The population is shrinking, while it grows in Goirle. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Goirle, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in De Hoge Wal is €523,000, 18% higher than in Goirle (€442,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 70%, against a rise of 76% in Goirle. 82% of the homes are owner-occupied, 11 percentage points more than in Goirle (71%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€523,000
▲18% higher than Goirle (€442,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+70%
▼lower than Goirle (+76%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
82%
▲11 percentage points higher than Goirle (71%)
Social housing
16%
▼8 percentage points lower than Goirle (24%)
Private rent
2%
▼3 percentage points lower than Goirle (5%)
Single-family dwellings
90%
▲7 percentage points higher than Goirle (83%)
Built 1965–1974
0%
▼17 percentage points lower than Goirle (17%)
Built 1945–1964
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Goirle (10%)
Built 2016 and later
1%
▼8 percentage points lower than Goirle (9%)
Average WOZ value
€523,000
▲18% higher than Goirle (€442,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+70%
▼lower than Goirle (+76%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
82%
▲11 percentage points higher than Goirle (71%)
Social housing
16%
▼8 percentage points lower than Goirle (24%)
Private rent
2%
▼3 percentage points lower than Goirle (5%)
Single-family dwellings
90%
▲7 percentage points higher than Goirle (83%)
Built 1965–1974
0%
▼17 percentage points lower than Goirle (17%)
Built 1945–1964
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Goirle (10%)
Built 2016 and later
1%
▼8 percentage points lower than Goirle (9%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 70% between 2014 and 2025, to €523,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€523,000▲ 18% above Goirle
+70% since 2014
Goirle +76%
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: ~€322 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€322/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
136 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €523,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€137NL median
Property tax (OZB)€51€46
Water board levy€47–
Sewage levy€21€22
Waste levy€18€27
Costs to set aside€185
Maintenance reserve€173–
Buildings insurance€12–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Goirle's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 99th 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 136 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €523,000.
Levies: Goirle'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
De Hoge Wal has the 5th-highest WOZ value of the 16 wijken in the municipality of Goirle.
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: €523,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
De Hoge Wal
523,000
386
–
Goirle-Centrum
354,000
688
–
Grobbendonck
466,000
784
–
De Groote Akkers
443,000
855
–
Abcoven
378,000
847
–
Wildackers
353,000
1,141
–
't Ven
519,000
646
–
De Boschkens
582,000
896
–
De Hellen
413,000
1,786
–
De Nieuwe Erven
475,000
281
–
Hoogeind
333,000
1,029
–
Bedrijventerrein Tijvoort
504,000
83
–
Verspreide huizen Goirle
692,000
114
–
Riel
522,000
1,071
–
Bedrijventerrein Riel
700,000
50
–
Verspriede huizen Riel
671,000
78
–
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 82% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied82%
Social housing16%
Private rent2%
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
90% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes90%
Multi-family homes10%
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
98% of dwellings were built between 1992 and 2005, against 13% in the municipality of Goirle.
Before 19450.8%
1945-19640.3%
1965-19740.3%
1992-200597.9%
2006-20150.3%
2016 and later0.5%
Explanation
Based on 386 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 Goirle average.
In 2025, 21 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in De Hoge Wal, 28% lower than in Goirle (29). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 36%, against a fall of 9% in Goirle. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
21
▼28% lower than Goirle (29)
Change since 2021
-36%
▼lower than Goirle (-9%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
6.9
▲68% higher than Goirle (4.1)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
21
▼28% lower than Goirle (29)
Change since 2021
-36%
▼lower than Goirle (-9%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
6.9
▲68% higher than Goirle (4.1)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, De Hoge Wal registered 21 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 29 in the municipality of Goirle.
De Hoge Wal21
The municipality of Goirle29
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 De Hoge Wal is 'Fraud and scams': 6.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 3.7 in the municipality of Goirle.
De Hoge WalGoirle
Fraud and scams6.7
Goirle 3.7▲ +81% vs Goirle
Theft and burglary5.8
Goirle 13.5▼ −57% vs Goirle
Violence and threats2.9
Goirle 3.1▼ −6% vs Goirle
Vandalism and public order1.9
Goirle 3.8▼ −50% vs Goirle
Traffic1.9
Goirle 4.3▼ −56% vs Goirle
Other and withheld1.9
Goirle 0.5▲ +280% vs Goirle
Environmental0.0
Goirle 0.0
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 De Hoge Wal registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 1 with injury and none fatal.
2020
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 Goirle average; green space is below the Goirle average.
