The population is growing faster than in Echt-Susteren. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Echt-Susteren, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Slek is €374,000, 13% higher than in Echt-Susteren (€330,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 68%, against a rise of 72% in Echt-Susteren. 84% of the homes are owner-occupied, 13 percentage points more than in Echt-Susteren (71%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€374,000
▲13% higher than Echt-Susteren (€330,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+68%
▼lower than Echt-Susteren (+72%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
84%
▲13 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (71%)
Social housing
9%
▼10 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (19%)
Private rent
7%
▼4 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (11%)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲15 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (83%)
Built 1975–1991
20%
▼4 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (24%)
Built 1992–2005
9%
▼3 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (12%)
Built 1945–1964
20%
▲3 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (17%)
Average WOZ value
€374,000
▲13% higher than Echt-Susteren (€330,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+68%
▼lower than Echt-Susteren (+72%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
84%
▲13 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (71%)
Social housing
9%
▼10 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (19%)
Private rent
7%
▼4 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (11%)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲15 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (83%)
Built 1975–1991
20%
▼4 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (24%)
Built 1992–2005
9%
▼3 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (12%)
Built 1945–1964
20%
▲3 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (17%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 68% between 2014 and 2025, to €374,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€374,000▲ 13% above Echt-Susteren
+68% since 2014
Echt-Susteren +72%
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: ~€346 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€346/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
159 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €374,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€129NL median
Water board levy€42–
Property tax (OZB)€36€33
Sewage levy€28€22
Waste levy€23€27
Costs to set aside€217
Maintenance reserve€203–
Buildings insurance€14–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Echt-Susteren's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 203rd 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 159 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €374,000.
Levies: Echt-Susteren'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
Slek has the 3rd-highest WOZ value of the 11 wijken in the municipality of Echt-Susteren.
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: €374,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Slek
374,000
456
–
Susteren
306,000
2,912
–
Dieteren
340,000
376
–
Heide
346,000
492
–
Roosteren
332,000
675
–
Echt
315,000
3,981
–
Maria Hoop
411,000
606
–
Peij
332,000
2,769
–
Nieuwstadt
325,000
1,482
–
Sint Joost
381,000
605
–
Koningsbosch
353,000
787
–
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 84% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied84%
Social housing9%
Private rent7%
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
23% of dwellings were built between 1965 and 1974, against 22% in the municipality of Echt-Susteren.
Before 194517.3%
1945-196419.7%
1965-197423%
1975-199119.7%
1992-20058.8%
2006-20154.8%
2016 and later6.8%
Explanation
Based on 457 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 Echt-Susteren average.
In 2025, 18 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Slek, 50% lower than in Echt-Susteren (36). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 41%, against a fall of 4% in Echt-Susteren. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
18
▼50% lower than Echt-Susteren (36)
Change since 2021
-41%
▼lower than Echt-Susteren (-4%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.5
▼32% lower than Echt-Susteren (2.2)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
18
▼50% lower than Echt-Susteren (36)
Change since 2021
-41%
▼lower than Echt-Susteren (-4%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.5
▼32% lower than Echt-Susteren (2.2)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Slek registered 18 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 36 in the municipality of Echt-Susteren.
Slek18
The municipality of Echt-Susteren36
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 Slek is 'Theft and burglary': 5.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 12.5 in the municipality of Echt-Susteren.
SlekEcht-Susteren
Theft and burglary5.7
Echt-Susteren 12.5▼ −54% vs Echt-Susteren
Fraud and scams5.7
Echt-Susteren 4.6▲ +24% vs Echt-Susteren
Traffic2.9
Echt-Susteren 7.6▼ −62% vs Echt-Susteren
Violence and threats1.9
Echt-Susteren 4.6▼ −59% vs Echt-Susteren
Vandalism and public order1.0
Echt-Susteren 3.2▼ −69% vs Echt-Susteren
Other and withheld1.0
Echt-Susteren 3.7▼ −73% vs Echt-Susteren
Environmental0.0
Echt-Susteren 0.3≈ Echt-Susteren
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 Slek registered 8 traffic accidents, of which 2 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 Echt-Susteren average; green space is below the Echt-Susteren average.
