The population is growing slower than in Heusden. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Heusden, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Drunen is €425,000, 4% lower than in Heusden (€442,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 67%, against a rise of 66% in Heusden. 68% of the homes are owner-occupied, about the same as in Heusden (68%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€425,000
▼4% lower than Heusden (€442,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+67%
▲higher than Heusden (+66%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
68%
=about the same as Heusden (68%)
Social housing
28%
▲3 percentage points higher than Heusden (25%)
Private rent
4%
▼2 percentage points lower than Heusden (6%)
Single-family dwellings
83%
▼2 percentage points lower than Heusden (85%)
Built 2016 and later
4%
▼6 percentage points lower than Heusden (10%)
Built 2006–2015
12%
▲4 percentage points higher than Heusden (8%)
Built before 1945
4%
▼3 percentage points lower than Heusden (7%)
Average WOZ value
€425,000
▼4% lower than Heusden (€442,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+67%
▲higher than Heusden (+66%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
68%
=about the same as Heusden (68%)
Social housing
28%
▲3 percentage points higher than Heusden (25%)
Private rent
4%
▼2 percentage points lower than Heusden (6%)
Single-family dwellings
83%
▼2 percentage points lower than Heusden (85%)
Built 2016 and later
4%
▼6 percentage points lower than Heusden (10%)
Built 2006–2015
12%
▲4 percentage points higher than Heusden (8%)
Built before 1945
4%
▼3 percentage points lower than Heusden (7%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 67% between 2014 and 2025, to €425,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€425,000▼ 4% below Heusden
+67% since 2014
Heusden +66%
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: ~€313 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€313/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
142 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €425,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€119NL median
Water board levy€44–
Property tax (OZB)€32€37
Sewage levy€24€22
Waste levy€19€27
Costs to set aside€194
Maintenance reserve€181–
Buildings insurance€13–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Heusden's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 41st 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 142 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €425,000.
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
Drunen has the 3rd-lowest WOZ value of the 11 wijken in the municipality of Heusden.
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: €425,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Drunen
425,000
8,040
–
Elshout
507,000
733
–
Haarsteeg
562,000
974
–
Nieuwkuijk
508,000
923
–
Vlijmen
441,000
6,956
–
Doeveren
527,000
31
–
Hedikthuizen
614,000
108
–
Heesbeen
602,000
64
–
Herpt
567,000
316
–
Heusden
413,000
775
–
Oudheusden
322,000
1,135
–
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 68% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied68%
Social housing28%
Private rent4%
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
83% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes83%
Multi-family homes17%
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
33% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 27% in the municipality of Heusden.
Before 19453.6%
1945-196414.6%
1965-197421.3%
1975-199133.3%
1992-200511.8%
2006-201511.7%
2016 and later3.8%
Explanation
Based on 8,056 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 Heusden average.
In 2025, 23 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Drunen, 12% lower than in Heusden (26). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 13%, 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
23
▼12% lower than Heusden (26)
Change since 2021
-13%
▼lower than Heusden (-7%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.1
▼30% lower than Heusden (3.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
23
▼12% lower than Heusden (26)
Change since 2021
-13%
▼lower than Heusden (-7%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.1
▼30% lower than Heusden (3.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Drunen registered 23 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 26 in the municipality of Heusden.
Drunen23
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 Drunen is 'Theft and burglary': 8.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 9.7 in the municipality of Heusden.
DrunenHeusden
Theft and burglary8.7
Heusden 9.7▼ −10% vs Heusden
Traffic5.1
Heusden 4.9≈ Heusden
Fraud and scams3.4
Heusden 3.8▼ −11% vs Heusden
Violence and threats2.6
Heusden 3.1▼ −16% vs Heusden
Vandalism and public order2.3
Heusden 3.1▼ −26% vs Heusden
Other and withheld0.7
Heusden 1.1▼ −36% vs Heusden
Environmental0.2
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 Drunen registered 92 traffic accidents, of which 13 with injury and 1 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 below the Heusden average; green space is above the Heusden average.
