The population is growing slower than in Heusden. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Heusden, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Braken-Oost is €461,000, 4% higher than in Heusden (€442,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 44%, against a rise of 42% in Heusden. 79% of the homes are owner-occupied, 11 percentage points more than in Heusden (68%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€461,000
▲4% higher than Heusden (€442,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+44%
▲higher than Heusden (+42%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
79%
▲11 percentage points higher than Heusden (68%)
Social housing
15%
▼10 percentage points lower than Heusden (25%)
Private rent
7%
▲1 percentage point higher than Heusden (6%)
Single-family dwellings
92%
▲7 percentage points higher than Heusden (85%)
Built 1975–1991
7%
▼20 percentage points lower than Heusden (27%)
Built 1992–2005
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than Heusden (14%)
Built 1965–1974
25%
▲7 percentage points higher than Heusden (18%)
Average WOZ value
€461,000
▲4% higher than Heusden (€442,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+44%
▲higher than Heusden (+42%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
79%
▲11 percentage points higher than Heusden (68%)
Social housing
15%
▼10 percentage points lower than Heusden (25%)
Private rent
7%
▲1 percentage point higher than Heusden (6%)
Single-family dwellings
92%
▲7 percentage points higher than Heusden (85%)
Built 1975–1991
7%
▼20 percentage points lower than Heusden (27%)
Built 1992–2005
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than Heusden (14%)
Built 1965–1974
25%
▲7 percentage points higher than Heusden (18%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 44% between 2021 and 2025, to €461,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€461,000▲ 4% above Heusden
+44% since 2021
Heusden +42%
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: ~€320 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€320/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
144 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €461,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€123NL median
Water board levy€45–
Property tax (OZB)€35€40
Sewage levy€24€22
Waste levy€19€27
Costs to set aside€197
Maintenance reserve€184–
Buildings insurance€13–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Heusden's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 40th 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 144 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €461,000.
Levies: Heusden'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
Braken-Oost has the highest WOZ value of the 5 buurten in Drunen.
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: €461,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Braken-Oost
461,000
1,335
–
Braken-West
376,000
1,283
–
Centrum Drunen
441,000
405
–
Venne-West
431,000
2,432
–
Venne-Oost
422,000
2,585
–
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 79% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied79%
Social housing15%
Private rent7%
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
92% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes92%
Multi-family homes8%
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
38% of dwellings were built between 1945 and 1964, against 15% in the municipality of Heusden.
Before 19456.9%
1945-196437.7%
1965-197425%
1975-19917.2%
1992-20056.6%
2006-20153.6%
2016 and later12.9%
Explanation
Based on 1,339 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 Heusden average.
In 2025, 32 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Braken-Oost, 23% higher than in Heusden (26). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 11%, against a fall of 7% in Heusden. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
32
▲23% higher than Heusden (26)
Change since 2021
+11%
▲higher than Heusden (-7%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.5
▼17% lower than Heusden (3.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
32
▲23% higher than Heusden (26)
Change since 2021
+11%
▲higher than Heusden (-7%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.5
▼17% lower than Heusden (3.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Braken-Oost registered 32 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 26 in the municipality of Heusden.
Braken-Oost32
The municipality of Heusden26
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 Braken-Oost is 'Theft and burglary': 13.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 9.7 in the municipality of Heusden.
Braken-OostHeusden
Theft and burglary13.6
Heusden 9.7▲ +40% vs Heusden
Traffic9.2
Heusden 4.9▲ +88% vs Heusden
Fraud and scams4.0
Heusden 3.8▲ +5% vs Heusden
Violence and threats2.5
Heusden 3.1▼ −19% vs Heusden
Vandalism and public order2.2
Heusden 3.1▼ −29% vs Heusden
Other and withheld0.6
Heusden 1.1▼ −45% vs Heusden
Environmental0.0
Heusden 0.2≈ Heusden
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 Braken-Oost registered 49 traffic accidents, of which 4 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 Heusden average; green space is below the Heusden average.
An estimated 75% of adults in Braken-Oost rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point more than in Heusden. More adults meet the physical activity guideline (46% against 44%), but fewer drink excessively (5% against 6%) and fewer feel lonely (42% against 43%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Braken-Oost, covering 62% of the area, against 15% in Heusden. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 11% of the area, 14 percentage points below the 25% in Heusden.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
75%
▲1 percentage point higher than Heusden (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
11%
▼14 percentage points lower than Heusden (25%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
46%
▲2 percentage points higher than Heusden (44%)
Lonely
42%
▼1 percentage point lower than Heusden (43%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
44%
=about the same as Heusden (44%)
Excessive drinking
5%
▼1 percentage point lower than Heusden (6%)
Built-up, share of the area
62%
▲47 percentage points higher than Heusden (15%)
Agriculture, share of the area
16%
▼37 percentage points lower than Heusden (53%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
1%
▼21 percentage points lower than Heusden (22%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
75%
▲1 percentage point higher than Heusden (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
11%
▼14 percentage points lower than Heusden (25%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
46%
▲2 percentage points higher than Heusden (44%)
Lonely
42%
▼1 percentage point lower than Heusden (43%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
44%
=about the same as Heusden (44%)
Excessive drinking
5%
▼1 percentage point lower than Heusden (6%)
Built-up, share of the area
62%
▲47 percentage points higher than Heusden (15%)
Agriculture, share of the area
16%
▼37 percentage points lower than Heusden (53%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
1%
▼21 percentage points lower than Heusden (22%)
Health
An estimated 75% of adults rate their own health as good, against 74% in the municipality of Heusden (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Heusden
Good self-rated health
74.9%
74%
Smokes
15.6%
15.6%
Excessive drinking
5.3%
5.5%
Overweight
53.9%
54%
Lonely
41.6%
43.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
43.7%
44.1%
Meets physical activity guideline
46.5%
44.2%
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
11% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 25% in the municipality of Heusden.
