The population is growing about as fast as in Hengelo (O.). Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Hengelo (O.), and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Buitengebied is €596,000, 90% higher than in Hengelo (O.) (€313,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 77%, against a rise of 86% in Hengelo (O.). 82% of the homes are owner-occupied, 25 percentage points more than in Hengelo (O.) (57%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€596,000
▲90% higher than Hengelo (O.) (€313,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+77%
▼lower than Hengelo (O.) (+86%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
82%
▲25 percentage points higher than Hengelo (O.) (57%)
Social housing
6%
▼24 percentage points lower than Hengelo (O.) (30%)
Private rent
12%
▼1 percentage point lower than Hengelo (O.) (13%)
Single-family dwellings
93%
▲24 percentage points higher than Hengelo (O.) (69%)
Built 1945–1964
11%
▼6 percentage points lower than Hengelo (O.) (17%)
Built 1992–2005
12%
▼4 percentage points lower than Hengelo (O.) (16%)
Built 2016 and later
4%
▼3 percentage points lower than Hengelo (O.) (7%)
Average WOZ value
€596,000
▲90% higher than Hengelo (O.) (€313,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+77%
▼lower than Hengelo (O.) (+86%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
82%
▲25 percentage points higher than Hengelo (O.) (57%)
Social housing
6%
▼24 percentage points lower than Hengelo (O.) (30%)
Private rent
12%
▼1 percentage point lower than Hengelo (O.) (13%)
Single-family dwellings
93%
▲24 percentage points higher than Hengelo (O.) (69%)
Built 1945–1964
11%
▼6 percentage points lower than Hengelo (O.) (17%)
Built 1992–2005
12%
▼4 percentage points lower than Hengelo (O.) (16%)
Built 2016 and later
4%
▼3 percentage points lower than Hengelo (O.) (7%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 77% between 2014 and 2025, to €596,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€596,000▲ 90% above Hengelo (O.)
+77% since 2014
Hengelo (O.) +86%
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: ~€319 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€319/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
119 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €596,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€156NL median
Property tax (OZB)€60€52
Water board levy€49–
Sewage levy€26€22
Waste levy€21€27
Costs to set aside€163
Maintenance reserve€152–
Buildings insurance€11–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Hengelo (O.)'s OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 215th 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 119 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €596,000.
Levies: Hengelo (O.)'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
Buitengebied has the highest WOZ value of the 10 wijken in the municipality of Hengelo (O.).
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: €596,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Buitengebied
596,000
704
–
Binnenstad
281,000
2,202
–
Hengelose Es
291,000
5,335
–
Noord
263,000
5,135
–
Hasseler Es
317,000
5,294
–
Groot Driene
280,000
4,625
–
Berflo Es
258,000
4,027
–
Wilderinkshoek
304,000
5,135
–
Woolde
321,000
3,792
–
Slangenbeek
459,000
4,177
–
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 housing6%
Private rent12%
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
93% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes93%
Multi-family homes7%
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 19% in the municipality of Hengelo (O.).
Before 194527.5%
1945-196411.3%
1965-197412.2%
1975-199125.3%
1992-200511.6%
2006-20157.8%
2016 and later4.3%
Explanation
Based on 716 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 Hengelo (O.) average.
In 2025, 81 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Buitengebied, 88% higher than in Hengelo (O.) (43). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 10%, against a fall of 3% in Hengelo (O.). Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
81
▲88% higher than Hengelo (O.) (43)
Change since 2021
+10%
▲higher than Hengelo (O.) (-3%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.4
▼4% lower than Hengelo (O.) (2.5)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
81
▲88% higher than Hengelo (O.) (43)
Change since 2021
+10%
▲higher than Hengelo (O.) (-3%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.4
▼4% lower than Hengelo (O.) (2.5)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Buitengebied registered 81 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 43 in the municipality of Hengelo (O.).
Buitengebied81
The municipality of Hengelo (O.)43
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 Buitengebied is 'Traffic': 32.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 7.1 in the municipality of Hengelo (O.).
BuitengebiedHengelo (O.)
Traffic32.2
Hengelo (O.) 7.1▲ +354% vs Hengelo (O.)
Theft and burglary27.2
Hengelo (O.) 19.2▲ +42% vs Hengelo (O.)
Vandalism and public order6.5
Hengelo (O.) 4.8▲ +35% vs Hengelo (O.)
Violence and threats6.0
Hengelo (O.) 4.6▲ +30% vs Hengelo (O.)
Fraud and scams5.5
Hengelo (O.) 5.1▲ +8% vs Hengelo (O.)
Other and withheld2.5
Hengelo (O.) 1.9▲ +32% vs Hengelo (O.)
Environmental0.5
Hengelo (O.) 0.2≈ Hengelo (O.)
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 Buitengebied registered 104 traffic accidents, of which 18 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 Hengelo (O.) average.
An estimated 80% of adults in Buitengebied rate their own health as good, 7 percentage points more than in Hengelo (O.). Fewer adults feel lonely (36% against 47%), fewer report anxiety or depression (36% against 44%) and fewer smoke (13% against 18%), but more drink excessively (10% against 6%).
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
80%
▲7 percentage points higher than Hengelo (O.) (73%)
More figures
Lonely
36%
▼11 percentage points lower than Hengelo (O.) (47%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
36%
▼8 percentage points lower than Hengelo (O.) (44%)
Smokes
13%
▼5 percentage points lower than Hengelo (O.) (18%)
Overweight
51%
▼3 percentage points lower than Hengelo (O.) (54%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
80%
▲7 percentage points higher than Hengelo (O.) (73%)
More figures
Lonely
36%
▼11 percentage points lower than Hengelo (O.) (47%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
36%
▼8 percentage points lower than Hengelo (O.) (44%)
Smokes
13%
▼5 percentage points lower than Hengelo (O.) (18%)
Overweight
51%
▼3 percentage points lower than Hengelo (O.) (54%)
Health
An estimated 80% of adults rate their own health as good, against 73% in the municipality of Hengelo (O.) (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Hengelo (O.)
