The population is shrinking slower than in Gulpen-Wittem. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Gulpen is €304,000, 15% lower than in Gulpen-Wittem (€357,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 32%, the same as in Gulpen-Wittem. 50% of the homes are owner-occupied, 17 percentage points less than in Gulpen-Wittem (67%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€304,000
▼15% lower than Gulpen-Wittem (€357,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+32%
=about the same as Gulpen-Wittem (+32%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
50%
▼17 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (67%)
Social housing
28%
▲10 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (18%)
Private rent
22%
▲7 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (15%)
Single-family dwellings
59%
▼19 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (78%)
Built before 1945
14%
▼10 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (24%)
Built 1992–2005
21%
▲10 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (11%)
Built 1965–1974
15%
▼5 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (20%)
Average WOZ value
€304,000
▼15% lower than Gulpen-Wittem (€357,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+32%
=about the same as Gulpen-Wittem (+32%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
50%
▼17 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (67%)
Social housing
28%
▲10 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (18%)
Private rent
22%
▲7 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (15%)
Single-family dwellings
59%
▼19 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (78%)
Built before 1945
14%
▼10 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (24%)
Built 1992–2005
21%
▲10 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (11%)
Built 1965–1974
15%
▼5 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (20%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 32% between 2021 and 2025, to €304,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€304,000▼ 15% below Gulpen-Wittem
+32% since 2021
Gulpen-Wittem +32%
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: ~€309 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€309/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
127 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €304,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€136NL median
Water board levy€40–
Sewage levy€34€22
Property tax (OZB)€33€27
Waste levy€29€27
Costs to set aside€173
Maintenance reserve€162–
Buildings insurance€11–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Gulpen-Wittem's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 317th 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 127 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €304,000.
Levies: Gulpen-Wittem'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
Gulpen has the lowest WOZ value of the 5 buurten in Gulpen.
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: €304,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Gulpen
304,000
1,894
–
Ingber-De Hut
446,000
87
–
Euverem, Pesaken, Billinghuizen en Water
435,000
122
–
Reijmerstok
424,000
239
–
Verspreide huizen
542,000
56
–
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 50% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied50%
Social housing28%
Private rent22%
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
59% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes59%
Multi-family homes41%
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
22% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 21% in the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem.
Before 194514%
1945-196417.4%
1965-197414.6%
1975-199121.8%
1992-200520.9%
2006-20159.6%
2016 and later1.6%
Explanation
Based on 1,899 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 Gulpen-Wittem average.
In 2025, 41 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Gulpen, 32% higher than in Gulpen-Wittem (31). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 14%, against no real change in Gulpen-Wittem. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
41
▲32% higher than Gulpen-Wittem (31)
Change since 2021
+14%
▲higher than Gulpen-Wittem (+0%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.4
=about the same as Gulpen-Wittem (1.4)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
41
▲32% higher than Gulpen-Wittem (31)
Change since 2021
+14%
▲higher than Gulpen-Wittem (+0%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.4
=about the same as Gulpen-Wittem (1.4)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Gulpen registered 41 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 31 in the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem.
Gulpen41
The municipality of Gulpen-Wittem31
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 Gulpen is 'Theft and burglary': 17.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 13.9 in the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem.
GulpenGulpen-Wittem
Theft and burglary17.9
Gulpen-Wittem 13.9▲ +29% vs Gulpen-Wittem
Traffic9.8
Gulpen-Wittem 6.2▲ +58% vs Gulpen-Wittem
Fraud and scams4.3
Gulpen-Wittem 3.6▲ +19% vs Gulpen-Wittem
Vandalism and public order4.0
Gulpen-Wittem 3.1▲ +29% vs Gulpen-Wittem
Violence and threats3.2
Gulpen-Wittem 2.4▲ +33% vs Gulpen-Wittem
Other and withheld1.7
Gulpen-Wittem 1.4▲ +21% vs Gulpen-Wittem
Environmental0.0
Gulpen-Wittem 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 Gulpen registered 10 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 Gulpen-Wittem average; green space is below the Gulpen-Wittem average.
An estimated 67% of adults in Gulpen rate their own health as good, 3 percentage points less than in Gulpen-Wittem. Fewer adults meet the physical activity guideline (35% against 40%), but more feel lonely (48% against 44%), more smoke (16% against 13%) and more report anxiety or depression (46% against 43%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Gulpen, covering 48% of the area, against 5% in Gulpen-Wittem. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 16% of the area, 3 percentage points below the 19% in Gulpen-Wittem.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
67%
▼3 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
16%
▼3 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (19%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
35%
▼5 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (40%)
Lonely
48%
▲4 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (44%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
46%
▲3 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (43%)
Smokes
16%
▲3 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (13%)
Agriculture, share of the area
30%
▼44 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (74%)
Built-up, share of the area
48%
▲43 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (5%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
7%
▼9 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (16%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
67%
▼3 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
16%
▼3 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (19%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
35%
▼5 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (40%)
Lonely
48%
▲4 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (44%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
46%
▲3 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (43%)
Smokes
16%
▲3 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (13%)
Agriculture, share of the area
30%
▼44 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (74%)
Built-up, share of the area
48%
▲43 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (5%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
7%
▼9 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (16%)
Health
An estimated 67% of adults rate their own health as good, against 70% in the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Gulpen-Wittem
Good self-rated health
66.7%
70%
Smokes
15.7%
13.2%
Excessive drinking
5.7%
5.6%
Overweight
55.6%
53.5%
Lonely
47.5%
43.7%
Anxiety or depression feelings
45.9%
42.9%
Meets physical activity guideline
35%
39.5%
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
16% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 19% in the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem.
