The population is growing faster than in Haaksbergen. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Haaksbergen, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in De Els is €328,000, 14% lower than in Haaksbergen (€380,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 44%, against a rise of 41% in Haaksbergen. 72% of the homes are owner-occupied, 2 percentage points more than in Haaksbergen (70%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€328,000
▼14% lower than Haaksbergen (€380,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+44%
▲higher than Haaksbergen (+41%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
72%
▲2 percentage points higher than Haaksbergen (70%)
Social housing
17%
▼4 percentage points lower than Haaksbergen (21%)
Private rent
11%
▲1 percentage point higher than Haaksbergen (10%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲18 percentage points higher than Haaksbergen (82%)
Built 1992–2005
1%
▼19 percentage points lower than Haaksbergen (20%)
Built 1945–1964
0%
▼14 percentage points lower than Haaksbergen (14%)
Built 1975–1991
10%
▼13 percentage points lower than Haaksbergen (23%)
Average WOZ value
€328,000
▼14% lower than Haaksbergen (€380,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+44%
▲higher than Haaksbergen (+41%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
72%
▲2 percentage points higher than Haaksbergen (70%)
Social housing
17%
▼4 percentage points lower than Haaksbergen (21%)
Private rent
11%
▲1 percentage point higher than Haaksbergen (10%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲18 percentage points higher than Haaksbergen (82%)
Built 1992–2005
1%
▼19 percentage points lower than Haaksbergen (20%)
Built 1945–1964
0%
▼14 percentage points lower than Haaksbergen (14%)
Built 1975–1991
10%
▼13 percentage points lower than Haaksbergen (23%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 44% between 2021 and 2025, to €328,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€328,000▼ 14% below Haaksbergen
+44% since 2021
Haaksbergen +41%
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: ~€308 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€308/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
132 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €328,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€127NL median
Water board levy€41–
Property tax (OZB)€34€29
Sewage levy€32€22
Waste levy€20€27
Costs to set aside€181
Maintenance reserve€169–
Buildings insurance€12–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Haaksbergen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 256th 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 132 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €328,000.
Levies: Haaksbergen'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 Els has the 5th-lowest WOZ value of the 16 buurten in Haaksbergen (dorp).
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: €328,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
De Els
328,000
655
–
Haaksbergen Kern-1
306,000
1,019
–
Haaksbergen Kern-2
285,000
451
–
Haaksbergen Kern-3
332,000
673
–
Haaksbergen Kern-4
365,000
465
–
Veldmaat 1
337,000
688
–
Veldmaat 2
499,000
215
–
Leemdijk
608,000
142
–
Zienesch
303,000
801
–
De Pas
334,000
635
–
Wolferink 1 en 4
371,000
230
–
Wolferink 2
349,000
230
–
Wolferink 5
305,000
354
–
Wolferink 3
388,000
467
–
Hassinkbrink
471,000
807
–
Industriegebied West
415,000
61
–
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 72% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied72%
Social housing17%
Private rent11%
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
100% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes100%
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
88% of dwellings were built between 1965 and 1974, against 22% in the municipality of Haaksbergen.
Before 19450.5%
1945-19640.2%
1965-197487.9%
1975-19919.8%
1992-20051.2%
2006-20150.5%
Explanation
Based on 654 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 Haaksbergen average.
In 2025, 10 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in De Els, 58% lower than in Haaksbergen (24). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 32%, against a rise of 11% in Haaksbergen. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
10
▼58% lower than Haaksbergen (24)
Change since 2021
-32%
▼lower than Haaksbergen (+11%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.5
▲32% higher than Haaksbergen (1.9)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
10
▼58% lower than Haaksbergen (24)
Change since 2021
-32%
▼lower than Haaksbergen (+11%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.5
▲32% higher than Haaksbergen (1.9)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, De Els registered 10 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 24 in the municipality of Haaksbergen.
De Els10
The municipality of Haaksbergen24
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 Els is 'Theft and burglary': 4.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 5.4 in the municipality of Haaksbergen.
De ElsHaaksbergen
Theft and burglary4.6
Haaksbergen 5.4▼ −15% vs Haaksbergen
Fraud and scams3.3
Haaksbergen 3.9▼ −15% vs Haaksbergen
Traffic2.0
Haaksbergen 10.8▼ −81% vs Haaksbergen
Vandalism and public order0.7
Haaksbergen 1.5▼ −53% vs Haaksbergen
Violence and threats0.0
Haaksbergen 1.7▼ −100% vs Haaksbergen
Environmental0.0
Haaksbergen 0.0
Other and withheld0.0
Haaksbergen 0.8≈ Haaksbergen
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 Els registered 8 traffic accidents, of which 3 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 below the Haaksbergen average; green space is below the Haaksbergen average.
An estimated 74% of adults in De Els rate their own health as good, 3 percentage points less than in Haaksbergen. More adults feel lonely (43% against 40%), more report anxiety or depression (42% against 39%), more smoke (16% against 14%) and more are overweight (57% against 55%). Built-up land is the largest land use in De Els, covering 97% of the area, against 6% in Haaksbergen.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
74%
▼3 percentage points lower than Haaksbergen (77%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼26 percentage points lower than Haaksbergen (26%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
42%
▲3 percentage points higher than Haaksbergen (39%)
Lonely
43%
▲3 percentage points higher than Haaksbergen (40%)
Overweight
57%
▲2 percentage points higher than Haaksbergen (55%)
Smokes
16%
▲2 percentage points higher than Haaksbergen (14%)
Built-up, share of the area
97%
▲91 percentage points higher than Haaksbergen (6%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼64 percentage points lower than Haaksbergen (64%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼24 percentage points lower than Haaksbergen (24%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
74%
▼3 percentage points lower than Haaksbergen (77%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼26 percentage points lower than Haaksbergen (26%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
42%
▲3 percentage points higher than Haaksbergen (39%)
Lonely
43%
▲3 percentage points higher than Haaksbergen (40%)
Overweight
57%
▲2 percentage points higher than Haaksbergen (55%)
Smokes
16%
▲2 percentage points higher than Haaksbergen (14%)
Built-up, share of the area
97%
▲91 percentage points higher than Haaksbergen (6%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼64 percentage points lower than Haaksbergen (64%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼24 percentage points lower than Haaksbergen (24%)
Health
An estimated 74% of adults rate their own health as good, against 77% in the municipality of Haaksbergen (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Haaksbergen
Good self-rated health
74.3%
76.6%
Smokes
15.7%
13.7%
Excessive drinking
6.3%
7.3%
Overweight
57.3%
55%
Lonely
42.6%
40.3%
Anxiety or depression feelings
41.7%
38.9%
Meets physical activity guideline
49.8%
51.1%
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 26% in the municipality of Haaksbergen.
