The population is growing faster than 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 Gilze is €404,000, 4% higher than in Gilze en Rijen (€388,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 13%, against a rise of 67% in Gilze en Rijen. 63% of the homes are owner-occupied, 2 percentage points less than in Gilze en Rijen (65%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€404,000
▲4% higher than Gilze en Rijen (€388,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+13%
▼lower than Gilze en Rijen (+67%)
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Owner-occupied dwellings
63%
▼2 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (65%)
Social housing
26%
▼2 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (28%)
Private rent
9%
▲2 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (7%)
Single-family dwellings
85%
▲1 percentage point higher than Gilze en Rijen (84%)
Built before 1945
14%
▲4 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (10%)
Built 1992–2005
10%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (14%)
Built 2016 and later
12%
▲4 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (8%)
Average WOZ value
€404,000
▲4% higher than Gilze en Rijen (€388,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+13%
▼lower than Gilze en Rijen (+67%)
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Owner-occupied dwellings
63%
▼2 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (65%)
Social housing
26%
▼2 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (28%)
Private rent
9%
▲2 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (7%)
Single-family dwellings
85%
▲1 percentage point higher than Gilze en Rijen (84%)
Built before 1945
14%
▲4 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (10%)
Built 1992–2005
10%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (14%)
Built 2016 and later
12%
▲4 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (8%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 13% between 2014 and 2025, to €404,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€404,000▲ 4% above Gilze en Rijen
+13% since 2014
Gilze en Rijen +67%
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: ~€293 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€293/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
133 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €404,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€111NL median
Water board levy€43–
Property tax (OZB)€37€35
Waste levy€18€27
Sewage levy€13€22
Costs to set aside€182
Maintenance reserve€170–
Buildings insurance€12–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Gilze en Rijen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 12th 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 133 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €404,000.
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
Gilze has the 2nd-lowest WOZ value of the 4 wijken in the municipality of Gilze en 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: €404,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Gilze
404,000
3,706
–
Rijen
368,000
7,499
–
Hulten
610,000
157
–
Molenschot
529,000
439
–
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 63% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied63%
Social housing26%
Private rent9%
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
85% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes85%
Multi-family homes15%
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
26% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 25% in the municipality of Gilze en Rijen.
Before 194514.4%
1945-196413.8%
1965-197414.3%
1975-199126.5%
1992-200510.3%
2006-20159.1%
2016 and later11.6%
Explanation
Based on 3,766 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, 50 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Gilze, 25% higher than in Gilze en Rijen (40). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 18%, 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
50
▲25% higher than Gilze en Rijen (40)
Change since 2021
+18%
▲higher than Gilze en Rijen (+8%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.3
▲50% higher than Gilze en Rijen (2.2)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
50
▲25% higher than Gilze en Rijen (40)
Change since 2021
+18%
▲higher than Gilze en Rijen (+8%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.3
▲50% higher than Gilze en Rijen (2.2)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Gilze registered 50 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 40 in the municipality of Gilze en Rijen.
Gilze50
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 Gilze is 'Theft and burglary': 30.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 18.8 in the municipality of Gilze en Rijen.
GilzeGilze en Rijen
Theft and burglary30.6
Gilze en Rijen 18.8▲ +63% vs Gilze en Rijen
Traffic8.0
Gilze en Rijen 8.2≈ Gilze en Rijen
Fraud and scams4.7
Gilze en Rijen 4.9≈ Gilze en Rijen
Vandalism and public order2.6
Gilze en Rijen 3.4▼ −24% vs Gilze en Rijen
Violence and threats2.6
Gilze en Rijen 3.4▼ −24% vs Gilze en Rijen
Other and withheld1.0
Gilze en Rijen 1.2▼ −17% vs Gilze en Rijen
Environmental0.2
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 Gilze registered 85 traffic accidents, of which 9 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 above the Gilze en Rijen average.
