The population is growing faster than in De Wolden. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of De Wolden, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Echten is €390,000, 5% lower than in De Wolden (€409,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 42%, against a rise of 39% in De Wolden. 74% of the homes are owner-occupied, 1 percentage point less than in De Wolden (75%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€390,000
▼5% lower than De Wolden (€409,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+42%
▲higher than De Wolden (+39%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
74%
▼1 percentage point lower than De Wolden (75%)
Social housing
16%
▼1 percentage point lower than De Wolden (17%)
Private rent
10%
▲2 percentage points higher than De Wolden (8%)
Single-family dwellings
89%
▲3 percentage points higher than De Wolden (86%)
Built 2006–2015
14%
▲6 percentage points higher than De Wolden (8%)
Built 1965–1974
10%
▼6 percentage points lower than De Wolden (16%)
Built 1945–1964
16%
▲5 percentage points higher than De Wolden (11%)
Average WOZ value
€390,000
▼5% lower than De Wolden (€409,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+42%
▲higher than De Wolden (+39%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
74%
▼1 percentage point lower than De Wolden (75%)
Social housing
16%
▼1 percentage point lower than De Wolden (17%)
Private rent
10%
▲2 percentage points higher than De Wolden (8%)
Single-family dwellings
89%
▲3 percentage points higher than De Wolden (86%)
Built 2006–2015
14%
▲6 percentage points higher than De Wolden (8%)
Built 1965–1974
10%
▼6 percentage points lower than De Wolden (16%)
Built 1945–1964
16%
▲5 percentage points higher than De Wolden (11%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 42% between 2021 and 2025, to €390,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€390,000▼ 5% below De Wolden
+42% since 2021
De Wolden +39%
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: ~€348 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€348/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
172 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €390,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€114NL median
Water board levy€43–
Property tax (OZB)€28€34
Waste levy€24€27
Sewage levy€19€22
Costs to set aside€234
Maintenance reserve€219–
Buildings insurance€15–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, De Wolden's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 26th 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 172 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €390,000.
Levies: De Wolden'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
Echten has the lowest WOZ value of the 2 buurten in Echten.
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: €390,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Echten
390,000
87
–
Verspreide huizen Echten
503,000
61
–
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 74% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied74%
Social housing16%
Private rent10%
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
24% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 25% in the municipality of De Wolden.
Before 194520.7%
1945-196416.1%
1965-197410.3%
1975-199124.1%
1992-200511.5%
2006-201513.8%
2016 and later3.4%
Explanation
Based on 87 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 De Wolden average.
In 2025, 24 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Echten, 41% higher than in De Wolden (17). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 126%, against a fall of 11% in De Wolden. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
24
▲41% higher than De Wolden (17)
Change since 2021
+126%
▲higher than De Wolden (-11%)
Home burglary
1
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
24
▲41% higher than De Wolden (17)
Change since 2021
+126%
▲higher than De Wolden (-11%)
Home burglary
1
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Echten registered 24 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 17 in the municipality of De Wolden.
Echten24
The municipality of De Wolden17
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 Echten is 'Traffic': 14.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 4.2 in the municipality of De Wolden.
EchtenDe Wolden
Traffic14.6
De Wolden 4.2▲ +248% vs De Wolden
Theft and burglary4.9
De Wolden 6.2▼ −21% vs De Wolden
Fraud and scams4.9
De Wolden 3.1▲ +58% vs De Wolden
Vandalism and public order0.0
De Wolden 1.9▼ −100% vs De Wolden
Violence and threats0.0
De Wolden 1.3▼ −100% vs De Wolden
Environmental0.0
De Wolden 0.1≈ De Wolden
Other and withheld0.0
De Wolden 0.6≈ De Wolden
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 Echten 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 above the De Wolden average; green space is above the De Wolden average.
An estimated 81% of adults in Echten rate their own health as good, 3 percentage points more than in De Wolden. More adults meet the physical activity guideline (52% against 48%), more drink excessively (8% against 7%) and more report anxiety or depression (38% against 37%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Echten, covering 41% of the area, against 81% in De Wolden. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 47% of the area, 34 percentage points above the 13% in De Wolden.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than De Wolden (78%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
47%
▲34 percentage points higher than De Wolden (13%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
52%
▲4 percentage points higher than De Wolden (48%)
Excessive drinking
8%
▲1 percentage point higher than De Wolden (7%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
38%
▲1 percentage point higher than De Wolden (37%)
Overweight
53%
=about the same as De Wolden (53%)
Agriculture, share of the area
41%
▼40 percentage points lower than De Wolden (81%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
40%
▲28 percentage points higher than De Wolden (12%)
Recreation, share of the area
7%
▲6 percentage points higher than De Wolden (1%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than De Wolden (78%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
47%
▲34 percentage points higher than De Wolden (13%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
52%
▲4 percentage points higher than De Wolden (48%)
Excessive drinking
8%
▲1 percentage point higher than De Wolden (7%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
38%
▲1 percentage point higher than De Wolden (37%)
Overweight
53%
=about the same as De Wolden (53%)
Agriculture, share of the area
41%
▼40 percentage points lower than De Wolden (81%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
40%
▲28 percentage points higher than De Wolden (12%)
Recreation, share of the area
7%
▲6 percentage points higher than De Wolden (1%)
Health
An estimated 81% of adults rate their own health as good, against 78% in the municipality of De Wolden (2024).
