The average WOZ value in Verspreide huizen is €497,000, 39% higher than in Gulpen-Wittem (€357,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 24%, against a rise of 32% in Gulpen-Wittem. 85% of the homes are owner-occupied, 18 percentage points more than in Gulpen-Wittem (67%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€497,000
▲39% higher than Gulpen-Wittem (€357,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+24%
▼lower than Gulpen-Wittem (+32%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
85%
▲18 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (67%)
Social housing
0%
▼18 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (18%)
Private rent
15%
=about the same as Gulpen-Wittem (15%)
Single-family dwellings
88%
▲10 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (78%)
Built 1975–1991
3%
▼18 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (21%)
Built 1965–1974
8%
▼12 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (20%)
Built 1992–2005
3%
▼8 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (11%)
Average WOZ value
€497,000
▲39% higher than Gulpen-Wittem (€357,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+24%
▼lower than Gulpen-Wittem (+32%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
85%
▲18 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (67%)
Social housing
0%
▼18 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (18%)
Private rent
15%
=about the same as Gulpen-Wittem (15%)
Single-family dwellings
88%
▲10 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (78%)
Built 1975–1991
3%
▼18 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (21%)
Built 1965–1974
8%
▼12 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (20%)
Built 1992–2005
3%
▼8 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (11%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 24% between 2021 and 2025, to €497,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€497,000▲ 39% above Gulpen-Wittem
+24% 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: ~€457 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€457/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
216 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €497,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€162NL median
Property tax (OZB)€53€44
Water board levy€46–
Sewage levy€34€22
Waste levy€29€27
Costs to set aside€295
Maintenance reserve€276–
Buildings insurance€19–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Gulpen-Wittem's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 310th 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 216 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €497,000.
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
Verspreide huizen has the highest WOZ value of the 4 buurten in Mechelen.
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: €497,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Verspreide huizen
497,000
72
–
Mechelen
321,000
642
–
Hilleshagen
396,000
47
–
Schweiberg-Dal
481,000
103
–
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 85% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied85%
Private rent15%
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
88% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes88%
Multi-family homes13%
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
69% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 24% in the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem.
Before 194569.3%
1945-196414.7%
1965-19748%
1975-19912.7%
1992-20052.7%
2006-20151.3%
2016 and later1.3%
Explanation
Based on 75 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
Too few residents for a rate per resident: these are counts.
Verspreide huizen has too few residents for a reliable rate per 1,000 residents (under 200), so counts are shown instead of a comparison. In 2025, 4 crimes were registered, against 4 in 2021. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Registered crimes, 2025
4
=about the same as 4 in 2021
Home burglary
1
2023–2025
Registered crimes, 2025
4
=about the same as 4 in 2021
Home burglary
1
2023–2025
Registered crime per year
4 crimes were registered in Verspreide huizen in 2025 (4 in 2021).
Registered crimes, 2025
4
same as 4 in 2021
Explanation
Too few residents for a reliable per-1,000 figure (threshold 200) — registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED.
The largest category in Verspreide huizen is 'Traffic': 2 in 2025.
Traffic2
Theft and burglary1
Fraud and scams1
Vandalism and public order0
Violence and threats0
Environmental0
Other and withheld0
Explanation
Too few residents for a reliable per-1,000 figure (threshold 200). 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 Verspreide huizen registered 3 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 above the Gulpen-Wittem average; green space is above the Gulpen-Wittem average.
An estimated 78% of adults in Verspreide huizen rate their own health as good, 8 percentage points more than in Gulpen-Wittem. Fewer adults are overweight (44% against 54%), fewer report anxiety or depression (35% against 43%) and fewer feel lonely (40% against 44%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (49% against 40%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Verspreide huizen, covering 64% of the area, against 74% in Gulpen-Wittem. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 35% of the area, 16 percentage points above the 19% in Gulpen-Wittem.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
▲8 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
35%
▲16 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (19%)
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Overweight
44%
▼10 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (54%)
Meets physical activity guideline
49%
▲9 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (40%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
35%
▼8 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (43%)
Lonely
40%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (44%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
32%
▲16 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (16%)
Agriculture, share of the area
64%
▼10 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (74%)
Built-up, share of the area
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (5%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
▲8 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
35%
▲16 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (19%)
More figures
Overweight
44%
▼10 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (54%)
Meets physical activity guideline
49%
▲9 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (40%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
35%
▼8 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (43%)
Lonely
40%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (44%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
32%
▲16 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (16%)
Agriculture, share of the area
64%
▼10 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (74%)
Built-up, share of the area
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (5%)
Health
An estimated 78% 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
78.3%
70%
Smokes
9.7%
13.2%
Excessive drinking
7.5%
5.6%
Overweight
44.3%
53.5%
Lonely
39.8%
43.7%
Anxiety or depression feelings
34.7%
42.9%
Meets physical activity guideline
48.6%
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
35% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 19% in the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem.
