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Homes and WOZ valueCBS · Kadaster BAG
Housing marketNVM market overview
Municipal leviesMunicipal budgets · CBS
SafetyCBS and Police
HealthRIVM Health Monitor
Land use and amenitiesCBS land use · proximity statistics
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Neighbourhood · Eijsden-Margraten
Living in Mesch
The population is growing faster than in Eijsden-Margraten. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten, and registered crime per resident is lower.
Homes cost more than the Eijsden-Margraten average.
The average WOZ value in Mesch is €421,000, 3% higher than in Eijsden-Margraten (€408,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 31%, against a rise of 36% in Eijsden-Margraten. 78% of the homes are owner-occupied, 2 percentage points more than in Eijsden-Margraten (76%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€421,000
▲3% higher than Eijsden-Margraten (€408,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+31%
▼lower than Eijsden-Margraten (+36%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
78%
▲2 percentage points higher than Eijsden-Margraten (76%)
Social housing
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Eijsden-Margraten (10%)
Private rent
19%
▲6 percentage points higher than Eijsden-Margraten (13%)
Single-family dwellings
82%
▼2 percentage points lower than Eijsden-Margraten (84%)
Built 1975–1991
8%
▼14 percentage points lower than Eijsden-Margraten (22%)
Built 1992–2005
16%
▲6 percentage points higher than Eijsden-Margraten (10%)
Built 2006–2015
1%
▼6 percentage points lower than Eijsden-Margraten (7%)
Average WOZ value
€421,000
▲3% higher than Eijsden-Margraten (€408,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+31%
▼lower than Eijsden-Margraten (+36%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
78%
▲2 percentage points higher than Eijsden-Margraten (76%)
Social housing
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Eijsden-Margraten (10%)
Private rent
19%
▲6 percentage points higher than Eijsden-Margraten (13%)
Single-family dwellings
82%
▼2 percentage points lower than Eijsden-Margraten (84%)
Built 1975–1991
8%
▼14 percentage points lower than Eijsden-Margraten (22%)
Built 1992–2005
16%
▲6 percentage points higher than Eijsden-Margraten (10%)
Built 2006–2015
1%
▼6 percentage points lower than Eijsden-Margraten (7%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 31% between 2021 and 2025, to €421,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€421,000▲ 3% above Eijsden-Margraten
+31% since 2021
Eijsden-Margraten +36%
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: ~€410 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€410/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
195 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €421,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€143NL median
Water board levy€44–
Property tax (OZB)€41€37
Waste levy€29€27
Sewage levy€29€22
Costs to set aside€267
Maintenance reserve€249–
Buildings insurance€18–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Eijsden-Margraten's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 275th 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 195 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €421,000.
Levies: Eijsden-Margraten'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
Mesch has the 4th-highest WOZ value of the 7 buurten in Eijsden.
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: €421,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Mesch
421,000
158
–
Eijsden-Breust
381,000
2,046
–
Mariadorp-Beezepool
388,000
1,181
–
Withuis-Stationsstraat
454,000
80
–
Oost
367,000
304
–
Maarland
456,000
87
–
Verspreide huizen
530,000
349
–
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 78% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied78%
Private rent19%
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
82% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes82%
Multi-family homes18%
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
35% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 20% in the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten.
Before 194535%
1945-19649.4%
1965-197426.2%
1975-19917.5%
1992-200516.2%
2006-20150.6%
2016 and later5%
Explanation
Based on 160 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 Eijsden-Margraten average.
In 2025, 22 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Mesch, 4% lower than in Eijsden-Margraten (23). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 12%, against a fall of 5% in Eijsden-Margraten. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
22
▼4% lower than Eijsden-Margraten (23)
Change since 2021
-12%
▼lower than Eijsden-Margraten (-5%)
Home burglary
5
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
22
▼4% lower than Eijsden-Margraten (23)
Change since 2021
-12%
▼lower than Eijsden-Margraten (-5%)
Home burglary
5
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Mesch registered 22 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 23 in the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten.
Mesch22
The municipality of Eijsden-Margraten23
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 Mesch is 'Theft and burglary': 8.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 8.4 in the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten.
MeschEijsden-Margraten
Theft and burglary8.2
Eijsden-Margraten 8.4≈ Eijsden-Margraten
Fraud and scams5.5
Eijsden-Margraten 3.4▲ +62% vs Eijsden-Margraten
Traffic5.5
Eijsden-Margraten 6.6▼ −17% vs Eijsden-Margraten
Violence and threats2.7
Eijsden-Margraten 1.8▲ +50% vs Eijsden-Margraten
Vandalism and public order0.0
Eijsden-Margraten 1.9▼ −100% vs Eijsden-Margraten
Environmental0.0
Eijsden-Margraten 0.1≈ Eijsden-Margraten
Other and withheld0.0
Eijsden-Margraten 0.9≈ Eijsden-Margraten
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 Mesch registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
2020
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 Eijsden-Margraten average; green space is below the Eijsden-Margraten average.
