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HealthRIVM Health Monitor
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District · Gulpen-Wittem
Living in Slenaken
The population is shrinking slower than in Gulpen-Wittem. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Slenaken is €478,000, 34% higher than in Gulpen-Wittem (€357,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 84%, against a rise of 75% in Gulpen-Wittem. 81% of the homes are owner-occupied, 14 percentage points more than in Gulpen-Wittem (67%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€478,000
▲34% higher than Gulpen-Wittem (€357,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+84%
▲higher than Gulpen-Wittem (+75%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
81%
▲14 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (67%)
Social housing
5%
▼13 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (18%)
Private rent
14%
▼1 percentage point lower than Gulpen-Wittem (15%)
Single-family dwellings
89%
▲11 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (78%)
Built 1975–1991
15%
▼6 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (21%)
Built 2006–2015
2%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (6%)
Built 2016 and later
5%
▲3 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (2%)
Average WOZ value
€478,000
▲34% higher than Gulpen-Wittem (€357,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+84%
▲higher than Gulpen-Wittem (+75%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
81%
▲14 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (67%)
Social housing
5%
▼13 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (18%)
Private rent
14%
▼1 percentage point lower than Gulpen-Wittem (15%)
Single-family dwellings
89%
▲11 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (78%)
Built 1975–1991
15%
▼6 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (21%)
Built 2006–2015
2%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (6%)
Built 2016 and later
5%
▲3 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (2%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 84% between 2014 and 2025, to €478,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€478,000▲ 34% above Gulpen-Wittem
+84% since 2014
Gulpen-Wittem +75%
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: ~€378 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€378/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
161 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €478,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€159NL median
Property tax (OZB)€51€42
Water board levy€45–
Sewage levy€34€22
Waste levy€29€27
Costs to set aside€219
Maintenance reserve€205–
Buildings insurance€14–
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 161 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €478,000.
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
Slenaken has the highest WOZ value of the 7 wijken in the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem.
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: €478,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Slenaken
478,000
297
–
Gulpen
334,000
2,398
–
Wijlre
332,000
1,206
–
Eys
383,000
769
–
Wittem
354,000
894
–
Mechelen
358,000
864
–
Epen
415,000
508
–
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 81% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied81%
Social housing5%
Private rent14%
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
89% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes89%
Multi-family homes11%
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
28% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 24% in the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem.
Before 194528.2%
1945-196418.8%
1965-197417.8%
1975-199114.8%
1992-200513.4%
2006-20152%
2016 and later5%
Explanation
Based on 298 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 Gulpen-Wittem average.
In 2025, 27 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Slenaken, 13% lower than in Gulpen-Wittem (31). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 1%, 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
27
▼13% lower than Gulpen-Wittem (31)
Change since 2021
-1%
▼lower than Gulpen-Wittem (+0%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.2
▲57% higher than Gulpen-Wittem (1.4)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
27
▼13% lower than Gulpen-Wittem (31)
Change since 2021
-1%
▼lower than Gulpen-Wittem (+0%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.2
▲57% higher than Gulpen-Wittem (1.4)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Slenaken registered 27 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 31 in the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem.
Slenaken27
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 Slenaken is 'Theft and burglary': 20.0 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 13.9 in the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem.
SlenakenGulpen-Wittem
Theft and burglary20.0
Gulpen-Wittem 13.9▲ +44% vs Gulpen-Wittem
Violence and threats1.7
Gulpen-Wittem 2.4▼ −29% vs Gulpen-Wittem
Fraud and scams1.7
Gulpen-Wittem 3.6▼ −53% vs Gulpen-Wittem
Traffic1.7
Gulpen-Wittem 6.2▼ −73% vs Gulpen-Wittem
Other and withheld1.7
Gulpen-Wittem 1.4▲ +21% vs Gulpen-Wittem
Vandalism and public order0.0
Gulpen-Wittem 3.1▼ −100% 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 Slenaken registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 1 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 72% of adults in Slenaken rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in Gulpen-Wittem. Fewer adults feel lonely (40% against 44%), fewer report anxiety or depression (39% against 43%) and fewer are overweight (51% against 54%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (44% against 40%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Slenaken, covering 70% of the area, against 74% in Gulpen-Wittem. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 26% of the area, 7 percentage points above the 19% in Gulpen-Wittem.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
72%
▲2 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
26%
▲7 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (19%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
44%
▲4 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (40%)
Lonely
40%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (44%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
39%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (43%)
Smokes
11%
▼2 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (13%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
24%
▲8 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (16%)
Agriculture, share of the area
70%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (74%)
Built-up, share of the area
3%
▼2 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (5%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
72%
▲2 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
26%
▲7 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (19%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
44%
▲4 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (40%)
Lonely
40%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (44%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
39%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (43%)
Smokes
11%
▼2 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (13%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
24%
▲8 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (16%)
Agriculture, share of the area
70%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (74%)
Built-up, share of the area
3%
▼2 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (5%)
Health
An estimated 72% 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
72.5%
70%
Smokes
10.8%
13.2%
Excessive drinking
5.1%
5.6%
Overweight
51.2%
53.5%
Lonely
39.7%
43.7%
Anxiety or depression feelings
39.2%
42.9%
Meets physical activity guideline
44.1%
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
26% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 19% in the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem.
