The population is growing, while it shrinks in Brunssum. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Brunssum, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Oeloven is €306,000, 29% higher than in Brunssum (€237,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 38%, the same as in Brunssum. 89% of the homes are owner-occupied, 27 percentage points more than in Brunssum (62%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€306,000
▲29% higher than Brunssum (€237,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+38%
=about the same as Brunssum (+38%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
89%
▲27 percentage points higher than Brunssum (62%)
Social housing
5%
▼23 percentage points lower than Brunssum (28%)
Private rent
6%
▼4 percentage points lower than Brunssum (10%)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲28 percentage points higher than Brunssum (70%)
Built before 1945
8%
▼11 percentage points lower than Brunssum (19%)
Built 1992–2005
2%
▼11 percentage points lower than Brunssum (13%)
Built 1965–1974
27%
▲10 percentage points higher than Brunssum (17%)
Average WOZ value
€306,000
▲29% higher than Brunssum (€237,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+38%
=about the same as Brunssum (+38%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
89%
▲27 percentage points higher than Brunssum (62%)
Social housing
5%
▼23 percentage points lower than Brunssum (28%)
Private rent
6%
▼4 percentage points lower than Brunssum (10%)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲28 percentage points higher than Brunssum (70%)
Built before 1945
8%
▼11 percentage points lower than Brunssum (19%)
Built 1992–2005
2%
▼11 percentage points lower than Brunssum (13%)
Built 1965–1974
27%
▲10 percentage points higher than Brunssum (17%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 38% between 2021 and 2025, to €306,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€306,000▲ 29% above Brunssum
+38% since 2021
Brunssum +38%
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: ~€336 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€336/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
150 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €306,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€132NL median
Water board levy€40–
Property tax (OZB)€37€27
Waste levy€28€27
Sewage levy€27€22
Costs to set aside€204
Maintenance reserve€191–
Buildings insurance€13–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Brunssum's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 302nd 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 150 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €306,000.
Levies: Brunssum'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
Oeloven has the highest WOZ value of the 6 buurten in Brunssum-Oost.
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: €306,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Oeloven
306,000
386
–
Op gen Hoes
204,000
110
–
De Eggen
200,000
824
–
Schuttersveld
198,000
526
–
Bouwberg
300,000
53
–
Kleikoelen
167,000
123
–
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 89% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied89%
Social housing5%
Private rent6%
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
98% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes98%
Multi-family homes2%
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
41% of dwellings were built between 1945 and 1964, against 22% in the municipality of Brunssum.
Before 19457.9%
1945-196441.5%
1965-197426.7%
1975-199113.2%
1992-20052.3%
2016 and later8.4%
Explanation
Based on 393 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 Brunssum average.
In 2025, 23 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Oeloven, 51% lower than in Brunssum (47). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 17%, against a rise of 7% in Brunssum. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
23
▼51% lower than Brunssum (47)
Change since 2021
-17%
▼lower than Brunssum (+7%)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
23
▼51% lower than Brunssum (47)
Change since 2021
-17%
▼lower than Brunssum (+7%)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Oeloven registered 23 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 47 in the municipality of Brunssum.
Oeloven23
The municipality of Brunssum47
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 Oeloven is 'Theft and burglary': 14.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 12.9 in the municipality of Brunssum.
OelovenBrunssum
Theft and burglary14.1
Brunssum 12.9▲ +9% vs Brunssum
Fraud and scams3.0
Brunssum 4.5▼ −33% vs Brunssum
Violence and threats2.0
Brunssum 5.0▼ −60% vs Brunssum
Other and withheld2.0
Brunssum 4.2▼ −52% vs Brunssum
Vandalism and public order1.0
Brunssum 6.6▼ −85% vs Brunssum
Traffic1.0
Brunssum 13.4▼ −93% vs Brunssum
Environmental0.0
Brunssum 0.2≈ Brunssum
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 2023, police in Oeloven registered 2 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2023
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) 2023
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health above the Brunssum average; green space is below the Brunssum average.
An estimated 70% of adults in Oeloven rate their own health as good, 7 percentage points more than in Brunssum. Fewer adults feel lonely (43% against 51%), fewer report anxiety or depression (42% against 48%) and fewer smoke (15% against 19%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (40% against 36%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Oeloven, covering 72% of the area, against 43% in Brunssum. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 12% of the area, 20 percentage points below the 32% in Brunssum.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
70%
▲7 percentage points higher than Brunssum (63%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
12%
▼20 percentage points lower than Brunssum (32%)
More figures
Lonely
43%
▼8 percentage points lower than Brunssum (51%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
42%
▼6 percentage points lower than Brunssum (48%)
Meets physical activity guideline
40%
▲4 percentage points higher than Brunssum (36%)
Smokes
15%
▼4 percentage points lower than Brunssum (19%)
Built-up, share of the area
72%
▲29 percentage points higher than Brunssum (43%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
3%
▼17 percentage points lower than Brunssum (20%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than Brunssum (12%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
70%
▲7 percentage points higher than Brunssum (63%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
12%
▼20 percentage points lower than Brunssum (32%)
More figures
Lonely
43%
▼8 percentage points lower than Brunssum (51%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
42%
▼6 percentage points lower than Brunssum (48%)
Meets physical activity guideline
40%
▲4 percentage points higher than Brunssum (36%)
Smokes
15%
▼4 percentage points lower than Brunssum (19%)
Built-up, share of the area
72%
▲29 percentage points higher than Brunssum (43%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
3%
▼17 percentage points lower than Brunssum (20%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than Brunssum (12%)
Health
An estimated 70% of adults rate their own health as good, against 63% in the municipality of Brunssum (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Brunssum
Good self-rated health
69.8%
63.2%
Smokes
15.2%
18.8%
Excessive drinking
4.6%
4.7%
Overweight
60%
60.9%
Lonely
43.3%
51.3%
Anxiety or depression feelings
42.1%
48%
Meets physical activity guideline
40.3%
36.4%
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
12% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 32% in the municipality of Brunssum.