An estimated 79% of adults in De Hoge Wal rate their own health as good, 5 percentage points more than in Goirle. Fewer adults are overweight (50% against 54%), fewer smoke (12% against 14%) and fewer feel lonely (40% against 42%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (49% against 47%). Built-up land is the largest land use in De Hoge Wal, covering 81% of the area, against 14% in Goirle.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
79%
▲5 percentage points higher than Goirle (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼29 percentage points lower than Goirle (29%)
More figures
Overweight
50%
▼4 percentage points lower than Goirle (54%)
Lonely
40%
▼2 percentage points lower than Goirle (42%)
Smokes
12%
▼2 percentage points lower than Goirle (14%)
Meets physical activity guideline
49%
▲2 percentage points higher than Goirle (47%)
Built-up, share of the area
81%
▲67 percentage points higher than Goirle (14%)
Agriculture, share of the area
12%
▼42 percentage points lower than Goirle (54%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼26 percentage points lower than Goirle (26%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
79%
▲5 percentage points higher than Goirle (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼29 percentage points lower than Goirle (29%)
More figures
Overweight
50%
▼4 percentage points lower than Goirle (54%)
Lonely
40%
▼2 percentage points lower than Goirle (42%)
Smokes
12%
▼2 percentage points lower than Goirle (14%)
Meets physical activity guideline
49%
▲2 percentage points higher than Goirle (47%)
Built-up, share of the area
81%
▲67 percentage points higher than Goirle (14%)
Agriculture, share of the area
12%
▼42 percentage points lower than Goirle (54%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼26 percentage points lower than Goirle (26%)
Health
An estimated 79% of adults rate their own health as good, against 74% in the municipality of Goirle (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Goirle
Good self-rated health
78.8%
74.4%
Smokes
11.5%
13.7%
Excessive drinking
6.3%
6.3%
Overweight
50.5%
54.2%
Lonely
39.8%
42.4%
Anxiety or depression feelings
42%
43.2%
Meets physical activity guideline
48.8%
46.8%
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 29% in the municipality of Goirle.
Built-up80.8%
Agriculture11.5%
Water7.7%
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
04 · Residents
The population is shrinking, while it grows in Goirle.
De Hoge Wal has 1,015 inhabitants (2026), or 4,194 per km² (7.2 times as high as in Goirle). Between 2014 and 2026 the population fell 6%, against a rise of 8% in Goirle. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Goirle was 82%, 4 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 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
-6%
▼lower than Goirle (+8%)
Turnout, municipality of Goirle
82%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
▼lower than Goirle (+9%)
Aged 45 to 65
32%
▲5 percentage points higher than Goirle (27%)
Never married
47%
▲3 percentage points higher than Goirle (44%)
Dutch origin
85%
=about the same as Goirle (85%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
42%
▲7 percentage points higher than Goirle (35%)
D66, share of the vote
20%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
-6%
▼lower than Goirle (+8%)
Turnout, municipality of Goirle
82%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
▼lower than Goirle (+9%)
Aged 45 to 65
32%
▲5 percentage points higher than Goirle (27%)
Never married
47%
▲3 percentage points higher than Goirle (44%)
Dutch origin
85%
=about the same as Goirle (85%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
42%
▲7 percentage points higher than Goirle (35%)
D66, share of the vote
20%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 6% between 2014 and 2026, to 1,015.
Residents, 2026
1,015
-6% since 2014
Goirle +8%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 4,194 residents per km², this wijk is 7.2 times as densely populated as the municipality of Goirle.
Residents per km²4,194
Dwellings per km²1,608.3
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
32% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15165
15 to 25150
25 to 45195
45 to 65325
65 to 80130
80 and over45
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
47% of residents are never married.
Never married480
Married460
Divorced55
Widowed30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
85% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands865
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)55
Outside Europe95
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
42% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1170
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4280
Higher professional, university330
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Goirle; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 82% of eligible voters in Goirle voted. The largest party was D66 with 20% of the valid votes.
Municipality of GoirleThe Netherlands
D66
20.4%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
17.1%
16.7%
VVD
17.7%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
11.9%
12.8%
CDA
13.2%
11.8%
JA21
6.5%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
3.2%
4.5%
BBB
2%
2.6%
Other
8%
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
De Hoge Wal has an average of 1.2 cars per household, about the same as in Goirle (1.2). 21% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), about the same as in Goirle (21%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
50%
▲22 percentage points higher than Goirle (28%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
0%
▼6 percentage points lower than Goirle (6%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
11%
▼5 percentage points lower than Goirle (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
=about the same as Goirle (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
21%
=about the same as Goirle (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+6 pp
▲higher than Goirle (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
99%
▲8 percentage points higher than Goirle (91%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Goirle (1%)
Lodging, share of addresses
1%
▲1 percentage point higher than Goirle (0%)
Private rent
2%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
10%
▼27 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
16%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Business services, share of businesses
50%
▲22 percentage points higher than Goirle (28%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
0%
▼6 percentage points lower than Goirle (6%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
11%
▼5 percentage points lower than Goirle (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
=about the same as Goirle (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
21%
=about the same as Goirle (21%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+6 pp
▲higher than Goirle (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
99%
▲8 percentage points higher than Goirle (91%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Goirle (1%)
Lodging, share of addresses
1%
▲1 percentage point higher than Goirle (0%)
Private rent
2%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
10%
▼27 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
16%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 45 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie15
Handel en horeca10
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening45
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg10
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
21% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 21% in the municipality of Goirle (2025).
Petrol79.2%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)20.8%
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 14% to 21% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
21%– about the same as Goirle (21%)
+7 pp since 2014
Goirle +5 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, 480 passenger cars and 35 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars480
Motorcycles35
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
99% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is lodging (0.5%).
Residential99.2%
Healthcare0.3%
Lodging0.5%
Other0.3%
Explanation
Based on 389 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
4,194 residents per km²: 7.8 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²4,194
NL 539▲ +678% vs NL
Private rent2%
NL 14%▼ −86% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings10%
NL 37%▼ −73% vs NL
Social housing16%
NL 28%▼ −43% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings82%
NL 57%▲ +44% 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