Traffic3.3%
Built-up96.7%
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
Distance to amenities
A primary school lies here at an average road distance of 300 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
800 m
–
GP practice
900 m
–
Primary school
300 m
–
Daycare
300 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.7
GP practices
–
0.6
Daycares
–
3.8
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 faster than the Haaksbergen average.
De Els has 1,515 inhabitants (2026), or 5,133 per km² (22.1 times as high as in Haaksbergen). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 2%, against no real change in Haaksbergen. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Haaksbergen was 85%, 7 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, CDA had the highest share there: 18% of the vote, against 12% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
+2%
▲higher than Haaksbergen (+0%)
Turnout, municipality of Haaksbergen
85%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Haaksbergen (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
26%
▼2 percentage points lower than Haaksbergen (28%)
Never married
45%
▲1 percentage point higher than Haaksbergen (44%)
Dutch origin
80%
▼5 percentage points lower than Haaksbergen (85%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
50%
▲4 percentage points higher than Haaksbergen (46%)
CDA, share of the vote
18%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)
Population growth since 2021
+2%
▲higher than Haaksbergen (+0%)
Turnout, municipality of Haaksbergen
85%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Haaksbergen (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
26%
▼2 percentage points lower than Haaksbergen (28%)
Never married
45%
▲1 percentage point higher than Haaksbergen (44%)
Dutch origin
80%
▼5 percentage points lower than Haaksbergen (85%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
50%
▲4 percentage points higher than Haaksbergen (46%)
CDA, share of the vote
18%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)
Population per year
The population grew 2% between 2021 and 2026, to 1,515.
Residents, 2026
1,515
+2% since 2021
Haaksbergen +0%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 5,133 residents per km², this buurt is 22 times as densely populated as the municipality of Haaksbergen.
Residents per km²5,133
Dwellings per km²2,258.6
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 6.5 children were born per 1,000 residents; 6.5 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
26% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15225
15 to 25170
25 to 45330
45 to 65395
65 to 80265
80 and over125
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
45% of residents are never married.
Never married680
Married635
Divorced105
Widowed90
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
80% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,205
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)155
Outside Europe145
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
50% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1240
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4530
Higher professional, university290
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Haaksbergen; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 85% of eligible voters in Haaksbergen voted. The largest party was CDA with 18% of the valid votes.
Municipality of HaaksbergenThe Netherlands
D66
13.6%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
17.7%
16.7%
VVD
16.6%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
6.4%
12.8%
CDA
18.4%
11.8%
JA21
8%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
6.2%
4.5%
BBB
5.8%
2.6%
Other
7.2%
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 Els has an average of 1.2 cars per household, 8% lower than in Haaksbergen (1.3). 14% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 6 percentage points less than in Haaksbergen (20%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Haaksbergen (10%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
14%
▲4 percentage points higher than Haaksbergen (10%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
23%
▲4 percentage points higher than Haaksbergen (19%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▼8% lower than Haaksbergen (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
14%
▼6 percentage points lower than Haaksbergen (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+3 pp
▼lower than Haaksbergen (+4 pp)
Assembly, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Haaksbergen (1%)
Residential, share of addresses
87%
=about the same as Haaksbergen (87%)
Education, share of addresses
0%
=about the same as Haaksbergen (0%)
Social housing
17%
▼11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Private rent
11%
▼3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Haaksbergen (10%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
14%
▲4 percentage points higher than Haaksbergen (10%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
23%
▲4 percentage points higher than Haaksbergen (19%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▼8% lower than Haaksbergen (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
14%
▼6 percentage points lower than Haaksbergen (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+3 pp
▼lower than Haaksbergen (+4 pp)
Assembly, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Haaksbergen (1%)
Residential, share of addresses
87%
=about the same as Haaksbergen (87%)
Education, share of addresses
0%
=about the same as Haaksbergen (0%)
Social housing
17%
▼11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Private rent
11%
▼3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Business establishments by sector
Handel en horeca is the largest sector, with 25 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie20
Handel en horeca25
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening25
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg15
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
14% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 20% in the municipality of Haaksbergen (2025).
Petrol86.2%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)13.8%
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 11% to 14% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
14%▼ 6 percentage points below Haaksbergen (20%)
+3 pp since 2021
Haaksbergen +4 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, 830 passenger cars and 70 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars830
Motorcycles70
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
87% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is assembly (0.1%).
Residential87.3%
Assembly0.1%
Education0.1%
Other12.4%
Explanation
Based on 749 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
5,133 residents per km²: 9.5 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²5,133
NL 539▲ +852% vs NL
Social housing17%
NL 28%▼ −39% vs NL
Single-family dwellings100%
NL 63%▲ +59% vs NL
Private rent11%
NL 14%▼ −21% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings72%
NL 57%▲ +26% 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