Traffic7.2%
Built-up62%
Other built-up4.2%
Recreation9.7%
Agriculture16%
Forest and nature0.8%
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
800 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
2
GP practices
–
2.9
Daycares
–
1.1
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 slower than the Heusden average.
Braken-Oost has 3,220 inhabitants (2026), or 1,358 per km² (2.3 times as high as in Heusden). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 2%, against a rise of 4% in Heusden. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Heusden was 81%, 3 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
+2%
▼lower than Heusden (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Heusden
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+3%
=about the same as Heusden (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
=about the same as Heusden (28%)
Married
45%
▲2 percentage points higher than Heusden (43%)
Dutch origin
83%
▲1 percentage point higher than Heusden (82%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
45%
▲2 percentage points higher than Heusden (43%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+2%
▼lower than Heusden (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Heusden
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+3%
=about the same as Heusden (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
=about the same as Heusden (28%)
Married
45%
▲2 percentage points higher than Heusden (43%)
Dutch origin
83%
▲1 percentage point higher than Heusden (82%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
45%
▲2 percentage points higher than Heusden (43%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 2% between 2021 and 2026, to 3,220.
Residents, 2026
3,220
+2% since 2021
Heusden +4%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 1,358 residents per km², this buurt is 2.3 times as densely populated as the municipality of Heusden.
Residents per km²1,358
Dwellings per km²563.3
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 10.8 children were born per 1,000 residents; 7.7 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
28% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15535
15 to 25335
25 to 45755
45 to 65915
65 to 80505
80 and over175
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
45% of residents are married.
Never married1,425
Married1,445
Divorced215
Widowed135
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
83% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands2,675
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)210
Outside Europe335
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
45% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1670
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,090
Higher professional, university640
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Heusden; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 81% of eligible voters in Heusden voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 21% of the valid votes.
Municipality of HeusdenThe Netherlands
D66
16.9%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
20.9%
16.7%
VVD
18.5%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
7.2%
12.8%
CDA
13.9%
11.8%
JA21
7.1%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.4%
4.5%
BBB
2.7%
2.6%
Other
8.5%
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
Braken-Oost has an average of 1.4 cars per household, 8% higher than in Heusden (1.3). 24% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point more than in Heusden (23%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
23%
▲7 percentage points higher than Heusden (16%)
Business services, share of businesses
19%
▼5 percentage points lower than Heusden (24%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
23%
▲3 percentage points higher than Heusden (20%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲8% higher than Heusden (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▲1 percentage point higher than Heusden (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+3 pp
=about the same as Heusden (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
73%
▼14 percentage points lower than Heusden (87%)
Industrial, share of addresses
14%
▲9 percentage points higher than Heusden (5%)
Office, share of addresses
4%
▲3 percentage points higher than Heusden (1%)
Residents per km²
1,358
▲2.5 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
15%
▼13 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
23%
▲7 percentage points higher than Heusden (16%)
Business services, share of businesses
19%
▼5 percentage points lower than Heusden (24%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
23%
▲3 percentage points higher than Heusden (20%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲8% higher than Heusden (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▲1 percentage point higher than Heusden (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+3 pp
=about the same as Heusden (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
73%
▼14 percentage points lower than Heusden (87%)
Industrial, share of addresses
14%
▲9 percentage points higher than Heusden (5%)
Office, share of addresses
4%
▲3 percentage points higher than Heusden (1%)
Residents per km²
1,358
▲2.5 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
15%
▼13 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 150 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie150
Handel en horeca150
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie35
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed45
Zakelijke dienstverlening125
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg90
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten55
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
24% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 23% in the municipality of Heusden (2025).
Petrol76.2%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)23.8%
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 21% to 24% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
24%▲ 1 percentage point above Heusden (23%)
+3 pp since 2021
Heusden +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, 1,915 passenger cars and 155 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars1,915
Motorcycles155
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
73% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (14%).
Residential72.7%
Retail2.3%
Office4.4%
Assembly1.6%
Healthcare1.1%
Industrial14%
Education0.3%
Sports0.4%
Other8%
Explanation
Based on 1,843 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
8% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings8%
NL 37%▼ −78% vs NL
Residents per km²1,358
NL 539▲ +152% vs NL
Private rent7%
NL 14%▼ −50% vs NL
Social housing15%
NL 28%▼ −46% vs NL
Single-family dwellings92%
NL 63%▲ +46% 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) 2025