Traffic4.3%
Built-up48.1%
Other built-up0.6%
Recreation9.3%
Agriculture30.2%
Forest and nature6.8%
Water0.6%
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 gp practice lies here at an average road distance of 600 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
700 m
–
GP practice
600 m
–
Primary school
700 m
–
Daycare
700 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1.7
GP practices
–
1.8
Daycares
–
1.6
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 slower than the Gulpen-Wittem average.
Gulpen has 3,445 inhabitants (2026), or 2,161 per km² (11.3 times as high as in Gulpen-Wittem). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 4%, against a fall of 2% in Gulpen-Wittem. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem was 84%, 6 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 21% 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
-4%
▼lower than Gulpen-Wittem (-2%)
Turnout, municipality of Gulpen-Wittem
84%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
=about the same as Gulpen-Wittem (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
▼2 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (29%)
Married
42%
▼5 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (47%)
Dutch origin
81%
▼3 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (84%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
40%
▼3 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (43%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-4%
▼lower than Gulpen-Wittem (-2%)
Turnout, municipality of Gulpen-Wittem
84%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
=about the same as Gulpen-Wittem (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
▼2 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (29%)
Married
42%
▼5 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (47%)
Dutch origin
81%
▼3 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (84%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
40%
▼3 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (43%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 4% between 2021 and 2026, to 3,445.
Residents, 2026
3,445
-4% since 2021
Gulpen-Wittem -2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 2,161 residents per km², this buurt is 11 times as densely populated as the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem.
Residents per km²2,161
Dwellings per km²1,183.8
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 5.8 children were born per 1,000 residents; 28.9 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 15330
15 to 25260
25 to 45600
45 to 65930
65 to 80845
80 and over480
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
42% of residents are married.
Never married1,260
Married1,450
Divorced330
Widowed400
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
81% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands2,800
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)405
Outside Europe245
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
40% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1680
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4970
Higher professional, university750
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Gulpen-Wittem; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 84% of eligible voters in Gulpen-Wittem voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 21% of the valid votes.
Municipality of Gulpen-WittemThe Netherlands
D66
12.6%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
21.4%
16.7%
VVD
13.8%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
12%
12.8%
CDA
15.3%
11.8%
JA21
5.7%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.8%
4.5%
BBB
6.9%
2.6%
Other
7.4%
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
Gulpen has an average of 1.1 cars per household, 15% lower than in Gulpen-Wittem (1.3). 21% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point more than in Gulpen-Wittem (20%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
1%
▼8 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (9%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
28%
▲6 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (22%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
6%
▲3 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (3%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
▼15% lower than Gulpen-Wittem (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
21%
▲1 percentage point higher than Gulpen-Wittem (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+10 pp
▲higher than Gulpen-Wittem (+7 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
1%
▼7 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (8%)
Retail, share of addresses
3%
▲1 percentage point higher than Gulpen-Wittem (2%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Gulpen-Wittem (2%)
Private rent
22%
▲8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Average WOZ value
€304,000
▼24% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Owner-occupied dwellings
50%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
1%
▼8 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (9%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
28%
▲6 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (22%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
6%
▲3 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (3%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
▼15% lower than Gulpen-Wittem (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
21%
▲1 percentage point higher than Gulpen-Wittem (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+10 pp
▲higher than Gulpen-Wittem (+7 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
1%
▼7 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (8%)
Retail, share of addresses
3%
▲1 percentage point higher than Gulpen-Wittem (2%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Gulpen-Wittem (2%)
Private rent
22%
▲8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Average WOZ value
€304,000
▼24% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Owner-occupied dwellings
50%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Handel en horeca is the largest sector, with 125 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie45
Handel en horeca125
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie25
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed25
Zakelijke dienstverlening95
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg80
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten50
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 20% in the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem (2025).
Petrol78.5%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)21.5%
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 12% to 21% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
21%▲ 1 percentage point above Gulpen-Wittem (20%)
+9 pp since 2021
Gulpen-Wittem +7 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, 1,910 passenger cars and 140 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars1,910
Motorcycles140
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 retail (3%).
Residential87.6%
Retail3.5%
Office1.2%
Assembly2.1%
Healthcare1%
Industrial0.6%
Lodging0.7%
Education0.1%
Sports0.2%
Other4.9%
Explanation
Based on 2,168 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
2,161 residents per km²: 4.0 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²2,161
NL 539▲ +301% vs NL
Private rent22%
NL 14%▲ +57% vs NL
Average WOZ value€304,000
NL €398,000▼ −24% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings50%
NL 57%▼ −12% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings41%
NL 37%▲ +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) 2026