Traffic1.4%
Built-up3.2%
Other built-up0.1%
Recreation1.7%
Agriculture69.7%
Forest and nature23.9%
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 slower than the Gulpen-Wittem average.
Slenaken has 585 inhabitants (2026), or 81 per km² (58% lower than in Gulpen-Wittem). Between 2014 and 2026 the population fell 8%, against a fall of 4% 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 2014
-8%
▼lower than Gulpen-Wittem (-4%)
Turnout, municipality of Gulpen-Wittem
84%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+6%
▲higher than Gulpen-Wittem (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
34%
▲5 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (29%)
Married
51%
▲4 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (47%)
Dutch origin
85%
▲1 percentage point higher than Gulpen-Wittem (84%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
50%
▲18 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (32%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
-8%
▼lower than Gulpen-Wittem (-4%)
Turnout, municipality of Gulpen-Wittem
84%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+6%
▲higher than Gulpen-Wittem (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
34%
▲5 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (29%)
Married
51%
▲4 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (47%)
Dutch origin
85%
▲1 percentage point higher than Gulpen-Wittem (84%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
50%
▲18 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (32%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 8% between 2014 and 2026, to 585.
Residents, 2026
585
-8% since 2014
Gulpen-Wittem -4%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 81 residents per km², this wijk is 58% less densely populated than the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem.
Residents per km²81
Dwellings per km²41.3
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, almost no children were born; 16.7 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
34% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1550
15 to 2555
25 to 4575
45 to 65200
65 to 80150
80 and over60
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
51% of residents are married.
Never married195
Married295
Divorced50
Widowed40
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
85% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands495
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)60
Outside Europe30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
50% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo170
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4150
Higher professional, university220
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
Slenaken has an average of 1.4 cars per household, 8% higher than in Gulpen-Wittem (1.3). 26% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 6 percentage points more than in Gulpen-Wittem (20%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
31%
▲9 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (22%)
Business services, share of businesses
15%
▼7 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (22%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
15%
▼2 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (17%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲8% higher than Gulpen-Wittem (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
26%
▲6 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+10 pp
▲higher than Gulpen-Wittem (+7 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
12%
▲4 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (8%)
Residential, share of addresses
89%
▲3 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (86%)
Assembly, share of addresses
4%
▲2 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (2%)
Social housing
5%
▼23 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Multi-family dwellings
11%
▼26 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
81%
▲24 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
31%
▲9 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (22%)
Business services, share of businesses
15%
▼7 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (22%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
15%
▼2 percentage points lower than Gulpen-Wittem (17%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲8% higher than Gulpen-Wittem (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
26%
▲6 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+10 pp
▲higher than Gulpen-Wittem (+7 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
12%
▲4 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (8%)
Residential, share of addresses
89%
▲3 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (86%)
Assembly, share of addresses
4%
▲2 percentage points higher than Gulpen-Wittem (2%)
Social housing
5%
▼23 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Multi-family dwellings
11%
▼26 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
81%
▲24 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Handel en horeca is the largest sector, with 40 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij10
Nijverheid en energie15
Handel en horeca40
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening20
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg20
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
26% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 20% in the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem (2025).
Petrol73.8%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)26.2%
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 16% to 26% between 2014 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, 400 passenger cars and 35 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars400
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
89% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is lodging (12%).
Residential89.2%
Retail1.5%
Office1.2%
Assembly3.9%
Healthcare0.9%
Industrial1.5%
Lodging12%
Sports0.3%
Other1.8%
Explanation
Based on 334 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
81 residents per km²: 85% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²81
NL 539▼ −85% vs NL
Social housing5%
NL 28%▼ −82% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings11%
NL 37%▼ −70% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings81%
NL 57%▲ +42% vs NL
Single-family dwellings89%
NL 63%▲ +41% 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