An estimated 72% of adults in Slek rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in Echt-Susteren. Fewer adults feel lonely (44% against 48%), fewer smoke (12% against 15%) and fewer are overweight (54% against 56%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (46% against 43%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Slek, covering 81% of the area, against 67% in Echt-Susteren. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 9% of the area, 8 percentage points below the 17% in Echt-Susteren.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
72%
▲2 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
9%
▼8 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (17%)
More figures
Lonely
44%
▼4 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (48%)
Smokes
12%
▼3 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (15%)
Meets physical activity guideline
46%
▲3 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (43%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
42%
▼2 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (44%)
Agriculture, share of the area
81%
▲14 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (67%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (14%)
Built-up, share of the area
7%
▼4 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (11%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
72%
▲2 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
9%
▼8 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (17%)
More figures
Lonely
44%
▼4 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (48%)
Smokes
12%
▼3 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (15%)
Meets physical activity guideline
46%
▲3 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (43%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
42%
▼2 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (44%)
Agriculture, share of the area
81%
▲14 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (67%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (14%)
Built-up, share of the area
7%
▼4 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (11%)
Health
An estimated 72% of adults rate their own health as good, against 70% in the municipality of Echt-Susteren (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Echt-Susteren
Good self-rated health
72.2%
69.9%
Smokes
11.7%
14.8%
Excessive drinking
4.5%
4.7%
Overweight
54.3%
55.8%
Lonely
44.5%
47.8%
Anxiety or depression feelings
42.3%
44.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
46%
43.4%
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
9% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 17% in the municipality of Echt-Susteren.
Traffic2.6%
Built-up7.3%
Other built-up0.6%
Recreation0.6%
Agriculture80.6%
Forest and nature8.2%
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
04 · Residents
The population is growing faster than the Echt-Susteren average.
Slek has 1,055 inhabitants (2026), or 227 per km² (28% lower than in Echt-Susteren). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 7%, against a rise of 1% in Echt-Susteren. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Echt-Susteren was 77%, 1 percentage point below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 30% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2014
+7%
▲higher than Echt-Susteren (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Echt-Susteren
77%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+8%
▲higher than Echt-Susteren (+5%)
Aged 45 to 65
25%
▼3 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (28%)
Married
45%
▲3 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (42%)
Dutch origin
85%
▲5 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (80%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
46%
▲1 percentage point higher than Echt-Susteren (45%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
30%
▲13 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
+7%
▲higher than Echt-Susteren (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Echt-Susteren
77%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+8%
▲higher than Echt-Susteren (+5%)
Aged 45 to 65
25%
▼3 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (28%)
Married
45%
▲3 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (42%)
Dutch origin
85%
▲5 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (80%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
46%
▲1 percentage point higher than Echt-Susteren (45%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
30%
▲13 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 7% between 2014 and 2026, to 1,055.
Residents, 2026
1,055
+7% since 2014
Echt-Susteren +1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 227 residents per km², this wijk is 28% less densely populated than the municipality of Echt-Susteren.
Residents per km²227
Dwellings per km²98.1
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 4.8 children were born per 1,000 residents; 4.8 died per 1,000.
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
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 15160
15 to 2590
25 to 45245
45 to 65265
65 to 80225
80 and over70
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
45% of residents are married.
Never married460
Married470
Divorced60
Widowed60
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
85% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands895
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)105
Outside Europe55
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
46% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1200
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4350
Higher professional, university210
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Echt-Susteren; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 77% of eligible voters in Echt-Susteren voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 30% of the valid votes.
Municipality of Echt-SusterenThe Netherlands
D66
11.8%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
30%
16.7%
VVD
13.6%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
8.3%
12.8%
CDA
14.7%
11.8%
JA21
5.9%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.3%
4.5%
BBB
3%
2.6%
Other
7.3%
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
Slek has an average of 1.4 cars per household, 8% higher than in Echt-Susteren (1.3). 17% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 2 percentage points less than in Echt-Susteren (19%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
11%
▲6 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (5%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (4%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
17%
▼3 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (20%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲8% higher than Echt-Susteren (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
17%
▼2 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (19%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+5 pp
=about the same as Echt-Susteren (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
97%
▲13 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (84%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Echt-Susteren (2%)
Office, share of addresses
1%
=about the same as Echt-Susteren (1%)
Social housing
9%
▼19 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Residents per km²
227
▼58% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
11%
▲6 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (5%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (4%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
17%
▼3 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (20%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲8% higher than Echt-Susteren (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
17%
▼2 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (19%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+5 pp
=about the same as Echt-Susteren (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
97%
▲13 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (84%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Echt-Susteren (2%)
Office, share of addresses
1%
=about the same as Echt-Susteren (1%)
Social housing
9%
▼19 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Residents per km²
227
▼58% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 20 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij10
Nijverheid en energie15
Handel en horeca15
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening20
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 19% in the municipality of Echt-Susteren (2025).
Petrol82.6%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)17.4%
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 17% between 2014 and 2025.
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, 660 passenger cars and 70 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars660
Motorcycles70
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
97% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (4%).
Residential96.6%
Retail0.6%
Office0.6%
Assembly1.7%
Industrial4.2%
Other0.4%
Explanation
Based on 473 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
Social housing9%
NL 28%▼ −68% vs NL
Residents per km²227
NL 539▼ −58% vs NL
Private rent7%
NL 14%▼ −50% vs NL
Single-family dwellings98%
NL 63%▲ +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