km²19.7

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Births and deaths per 1,000 residents

In 2025, 16.3 children were born per 1,000 residents; 8.1 died per 1,000.

2025
BirthsDeaths

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Residents by age group

34% of residents are between 45 and 65.

  • 0 to 15175
  • 15 to 25155
  • 25 to 45235
  • 45 to 65420
  • 65 to 80190
  • 80 and over60

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

47% of residents are never married.

  • Never married575
  • Married545
  • Divorced60
  • Widowed55

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

90% of residents have Dutch origin.

  • Netherlands1,115
  • Europe (excluding the Netherlands)85
  • Outside Europe35

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Parliamentary election

These figures are for the whole municipality of Best; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 82% of eligible voters in Best voted. The largest party was D66 with 19% of the valid votes.

Municipality of BestThe Netherlands
D66
19.5%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
17.6%
16.7%
VVD
18.1%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
8.1%
12.8%
CDA
14.1%
11.8%
JA21
7.3%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
3.6%
4.5%
BBB
2%
2.6%
Other
9.6%
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

04 · More figures

More figures

Buitengebied has an average of 1.6 cars per household, 33% higher than in Best (1.2). 32% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 9 percentage points more than in Best (23%).

Key figures
  • Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
    16%
    14 percentage points higher than Best (2%)
  • Business services, share of businesses
    18%
    7 percentage points lower than Best (25%)
  • Government, education and care, share of businesses
    9%
    7 percentage points lower than Best (16%)
  • Cars per household (2025)
    1.6
    33% higher than Best (1.2)
  • Cars not on petrol (2025)
    32%
    9 percentage points higher than Best (23%)
  • Industrial, share of addresses
    16%
    12 percentage points higher than Best (4%)
  • Residential, share of addresses
    84%
    5 percentage points lower than Best (89%)
  • Assembly, share of addresses
    4%
    3 percentage points higher than Best (1%)
  • Multi-family dwellings
    4%
    33 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
  • Average WOZ value
    €725,000
    82% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    87%
    30 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)

Business establishments by sector

Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 50 establishments.

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij45
Nijverheid en energie45
Handel en horeca40
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed30
Zakelijke dienstverlening50
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg25
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten35

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Passenger cars by fuel type

32% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 23% in the municipality of Best (2025).

  • Petrol68.1%
  • Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)31.9%
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

Vehicles by kind

In 2025, 795 passenger cars and 60 motorcycles were registered here.

Passenger cars795
Motorcycles60
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

84% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (16%).

  • Residential84.5%
  • Retail1.1%
  • Office1.9%
  • Assembly4.3%
  • Healthcare0.2%
  • Industrial15.5%
  • Lodging2.1%
  • Sports0.2%
  • Other5.3%
Explanation

Based on 529 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

56 residents per km²: 90% less densely populated than the Dutch average.

This areaThe Netherlands
  • Residents per km²56
  • Multi-family dwellings4%
  • Average WOZ value€725,000
  • Owner-occupied dwellings87%
  • Single-family dwellings96%
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

05 · Neighbourhoods

Compare the neighbourhoods of Buitengebied

Compare the neighbourhoods of Buitengebied
Buitengebied1,235€725,000131

Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026, Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01, CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025, BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024, Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025, Municipal levies + CBS 2026. Figures describe the whole district.

How we calculate
Living in Buitengebied (Best): WOZ, prices & areas