Good self-rated health
80.1%
73.1%
Smokes
13.2%
17.5%
Excessive drinking
10%
6.5%
Overweight
50.8%
54.5%
Lonely
36.5%
47%
Anxiety or depression feelings
36.5%
44.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
56.6%
53.3%
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
04 · Residents
The population is growing about as fast as the Hengelo (O.) average.
Buitengebied has 2,005 inhabitants (2026), or 67 per km² (95% lower than in Hengelo (O.)). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 4%, the same as in Hengelo (O.). In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Hengelo (O.) was 76%, 2 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 17% 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
+4%
=about the same as Hengelo (O.) (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Hengelo (O.)
76%
▼2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+3%
▼lower than Hengelo (O.) (+7%)
Aged 45 to 65
32%
▲5 percentage points higher than Hengelo (O.) (27%)
Never married
47%
▼2 percentage points lower than Hengelo (O.) (49%)
Dutch origin
89%
▲17 percentage points higher than Hengelo (O.) (72%)
D66, share of the vote
17%
=about the same as the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
+4%
=about the same as Hengelo (O.) (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Hengelo (O.)
76%
▼2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+3%
▼lower than Hengelo (O.) (+7%)
Aged 45 to 65
32%
▲5 percentage points higher than Hengelo (O.) (27%)
Never married
47%
▼2 percentage points lower than Hengelo (O.) (49%)
Dutch origin
89%
▲17 percentage points higher than Hengelo (O.) (72%)
D66, share of the vote
17%
=about the same as the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 4% between 2014 and 2026, to 2,005.
Residents, 2026
2,005
+4% since 2014
Hengelo (O.) +4%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 67 residents per km², this wijk is 95% less densely populated than the municipality of Hengelo (O.).
Residents per km²67
Dwellings per km²23.5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 10.1 children were born per 1,000 residents; 7.6 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 15280
15 to 25240
25 to 45395
45 to 65650
65 to 80360
80 and over80
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
46% of residents are never married.
Never married935
Married885
Divorced110
Widowed80
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
89% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,790
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)85
Outside Europe130
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Hengelo (O.); there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 76% of eligible voters in Hengelo (O.) voted. The largest party was D66 with 17% of the valid votes.
Municipality of Hengelo (O.)The Netherlands
D66
17.3%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
16.3%
16.7%
VVD
13.3%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
12.4%
12.8%
CDA
13.8%
11.8%
JA21
6.8%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.2%
4.5%
BBB
2.3%
2.6%
Other
12.5%
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
Buitengebied has an average of 1.6 cars per household, 23% higher than in Hengelo (O.) (1.3). 28% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 2 percentage points more than in Hengelo (O.) (26%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
15%
▲14 percentage points higher than Hengelo (O.) (1%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
13%
▼8 percentage points lower than Hengelo (O.) (21%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
20%
▲8 percentage points higher than Hengelo (O.) (12%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.6
▲23% higher than Hengelo (O.) (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
28%
▲2 percentage points higher than Hengelo (O.) (26%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+4 pp
▼lower than Hengelo (O.) (+6 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
14%
▲14 percentage points higher than Hengelo (O.) (0%)
Residential, share of addresses
75%
▼10 percentage points lower than Hengelo (O.) (85%)
Industrial, share of addresses
10%
▲6 percentage points higher than Hengelo (O.) (4%)
Multi-family dwellings
7%
▼30 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
6%
▼22 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Average WOZ value
€596,000
▲50% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
15%
▲14 percentage points higher than Hengelo (O.) (1%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
13%
▼8 percentage points lower than Hengelo (O.) (21%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
20%
▲8 percentage points higher than Hengelo (O.) (12%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.6
▲23% higher than Hengelo (O.) (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
28%
▲2 percentage points higher than Hengelo (O.) (26%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+4 pp
▼lower than Hengelo (O.) (+6 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
14%
▲14 percentage points higher than Hengelo (O.) (0%)
Residential, share of addresses
75%
▼10 percentage points lower than Hengelo (O.) (85%)
Industrial, share of addresses
10%
▲6 percentage points higher than Hengelo (O.) (4%)
Multi-family dwellings
7%
▼30 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
6%
▼22 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Average WOZ value
€596,000
▲50% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 85 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij65
Nijverheid en energie85
Handel en horeca55
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie25
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed35
Zakelijke dienstverlening85
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg55
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
28% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 26% in the municipality of Hengelo (O.) (2025).
Petrol71.8%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)28.2%
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 25% to 28% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
28%▲ 2 percentage points above Hengelo (O.) (26%)
+3 pp since 2014
Hengelo (O.) +6 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, 1,255 passenger cars and 145 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars1,255
Motorcycles145
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
75% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is lodging (14%).
Residential74.6%
Office1%
Assembly2.5%
Healthcare0.1%
Industrial9.7%
Lodging13.8%
Education0.3%
Sports0.8%
Other5.3%
Explanation
Based on 960 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
67 residents per km²: 88% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²67
NL 539▼ −88% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings7%
NL 37%▼ −81% vs NL
Social housing6%
NL 28%▼ −79% vs NL
Average WOZ value€596,000
NL €398,000▲ +50% vs NL
Single-family dwellings93%
NL 63%▲ +48% 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