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HealthRIVM Health Monitor
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Neighbourhood · Gilze en Rijen
Living in Buitengebied Molenschot
The population is shrinking, while it grows in Gilze en Rijen. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Gilze en Rijen, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Buitengebied Molenschot is €592,000, 53% higher than in Gilze en Rijen (€388,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 20%, against a rise of 35% in Gilze en Rijen. 84% of the homes are owner-occupied, 19 percentage points more than in Gilze en Rijen (65%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€592,000
▲53% higher than Gilze en Rijen (€388,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+20%
▼lower than Gilze en Rijen (+35%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
84%
▲19 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (65%)
Social housing
0%
▼28 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (28%)
Private rent
16%
▲9 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (7%)
Single-family dwellings
97%
▲13 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (84%)
Built 2006–2015
2%
▼9 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (11%)
Built 1992–2005
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (14%)
Built 1975–1991
20%
▼5 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (25%)
Average WOZ value
€592,000
▲53% higher than Gilze en Rijen (€388,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+20%
▼lower than Gilze en Rijen (+35%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
84%
▲19 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (65%)
Social housing
0%
▼28 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (28%)
Private rent
16%
▲9 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (7%)
Single-family dwellings
97%
▲13 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (84%)
Built 2006–2015
2%
▼9 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (11%)
Built 1992–2005
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (14%)
Built 1975–1991
20%
▼5 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (25%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 20% between 2021 and 2025, to €592,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€592,000▲ 53% above Gilze en Rijen
+20% since 2021
Gilze en Rijen +35%
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: ~€440 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€440/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
225 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €592,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€133NL median
Property tax (OZB)€54€52
Water board levy€48–
Waste levy€18€27
Sewage levy€13€22
Costs to set aside€307
Maintenance reserve€287–
Buildings insurance€20–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Gilze en Rijen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 32nd 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 225 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €592,000.
Levies: Gilze en Rijen'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 Molenschot has the highest WOZ value of the 2 buurten in Molenschot.
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: €592,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Buitengebied Molenschot
592,000
158
–
Kern Molenschot
494,000
281
–
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%
Private rent16%
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
97% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes97%
Multi-family homes3%
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
32% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 10% in the municipality of Gilze en Rijen.
Before 194532%
1945-196414.8%
1965-197416%
1975-199120.1%
1992-20055.9%
2006-20152.4%
2016 and later8.9%
Explanation
Based on 169 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 Gilze en Rijen average.
In 2025, 97 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Buitengebied Molenschot, 2.4 times as high as in Gilze en Rijen (40). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 15%, against a rise of 8% in Gilze en Rijen. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
97
▲2.4 times as high as Gilze en Rijen (40)
Change since 2021
+15%
▲higher than Gilze en Rijen (+8%)
Home burglary
3
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
97
▲2.4 times as high as Gilze en Rijen (40)
Change since 2021
+15%
▲higher than Gilze en Rijen (+8%)
Home burglary
3
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Buitengebied Molenschot registered 97 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 40 in the municipality of Gilze en Rijen.
Buitengebied Molenschot97
The municipality of Gilze en Rijen40
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 Buitengebied Molenschot is 'Traffic': 39.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 8.2 in the municipality of Gilze en Rijen.
Buitengebied MolenschotGilze en Rijen
Traffic39.6
Gilze en Rijen 8.2▲ +383% vs Gilze en Rijen
Theft and burglary29.7
Gilze en Rijen 18.8▲ +58% vs Gilze en Rijen
Violence and threats9.9
Gilze en Rijen 3.4▲ +191% vs Gilze en Rijen
Fraud and scams7.9
Gilze en Rijen 4.9▲ +61% vs Gilze en Rijen
Vandalism and public order5.9
Gilze en Rijen 3.4▲ +74% vs Gilze en Rijen
Environmental2.0
Gilze en Rijen 0.2▲ +900% vs Gilze en Rijen
Other and withheld2.0
Gilze en Rijen 1.2▲ +67% vs Gilze en Rijen
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 Buitengebied Molenschot registered 44 traffic accidents, of which 3 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 Gilze en Rijen average; green space is about the Gilze en Rijen average.
An estimated 74% of adults in Buitengebied Molenschot rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in Gilze en Rijen. Fewer adults feel lonely (41% against 45%), fewer report anxiety or depression (41% against 45%) and fewer are overweight (53% against 56%), but more drink excessively (9% against 6%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Buitengebied Molenschot, covering 68% of the area, against 55% in Gilze en Rijen. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 28% of the area, in line with the 28% in Gilze en Rijen.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
74%
▲2 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
28%
=about the same as Gilze en Rijen (28%)
More figures
Lonely
41%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (45%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (45%)
Overweight
53%
▼3 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (56%)
Excessive drinking
9%
▲3 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (6%)
Agriculture, share of the area
68%
▲13 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (55%)
Built-up, share of the area
1%
▼10 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (11%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
13%
▼10 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (23%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
74%
▲2 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
28%
=about the same as Gilze en Rijen (28%)
More figures
Lonely
41%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (45%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (45%)
Overweight
53%
▼3 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (56%)
Excessive drinking
9%
▲3 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (6%)
Agriculture, share of the area
68%
▲13 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (55%)
Built-up, share of the area
1%
▼10 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (11%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
13%
▼10 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (23%)
Health
An estimated 74% of adults rate their own health as good, against 72% in the municipality of Gilze en Rijen (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Gilze en Rijen
Good self-rated health
74%
72.2%
Smokes
15.9%
15.5%
Excessive drinking
8.8%
5.9%
Overweight
53.1%
56.3%
Lonely
40.9%
45.3%
Anxiety or depression feelings
40.6%
45%
Meets physical activity guideline
47.2%
44.5%
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
28% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 28% in the municipality of Gilze en Rijen.
