The population is shrinking, while it grows in Gilze en Rijen. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Gilze en Rijen, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Wolfsweide is €341,000, 12% lower than in Gilze en Rijen (€388,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 39%, against a rise of 35% in Gilze en Rijen. 65% of the homes are owner-occupied, about the same as in Gilze en Rijen (65%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€341,000
▼12% lower than Gilze en Rijen (€388,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+39%
▲higher than Gilze en Rijen (+35%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
65%
=about the same as Gilze en Rijen (65%)
Social housing
32%
▲4 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (28%)
Private rent
3%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (7%)
Single-family dwellings
92%
▲8 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (84%)
Built 1945–1964
1%
▼13 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (14%)
Built 1992–2005
1%
▼13 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (14%)
Built 2006–2015
0%
▼11 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (11%)
Average WOZ value
€341,000
▼12% lower than Gilze en Rijen (€388,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+39%
▲higher than Gilze en Rijen (+35%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
65%
=about the same as Gilze en Rijen (65%)
Social housing
32%
▲4 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (28%)
Private rent
3%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (7%)
Single-family dwellings
92%
▲8 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (84%)
Built 1945–1964
1%
▼13 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (14%)
Built 1992–2005
1%
▼13 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (14%)
Built 2006–2015
0%
▼11 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (11%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 39% between 2021 and 2025, to €341,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€341,000▼ 12% below Gilze en Rijen
+39% 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: ~€263 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€263/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
117 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €341,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€103NL median
Water board levy€41–
Property tax (OZB)€31€30
Waste levy€18€27
Sewage levy€13€22
Costs to set aside€160
Maintenance reserve€149–
Buildings insurance€11–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Gilze en Rijen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 10th 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 117 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €341,000.
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
Wolfsweide has the 4th-lowest WOZ value of the 11 buurten in Rijen.
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: €341,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Wolfsweide
341,000
1,678
–
Centrumgebied West Rijen
328,000
738
–
Vijf Eiken
355,000
1,569
–
Centrumgebied Oost Rijen
369,000
840
–
Schildersbuurt
322,000
726
–
Vliegende Vennen
433,000
1,251
–
Paarse Strook
540,000
52
–
Bedrijventerrein Haansberg
305,000
25
–
Rijen Zuid
343,000
482
–
Grote Spie
849,000
72
–
Buitengebied Noord Rijen
598,000
52
–
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 65% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied65%
Social housing32%
Private rent3%
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
92% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes92%
Multi-family homes8%
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
86% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 25% in the municipality of Gilze en Rijen.
Before 19452.7%
1945-19640.8%
1965-19749.2%
1975-199185.8%
1992-20051%
2006-20150.1%
2016 and later0.4%
Explanation
Based on 1,678 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 Gilze en Rijen average.
In 2025, 16 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Wolfsweide, 60% lower than in Gilze en Rijen (40). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 14%, 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
16
▼60% lower than Gilze en Rijen (40)
Change since 2021
-14%
▼lower than Gilze en Rijen (+8%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.0
▼55% lower than Gilze en Rijen (2.2)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
16
▼60% lower than Gilze en Rijen (40)
Change since 2021
-14%
▼lower than Gilze en Rijen (+8%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.0
▼55% lower than Gilze en Rijen (2.2)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Wolfsweide registered 16 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 40 in the municipality of Gilze en Rijen.
Wolfsweide16
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 Wolfsweide is 'Traffic': 4.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 8.2 in the municipality of Gilze en Rijen.
WolfsweideGilze en Rijen
Traffic4.5
Gilze en Rijen 8.2▼ −45% vs Gilze en Rijen
Fraud and scams3.1
Gilze en Rijen 4.9▼ −37% vs Gilze en Rijen
Theft and burglary2.9
Gilze en Rijen 18.8▼ −85% vs Gilze en Rijen
Vandalism and public order2.6
Gilze en Rijen 3.4▼ −24% vs Gilze en Rijen
Violence and threats2.1
Gilze en Rijen 3.4▼ −38% vs Gilze en Rijen
Other and withheld1.0
Gilze en Rijen 1.2▼ −17% vs Gilze en Rijen
Environmental0.0
Gilze en Rijen 0.2≈ 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 Wolfsweide registered 2 traffic accidents, of which 0 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 below the Gilze en Rijen average; green space is below the Gilze en Rijen average.