An estimated 74% of adults in Mesch rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point more than in Eijsden-Margraten. Fewer adults meet the physical activity guideline (37% against 45%), fewer smoke (11% against 12%), fewer are overweight (52% against 53%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (41% against 42%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Mesch, covering 92% of the area, against 74% in Eijsden-Margraten.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
74%
▲1 percentage point higher than Eijsden-Margraten (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than Eijsden-Margraten (12%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
37%
▼8 percentage points lower than Eijsden-Margraten (45%)
Smokes
11%
▼1 percentage point lower than Eijsden-Margraten (12%)
Overweight
52%
▼1 percentage point lower than Eijsden-Margraten (53%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▼1 percentage point lower than Eijsden-Margraten (42%)
Agriculture, share of the area
92%
▲18 percentage points higher than Eijsden-Margraten (74%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼9 percentage points lower than Eijsden-Margraten (9%)
Recreation, share of the area
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Eijsden-Margraten (3%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
74%
▲1 percentage point higher than Eijsden-Margraten (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than Eijsden-Margraten (12%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
37%
▼8 percentage points lower than Eijsden-Margraten (45%)
Smokes
11%
▼1 percentage point lower than Eijsden-Margraten (12%)
Overweight
52%
▼1 percentage point lower than Eijsden-Margraten (53%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▼1 percentage point lower than Eijsden-Margraten (42%)
Agriculture, share of the area
92%
▲18 percentage points higher than Eijsden-Margraten (74%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼9 percentage points lower than Eijsden-Margraten (9%)
Recreation, share of the area
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Eijsden-Margraten (3%)
Health
An estimated 74% of adults rate their own health as good, against 73% in the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Eijsden-Margraten
Good self-rated health
74.2%
73.2%
Smokes
10.7%
12.2%
Excessive drinking
6%
5.8%
Overweight
52%
53.2%
Lonely
40.6%
41.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
40.8%
42%
Meets physical activity guideline
37%
44.8%
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 12% in the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten.
Traffic1.4%
Built-up6.9%
Agriculture91.7%
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 400 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
2,700 m
–
GP practice
2,800 m
–
Primary school
400 m
–
Daycare
2,200 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
0
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 Eijsden-Margraten average.
Mesch has 370 inhabitants (2026), or 255 per km² (25% lower than in Eijsden-Margraten). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 3%, against a rise of 2% in Eijsden-Margraten. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten was 83%, 5 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 18% 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
+3%
▲higher than Eijsden-Margraten (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Eijsden-Margraten
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+5%
▲higher than Eijsden-Margraten (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
=about the same as Eijsden-Margraten (27%)
Married
47%
▲1 percentage point higher than Eijsden-Margraten (46%)
Dutch origin
84%
▲1 percentage point higher than Eijsden-Margraten (83%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
100%
▲59 percentage points higher than Eijsden-Margraten (41%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+3%
▲higher than Eijsden-Margraten (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Eijsden-Margraten
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+5%
▲higher than Eijsden-Margraten (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
=about the same as Eijsden-Margraten (27%)
Married
47%
▲1 percentage point higher than Eijsden-Margraten (46%)
Dutch origin
84%
▲1 percentage point higher than Eijsden-Margraten (83%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
100%
▲59 percentage points higher than Eijsden-Margraten (41%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
18%
▲1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 3% between 2021 and 2026, to 370.
Residents, 2026
370
+3% since 2021
Eijsden-Margraten +2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 255 residents per km², this buurt is 25% less densely populated than the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten.
Residents per km²255
Dwellings per km²109
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, almost no children were born; almost no one died.
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 1560
15 to 2530
25 to 4580
45 to 65100
65 to 8070
80 and over35
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
47% of residents are married.
Never married150
Married170
Divorced25
Widowed20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
84% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands315
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)50
Outside Europe10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
100% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Havo, vwo, mbo2-490
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Eijsden-Margraten; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 83% of eligible voters in Eijsden-Margraten voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 18% of the valid votes.
Municipality of Eijsden-MargratenThe Netherlands
D66
16.4%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
18.3%
16.7%
VVD
16.5%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
11.7%
12.8%
CDA
17.6%
11.8%
JA21
6.1%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
3.3%
4.5%
BBB
2.8%
2.6%
Other
7.2%
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
Mesch has an average of 1.3 cars per household, about the same as in Eijsden-Margraten (1.3). 17% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points less than in Eijsden-Margraten (20%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
8%
▼5 percentage points lower than Eijsden-Margraten (13%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Eijsden-Margraten (5%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
17%
▲5 percentage points higher than Eijsden-Margraten (12%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
=about the same as Eijsden-Margraten (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
18%
▼2 percentage points lower than Eijsden-Margraten (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+3 pp
▼lower than Eijsden-Margraten (+7 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
11%
▲7 percentage points higher than Eijsden-Margraten (4%)
Residential, share of addresses
83%
▼6 percentage points lower than Eijsden-Margraten (89%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Eijsden-Margraten (2%)
Multi-family dwellings
18%
▼19 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
78%
▲21 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Private rent
19%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
8%
▼5 percentage points lower than Eijsden-Margraten (13%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Eijsden-Margraten (5%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
17%
▲5 percentage points higher than Eijsden-Margraten (12%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
=about the same as Eijsden-Margraten (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
18%
▼2 percentage points lower than Eijsden-Margraten (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+3 pp
▼lower than Eijsden-Margraten (+7 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
11%
▲7 percentage points higher than Eijsden-Margraten (4%)
Residential, share of addresses
83%
▼6 percentage points lower than Eijsden-Margraten (89%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Eijsden-Margraten (2%)
Multi-family dwellings
18%
▼19 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
78%
▲21 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Private rent
19%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 15 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie5
Handel en horeca10
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie0
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening15
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg10
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
18% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 20% in the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten (2025).
Petrol82.5%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)17.5%
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 15% to 18% between 2021 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, 205 passenger cars and 30 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars205
Motorcycles30
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
83% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is lodging (11%).
Residential83.3%
Retail0.5%
Office0.5%
Assembly2.6%
Industrial3.1%
Lodging10.9%
Education0.5%
Sports0.5%
Other3.1%
Explanation
Based on 192 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
255 residents per km²: 53% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²255
NL 539▼ −53% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings18%
NL 37%▼ −51% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings78%
NL 57%▲ +37% vs NL
Private rent19%
NL 14%▲ +36% vs NL
Single-family dwellings82%
NL 63%▲ +30% 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) 2026