This areaThe municipality of De Wolden
Good self-rated health
80.9%
77.9%
Smokes
14.1%
13.8%
Excessive drinking
8.3%
6.8%
Overweight
52.9%
53.3%
Lonely
39.6%
39.8%
Anxiety or depression feelings
37.9%
37.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
51.5%
48%
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
47% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 13% in the municipality of De Wolden.
Traffic5.2%
Built-up6.9%
Recreation6.9%
Agriculture41.4%
Forest and nature39.7%
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
4,700 m
–
GP practice
4,800 m
–
Primary school
300 m
–
Daycare
300 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
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 faster than the De Wolden average.
Echten has 215 inhabitants (2026), or 364 per km² (3.3 times as high as in De Wolden). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 16%, against a rise of 2% in De Wolden. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of De Wolden was 88%, 10 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, VVD had the highest share there: 17% of the vote, against 14% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
+16%
▲higher than De Wolden (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of De Wolden
88%
▲10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than De Wolden (+1%)
Aged 25 to 45
26%
▲6 percentage points higher than De Wolden (20%)
Never married
48%
▲6 percentage points higher than De Wolden (42%)
Dutch origin
93%
▲1 percentage point higher than De Wolden (92%)
VVD, share of the vote
17%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Population growth since 2021
+16%
▲higher than De Wolden (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of De Wolden
88%
▲10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than De Wolden (+1%)
Aged 25 to 45
26%
▲6 percentage points higher than De Wolden (20%)
Never married
48%
▲6 percentage points higher than De Wolden (42%)
Dutch origin
93%
▲1 percentage point higher than De Wolden (92%)
VVD, share of the vote
17%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Population per year
The population grew 16% between 2021 and 2026, to 215.
Residents, 2026
215
+16% since 2021
De Wolden +2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 364 residents per km², this buurt is 3.3 times as densely populated as the municipality of De Wolden.
Residents per km²364
Dwellings per km²150
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 24.4 children were born per 1,000 residents; 24.4 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
26% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 1530
15 to 2525
25 to 4555
45 to 6555
65 to 8045
80 and over5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
48% of residents are never married.
Never married100
Married95
Divorced10
Widowed5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
93% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands190
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of De Wolden; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 88% of eligible voters in De Wolden voted. The largest party was VVD with 17% of the valid votes.
Municipality of De WoldenThe Netherlands
D66
12.1%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
16.6%
16.7%
VVD
17.4%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
8.6%
12.8%
CDA
14.1%
11.8%
JA21
6%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
7.1%
4.5%
BBB
9.5%
2.6%
Other
8.6%
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
Echten has an average of 1.2 cars per household, 14% lower than in De Wolden (1.4). 35% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 7 percentage points more than in De Wolden (28%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
40%
▲25 percentage points higher than De Wolden (15%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
40%
▲23 percentage points higher than De Wolden (17%)
Business services, share of businesses
0%
▼21 percentage points lower than De Wolden (21%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▼14% lower than De Wolden (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
35%
▲7 percentage points higher than De Wolden (28%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
0 pp
=about the same as De Wolden (+1 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
1%
▼6 percentage points lower than De Wolden (7%)
Residential, share of addresses
89%
▲4 percentage points higher than De Wolden (85%)
Industrial, share of addresses
4%
▼2 percentage points lower than De Wolden (6%)
Social housing
16%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Residents per km²
364
▼32% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Single-family dwellings
89%
▲26 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
40%
▲25 percentage points higher than De Wolden (15%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
40%
▲23 percentage points higher than De Wolden (17%)
Business services, share of businesses
0%
▼21 percentage points lower than De Wolden (21%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▼14% lower than De Wolden (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
35%
▲7 percentage points higher than De Wolden (28%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
0 pp
=about the same as De Wolden (+1 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
1%
▼6 percentage points lower than De Wolden (7%)
Residential, share of addresses
89%
▲4 percentage points higher than De Wolden (85%)
Industrial, share of addresses
4%
▼2 percentage points lower than De Wolden (6%)
Social housing
16%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Residents per km²
364
▼32% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Single-family dwellings
89%
▲26 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 10 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie10
Handel en horeca10
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie0
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening0
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg5
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten0
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
35% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 28% in the municipality of De Wolden (2025).
Petrol65%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)35%
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 35% to 35% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
35%▲ 7 percentage points above De Wolden (28%)
+0 pp since 2021
De Wolden +1 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, 100 passenger cars and 15 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars100
Motorcycles15
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
89% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (4%).
Residential88.8%
Retail2%
Office2%
Assembly3.1%
Healthcare1%
Industrial4.1%
Lodging1%
Education1%
Other4.1%
Explanation
Based on 98 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
11% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings11%
NL 37%▼ −70% vs NL
Social housing16%
NL 28%▼ −43% vs NL
Residents per km²364
NL 539▼ −32% vs NL
Single-family dwellings89%
NL 63%▲ +41% vs NL
Private rent10%
NL 14%▼ −29% 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