Traffic3.3%
Built-up0.6%
Other built-up0.2%
Recreation14.2%
Agriculture68.2%
Forest and nature13.3%
Water0.2%
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
Distance to amenities
A primary school lies here at an average road distance of 2100 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
3,700 m
–
GP practice
3,700 m
–
Primary school
2,100 m
–
Daycare
2,100 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
0.2
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 shrinking, while it grows in Gilze en Rijen.
Buitengebied Molenschot has 495 inhabitants (2026), or 40 per km² (91% lower than in Gilze en Rijen). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 7%, against a rise of 6% in Gilze en Rijen. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Gilze en Rijen was 81%, 3 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 20% 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
-7%
▼lower than Gilze en Rijen (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Gilze en Rijen
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than Gilze en Rijen (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
34%
▲7 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (27%)
Married
45%
▲3 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (42%)
Dutch origin
90%
▲14 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (76%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
38%
▼9 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (47%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
20%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-7%
▼lower than Gilze en Rijen (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Gilze en Rijen
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than Gilze en Rijen (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
34%
▲7 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (27%)
Married
45%
▲3 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (42%)
Dutch origin
90%
▲14 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (76%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
38%
▼9 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (47%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
20%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 7% between 2021 and 2026, to 495.
Residents, 2026
495
-7% since 2021
Gilze en Rijen +6%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 40 residents per km², this buurt is 91% less densely populated than the municipality of Gilze en Rijen.
Residents per km²40
Dwellings per km²12.8
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 9.9 children were born per 1,000 residents; 9.9 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
34% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1555
15 to 2550
25 to 45100
45 to 65170
65 to 80100
80 and over30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
45% of residents are married.
Never married220
Married225
Divorced40
Widowed15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
90% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands445
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)30
Outside Europe20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
38% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1140
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4150
Higher professional, university110
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Gilze en Rijen; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 81% of eligible voters in Gilze en Rijen voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 20% of the valid votes.
Municipality of Gilze en RijenThe Netherlands
D66
17.2%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
19.8%
16.7%
VVD
15.9%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
9.1%
12.8%
CDA
13.2%
11.8%
JA21
7.7%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.4%
4.5%
BBB
3.1%
2.6%
Other
9.7%
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
Buitengebied Molenschot has an average of 1.6 cars per household, 23% higher than in Gilze en Rijen (1.3). 30% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 7 percentage points more than in Gilze en Rijen (23%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
20%
▲16 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (4%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
4%
▼7 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (11%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
12%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.6
▲23% higher than Gilze en Rijen (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
30%
▲7 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+7 pp
=about the same as Gilze en Rijen (+6 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
80%
▲72 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (8%)
Residential, share of addresses
14%
▼66 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (80%)
Industrial, share of addresses
2%
▼2 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (4%)
Multi-family dwellings
3%
▼34 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Single-family dwellings
97%
▲34 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Average WOZ value
€592,000
▲49% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
20%
▲16 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (4%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
4%
▼7 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (11%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
12%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.6
▲23% higher than Gilze en Rijen (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
30%
▲7 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+7 pp
=about the same as Gilze en Rijen (+6 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
80%
▲72 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (8%)
Residential, share of addresses
14%
▼66 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (80%)
Industrial, share of addresses
2%
▼2 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (4%)
Multi-family dwellings
3%
▼34 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Single-family dwellings
97%
▲34 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Average WOZ value
€592,000
▲49% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business establishments by sector
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij is the largest sector, with 25 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij25
Nijverheid en energie15
Handel en horeca25
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening25
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg15
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
30% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 23% in the municipality of Gilze en Rijen (2025).
Petrol70.1%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)29.9%
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
Share on other fuel per year
The share of passenger cars not running on petrol went from 23% to 30% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
30%▲ 7 percentage points above Gilze en Rijen (23%)
+7 pp since 2021
Gilze en Rijen +6 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, 335 passenger cars and 40 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars335
Motorcycles40
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
14% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is lodging (80%).
Residential14.1%
Retail0.4%
Office0.6%
Assembly1%
Industrial2.3%
Lodging79.9%
Education0.1%
Sports0.3%
Other3%
Explanation
Based on 1,197 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
40 residents per km²: 93% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²40
NL 539▼ −93% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings3%
NL 37%▼ −92% vs NL
Single-family dwellings97%
NL 63%▲ +54% vs NL
Average WOZ value€592,000
NL €398,000▲ +49% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings84%
NL 57%▲ +47% 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