Traffic3.1%
Built-up71.9%
Other built-up12.5%
Recreation9.4%
Forest and nature3.1%
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
1,300 m
–
GP practice
1,000 m
–
Primary school
800 m
–
Daycare
800 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0.9
Daycares
–
2.1
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, while it shrinks in Brunssum.
Oeloven has 1,005 inhabitants (2026), or 3,068 per km² (93% higher than in Brunssum). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 8%, against a fall of 1% in Brunssum. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Brunssum was 70%, 8 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 34% 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
+8%
▲higher than Brunssum (-1%)
Turnout, municipality of Brunssum
70%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
▲higher than Brunssum (+0%)
Aged 45 to 65
25%
▼3 percentage points lower than Brunssum (28%)
Married
44%
▲4 percentage points higher than Brunssum (40%)
Dutch origin
79%
▲5 percentage points higher than Brunssum (74%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
52%
▲8 percentage points higher than Brunssum (44%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
34%
▲17 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+8%
▲higher than Brunssum (-1%)
Turnout, municipality of Brunssum
70%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
▲higher than Brunssum (+0%)
Aged 45 to 65
25%
▼3 percentage points lower than Brunssum (28%)
Married
44%
▲4 percentage points higher than Brunssum (40%)
Dutch origin
79%
▲5 percentage points higher than Brunssum (74%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
52%
▲8 percentage points higher than Brunssum (44%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
34%
▲17 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 8% between 2021 and 2026, to 1,005.
Residents, 2026
1,005
+8% since 2021
Brunssum -1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 3,068 residents per km², this buurt is 93% more densely populated than the municipality of Brunssum.
Residents per km²3,068
Dwellings per km²1,169.7
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 5.1 children were born per 1,000 residents; 80.8 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
25% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15125
15 to 2575
25 to 45205
45 to 65250
65 to 80225
80 and over125
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
44% of residents are married.
Never married355
Married445
Divorced90
Widowed120
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
79% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands790
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)160
Outside Europe55
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
52% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1170
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4340
Higher professional, university150
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Brunssum; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 70% of eligible voters in Brunssum voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 34% of the valid votes.
Municipality of BrunssumThe Netherlands
D66
10%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
34.1%
16.7%
VVD
11.3%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
9%
12.8%
CDA
9.9%
11.8%
JA21
6.1%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
7.2%
4.5%
BBB
2.1%
2.6%
Other
10.3%
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
Oeloven has an average of 1.4 cars per household, 17% higher than in Brunssum (1.2). 17% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 2 percentage points more than in Brunssum (15%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
25%
▲6 percentage points higher than Brunssum (19%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
25%
▲5 percentage points higher than Brunssum (20%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Brunssum (5%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲17% higher than Brunssum (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
17%
▲2 percentage points higher than Brunssum (15%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+5 pp
=about the same as Brunssum (+6 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
▲7 percentage points higher than Brunssum (89%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Brunssum (2%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Brunssum (2%)
Residents per km²
3,068
▲5.7 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Social housing
5%
▼23 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Business services, share of businesses
25%
▲6 percentage points higher than Brunssum (19%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
25%
▲5 percentage points higher than Brunssum (20%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Brunssum (5%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲17% higher than Brunssum (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
17%
▲2 percentage points higher than Brunssum (15%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+5 pp
=about the same as Brunssum (+6 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
▲7 percentage points higher than Brunssum (89%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Brunssum (2%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Brunssum (2%)
Residents per km²
3,068
▲5.7 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Social housing
5%
▼23 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 15 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie10
Handel en horeca10
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie0
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening15
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg15
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
17% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 15% in the municipality of Brunssum (2025).
Petrol83.5%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)16.5%
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 11% to 17% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
17%▲ 2 percentage points above Brunssum (15%)
+6 pp since 2021
Brunssum +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, 510 passenger cars and 45 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars510
Motorcycles45
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 retail (1.0%).
Residential95.9%
Retail1%
Assembly0.5%
Healthcare0.7%
Industrial0.2%
Other2.9%
Explanation
Based on 410 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% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings2%
NL 37%▼ −95% vs NL
Residents per km²3,068
NL 539▲ +469% vs NL
Social housing5%
NL 28%▼ −82% vs NL
Private rent6%
NL 14%▼ −57% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings89%
NL 57%▲ +56% 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