An estimated 70% of adults in Wolfsweide rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points less than in Gilze en Rijen. More adults feel lonely (48% against 45%), more are overweight (58% against 56%) and more smoke (17% against 16%), but fewer drink excessively (5% against 6%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Wolfsweide, covering 79% of the area, against 11% in Gilze en Rijen. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 11% of the area, 17 percentage points below the 28% in Gilze en Rijen.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
70%
▼2 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
11%
▼17 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (28%)
More figures
Lonely
48%
▲3 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (45%)
Overweight
58%
▲2 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (56%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
46%
▲1 percentage point higher than Gilze en Rijen (45%)
Smokes
17%
▲1 percentage point higher than Gilze en Rijen (16%)
Built-up, share of the area
79%
▲68 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (11%)
Agriculture, share of the area
5%
▼50 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (55%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼23 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (23%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
70%
▼2 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
11%
▼17 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (28%)
More figures
Lonely
48%
▲3 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (45%)
Overweight
58%
▲2 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (56%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
46%
▲1 percentage point higher than Gilze en Rijen (45%)
Smokes
17%
▲1 percentage point higher than Gilze en Rijen (16%)
Built-up, share of the area
79%
▲68 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (11%)
Agriculture, share of the area
5%
▼50 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (55%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼23 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (23%)
Health
An estimated 70% 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
70.5%
72.2%
Smokes
16.7%
15.5%
Excessive drinking
5.2%
5.9%
Overweight
58.4%
56.3%
Lonely
48.5%
45.3%
Anxiety or depression feelings
46.4%
45%
Meets physical activity guideline
45.1%
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
11% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 28% in the municipality of Gilze en Rijen.
Traffic2.7%
Built-up79.5%
Recreation11%
Agriculture5.5%
Water1.4%
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 600 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
900 m
–
GP practice
1,200 m
–
Primary school
600 m
–
Daycare
600 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1.3
GP practices
–
0.2
Daycares
–
2.3
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.
Wolfsweide has 3,825 inhabitants (2026), or 5,326 per km² (12.2 times as high as in Gilze en Rijen). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 1%, 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
-1%
▼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
-0%
▼lower than Gilze en Rijen (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
=about the same as Gilze en Rijen (27%)
Married
45%
▲3 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (42%)
Dutch origin
77%
▲1 percentage point higher than Gilze en Rijen (76%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
46%
▼1 percentage point 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
-1%
▼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
-0%
▼lower than Gilze en Rijen (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
=about the same as Gilze en Rijen (27%)
Married
45%
▲3 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (42%)
Dutch origin
77%
▲1 percentage point higher than Gilze en Rijen (76%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
46%
▼1 percentage point 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 1% between 2021 and 2026, to 3,825.
Residents, 2026
3,825
-1% since 2021
Gilze en Rijen +6%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 5,326 residents per km², this buurt is 12 times as densely populated as the municipality of Gilze en Rijen.
Residents per km²5,326
Dwellings per km²2,330.6
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 9.2 children were born per 1,000 residents; 6.6 died per 1,000.
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 15575
15 to 25405
25 to 45950
45 to 651,020
65 to 80760
80 and over115
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
45% of residents are married.
Never married1,640
Married1,705
Divorced325
Widowed155
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
77% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands2,930
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)300
Outside Europe595
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, mbo1820
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,380
Higher professional, university780
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
Wolfsweide has an average of 1.2 cars per household, 8% lower than in Gilze en Rijen (1.3). 20% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points less than in Gilze en Rijen (23%).
Key figures
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
17%
▲6 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (11%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
13%
▼5 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (18%)
Business services, share of businesses
26%
▲3 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (23%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▼8% lower than Gilze en Rijen (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
20%
▼3 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+5 pp
▼lower than Gilze en Rijen (+6 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
98%
▲18 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (80%)
Lodging, share of addresses
0%
▼8 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (8%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (4%)
Private rent
3%
▼11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
8%
▼29 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Single-family dwellings
92%
▲29 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
17%
▲6 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (11%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
13%
▼5 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (18%)
Business services, share of businesses
26%
▲3 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (23%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▼8% lower than Gilze en Rijen (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
20%
▼3 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+5 pp
▼lower than Gilze en Rijen (+6 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
98%
▲18 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (80%)
Lodging, share of addresses
0%
▼8 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (8%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (4%)
Private rent
3%
▼11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
8%
▼29 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Single-family dwellings
92%
▲29 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 70 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie40
Handel en horeca35
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie15
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening70
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg50
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten45
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
20% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 23% in the municipality of Gilze en Rijen (2025).
Petrol79.6%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)20.4%
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 15% to 20% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
20%▼ 3 percentage points below Gilze en Rijen (23%)
+5 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, 2,080 passenger cars and 180 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars2,080
Motorcycles180
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
98% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (0.3%).
Residential97.8%
Retail0.1%
Office0.2%
Assembly0.2%
Healthcare0.1%
Industrial0.3%
Lodging0.1%
Education0.1%
Detention0.1%
Other1.6%
Explanation
Based on 1,715 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
5,326 residents per km²: 9.9 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²5,326
NL 539▲ +888% vs NL
Private rent3%
NL 14%▼ −79% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings8%
NL 37%▼ −78% vs NL
Single-family dwellings92%
NL 63%▲ +46% vs NL
Average WOZ value€341,000
NL €398,000▼ −14% 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