Traffic1%
Recreation2.6%
Agriculture64.1%
Forest and nature31.9%
Water0.4%
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 gp practice lies here at an average road distance of 1800 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
2,300 m
–
GP practice
1,800 m
–
Primary school
2,100 m
–
Daycare
2,300 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
0
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 growing, while it shrinks in Gulpen-Wittem.
Verspreide huizen has 150 inhabitants (2026), or 18 per km² (91% lower than 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
+0%
▲higher than Gulpen-Wittem (-2%)
Turnout, municipality of Gulpen-Wittem
84%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
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Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
=about the same as Gulpen-Wittem (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
33%
▲4 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (29%)
Married
48%
▲1 percentage point higher than Gulpen-Wittem (47%)
Dutch origin
87%
▲3 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (84%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+0%
▲higher 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
33%
▲4 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (29%)
Married
48%
▲1 percentage point higher than Gulpen-Wittem (47%)
Dutch origin
87%
▲3 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (84%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population held steady between 2021 and 2026, at 150.
Residents, 2026
150
+0% since 2021
Gulpen-Wittem -2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 18 residents per km², this buurt is 91% less densely populated than the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem.
Residents per km²18
Dwellings per km²8.9
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, almost no children were born; almost no one died.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
33% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1515
15 to 2510
25 to 4530
45 to 6550
65 to 8035
80 and over10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
48% of residents are married.
Never married60
Married70
Divorced10
Widowed5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
87% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands130
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
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
Verspreide huizen has an average of 1.4 cars per household, 8% higher than in Gulpen-Wittem (1.3). 32% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 12 percentage points more than in Gulpen-Wittem (20%).
Key figures
Government, education and care, share of businesses
0%
▼17 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (17%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (12%)
Business services, share of businesses
33%
▲11 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (22%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲8% higher than Gulpen-Wittem (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
32%
▲12 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+8 pp
=about the same as Gulpen-Wittem (+7 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
27%
▲19 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (8%)
Residential, share of addresses
77%
▼9 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (86%)
Industrial, share of addresses
4%
▲2 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (2%)
Multi-family dwellings
13%
▼24 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
85%
▲28 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Single-family dwellings
88%
▲25 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
0%
▼17 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (17%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (12%)
Business services, share of businesses
33%
▲11 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (22%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲8% higher than Gulpen-Wittem (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
32%
▲12 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+8 pp
=about the same as Gulpen-Wittem (+7 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
27%
▲19 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (8%)
Residential, share of addresses
77%
▼9 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (86%)
Industrial, share of addresses
4%
▲2 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (2%)
Multi-family dwellings
13%
▼24 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
85%
▲28 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Single-family dwellings
88%
▲25 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Handel en horeca is the largest sector, with 10 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie0
Handel en horeca10
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie0
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening10
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg0
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
32% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 20% in the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem (2025).
Petrol68.4%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)31.6%
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 24% to 32% between 2021 and 2025.
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, 95 passenger cars and 10 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars95
Motorcycles10
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
77% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is lodging (27%).
Residential76.5%
Retail1%
Office1%
Assembly2%
Industrial4.1%
Lodging26.5%
Other2%
Explanation
Based on 98 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
18 residents per km²: 97% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²18
NL 539▼ −97% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings13%
NL 37%▼ −65% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings85%
NL 57%▲ +49% vs NL
Single-family dwellings88%
NL 63%▲ +40% vs NL
Average WOZ value€497,000
NL €398,000▲ +25% 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