An estimated 74% of adults in Gilze rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in Gilze en Rijen. Fewer adults smoke (14% against 16%), fewer feel lonely (43% against 45%), fewer are overweight (55% against 56%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (44% against 45%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Gilze, covering 50% of the area, against 55% in Gilze en Rijen. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 36% of the area, 8 percentage points above 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)
36%
▲8 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (28%)
More figures
Lonely
43%
▼2 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (45%)
Overweight
55%
▼1 percentage point lower than Gilze en Rijen (56%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
44%
▼1 percentage point lower than Gilze en Rijen (45%)
Smokes
14%
▼2 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (16%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
35%
▲12 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (23%)
Agriculture, share of the area
50%
▼5 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (55%)
Recreation, share of the area
1%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (5%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
74%
▲2 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
36%
▲8 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (28%)
More figures
Lonely
43%
▼2 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (45%)
Overweight
55%
▼1 percentage point lower than Gilze en Rijen (56%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
44%
▼1 percentage point lower than Gilze en Rijen (45%)
Smokes
14%
▼2 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (16%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
35%
▲12 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (23%)
Agriculture, share of the area
50%
▼5 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (55%)
Recreation, share of the area
1%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (5%)
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
73.6%
72.2%
Smokes
14.4%
15.5%
Excessive drinking
6.4%
5.9%
Overweight
55%
56.3%
Lonely
42.7%
45.3%
Anxiety or depression feelings
43.9%
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
36% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 28% in the municipality of Gilze en Rijen.
Traffic3.4%
Built-up8.7%
Other built-up0.8%
Recreation1.3%
Agriculture50.4%
Forest and nature34.7%
Water0.8%
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 Gilze en Rijen average.
Gilze has 9,695 inhabitants (2026), or 336 per km² (23% lower than in Gilze en Rijen). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 640%, against a rise of 9% 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 2014
+640%
▲higher than Gilze en Rijen (+9%)
Turnout, municipality of Gilze en Rijen
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+669%
▲higher than Gilze en Rijen (+7%)
Aged 25 to 45
26%
▲1 percentage point higher than Gilze en Rijen (25%)
Never married
49%
▲4 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (45%)
Dutch origin
73%
▼3 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (76%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
48%
▲1 percentage point higher 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 2014
+640%
▲higher than Gilze en Rijen (+9%)
Turnout, municipality of Gilze en Rijen
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+669%
▲higher than Gilze en Rijen (+7%)
Aged 25 to 45
26%
▲1 percentage point higher than Gilze en Rijen (25%)
Never married
49%
▲4 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (45%)
Dutch origin
73%
▼3 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (76%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
48%
▲1 percentage point higher 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 grew 640% between 2014 and 2026, to 9,695.
Residents, 2026
9,695
+640% since 2014
Gilze en Rijen +9%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 336 residents per km², this wijk is 23% less densely populated than the municipality of Gilze en Rijen.
Residents per km²336
Dwellings per km²128.4
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 9.6 children were born per 1,000 residents; 10.6 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
26% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 151,600
15 to 251,195
25 to 452,550
45 to 652,345
65 to 801,505
80 and over500
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
49% of residents are never married.
Never married4,770
Married3,865
Divorced585
Widowed480
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
73% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands7,045
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)525
Outside Europe2,125
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
48% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo11,830
Havo, vwo, mbo2-43,350
Higher professional, university1,730
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
Gilze has an average of 1.3 cars per household, about the same as 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
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
5%
▼2 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (7%)
Business services, share of businesses
21%
▼2 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (23%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
6%
▲2 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (4%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
=about the same as 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 2014
−1 pp
▼lower than Gilze en Rijen (+6 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
88%
▲8 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (80%)
Lodging, share of addresses
1%
▼7 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (8%)
Office, share of addresses
2%
=about the same as Gilze en Rijen (2%)
Residents per km²
336
▼38% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
85%
▲22 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
5%
▼2 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (7%)
Business services, share of businesses
21%
▼2 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (23%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
6%
▲2 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (4%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
=about the same as 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 2014
−1 pp
▼lower than Gilze en Rijen (+6 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
88%
▲8 percentage points higher than Gilze en Rijen (80%)
Lodging, share of addresses
1%
▼7 percentage points lower than Gilze en Rijen (8%)
Office, share of addresses
2%
=about the same as Gilze en Rijen (2%)
Residents per km²
336
▼38% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
85%
▲22 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 225 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij60
Nijverheid en energie185
Handel en horeca210
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie50
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed60
Zakelijke dienstverlening225
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg160
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten115
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).
Petrol80.2%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)19.8%
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 21% to 20% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
20%▼ 3 percentage points below Gilze en Rijen (23%)
-1 pp since 2014
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, 4,620 passenger cars and 495 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars4,620
Motorcycles495
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
88% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (4%).
Residential87.7%
Retail1.4%
Office2.2%
Assembly1%
Healthcare0.5%
Industrial4.2%
Lodging0.8%
Education0.1%
Sports0.1%
Other5.5%
Explanation
Based on 4,296 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
15% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings15%
NL 37%▼ −59% vs NL
Residents per km²336
NL 539▼ −38% vs NL
Private rent9%
NL 14%▼ −36% vs NL
Single-family dwellings85%
NL 63%▲ +35% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings63%
NL 57%▲ +11% 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