An estimated 73% of adults in Drunen rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point less than in Heusden. Fewer adults smoke (15% against 16%) and fewer drink excessively (5% against 6%), but more feel lonely (44% against 43%) and more report anxiety or depression (45% against 44%). Forest and natural land is the largest land use in Drunen, covering 50% of the area, against 22% in Heusden. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 52% of the area, 27 percentage points above the 25% in Heusden.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
73%
▼1 percentage point lower than Heusden (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
52%
▲27 percentage points higher than Heusden (25%)
More figures
Lonely
44%
▲1 percentage point higher than Heusden (43%)
Smokes
15%
▼1 percentage point lower than Heusden (16%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
45%
▲1 percentage point higher than Heusden (44%)
Meets physical activity guideline
45%
▲1 percentage point higher than Heusden (44%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
50%
▲28 percentage points higher than Heusden (22%)
Agriculture, share of the area
27%
▼26 percentage points lower than Heusden (53%)
Water, share of the area
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Heusden (3%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
73%
▼1 percentage point lower than Heusden (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
52%
▲27 percentage points higher than Heusden (25%)
More figures
Lonely
44%
▲1 percentage point higher than Heusden (43%)
Smokes
15%
▼1 percentage point lower than Heusden (16%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
45%
▲1 percentage point higher than Heusden (44%)
Meets physical activity guideline
45%
▲1 percentage point higher than Heusden (44%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
50%
▲28 percentage points higher than Heusden (22%)
Agriculture, share of the area
27%
▼26 percentage points lower than Heusden (53%)
Water, share of the area
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Heusden (3%)
Health
An estimated 73% 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
72.9%
74%
Smokes
14.9%
15.6%
Excessive drinking
5.3%
5.5%
Overweight
54.5%
54%
Lonely
44.3%
43.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
44.8%
44.1%
Meets physical activity guideline
44.9%
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
52% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 25% in the municipality of Heusden.
Traffic1.9%
Built-up16.7%
Other built-up0.5%
Recreation2.7%
Agriculture27.1%
Forest and nature49.6%
Water1.5%
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 growing slower than the Heusden average.
Drunen has 18,275 inhabitants (2026), or 710 per km² (20% higher than in Heusden). Between 2014 and 2026 the population stayed about level, against a rise of 8% 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 2014
+0%
▼lower than Heusden (+8%)
Turnout, municipality of Heusden
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+5%
▼lower than Heusden (+11%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
=about the same as Heusden (28%)
Married
44%
▲1 percentage point higher than Heusden (43%)
Dutch origin
81%
▼1 percentage point lower than Heusden (82%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
44%
▲1 percentage point 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 2014
+0%
▼lower than Heusden (+8%)
Turnout, municipality of Heusden
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+5%
▼lower than Heusden (+11%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
=about the same as Heusden (28%)
Married
44%
▲1 percentage point higher than Heusden (43%)
Dutch origin
81%
▼1 percentage point lower than Heusden (82%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
44%
▲1 percentage point 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 held steady between 2014 and 2026, at 18,275.
Residents, 2026
18,275
+0% since 2014
Heusden +8%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 710 residents per km², this wijk is 20% more densely populated than the municipality of Heusden.
Residents per km²710
Dwellings per km²312.2
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 8.2 children were born per 1,000 residents; 10.1 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
28% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 152,725
15 to 251,885
25 to 454,035
45 to 655,030
65 to 803,445
80 and over1,155
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
44% of residents are married.
Never married7,880
Married7,990
Divorced1,360
Widowed1,050
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
81% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands14,875
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)1,190
Outside Europe2,210
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
44% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo13,690
Havo, vwo, mbo2-45,990
Higher professional, university3,820
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
Drunen has an average of 1.3 cars per household, about the same as in Heusden (1.3). 21% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 2 percentage points less than in Heusden (23%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
17%
▼3 percentage points lower than Heusden (20%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Heusden (3%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
18%
▲2 percentage points higher than Heusden (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
=about the same as Heusden (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
21%
▼2 percentage points lower than Heusden (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+2 pp
=about the same as Heusden (+1 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
85%
▼2 percentage points lower than Heusden (87%)
Industrial, share of addresses
3%
▼2 percentage points lower than Heusden (5%)
Office, share of addresses
1%
=about the same as Heusden (1%)
Multi-family dwellings
17%
▼20 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Single-family dwellings
83%
▲20 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Residents per km²
710
▲32% higher than the Netherlands (539)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
17%
▼3 percentage points lower than Heusden (20%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Heusden (3%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
18%
▲2 percentage points higher than Heusden (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
=about the same as Heusden (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
21%
▼2 percentage points lower than Heusden (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+2 pp
=about the same as Heusden (+1 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
85%
▼2 percentage points lower than Heusden (87%)
Industrial, share of addresses
3%
▼2 percentage points lower than Heusden (5%)
Office, share of addresses
1%
=about the same as Heusden (1%)
Multi-family dwellings
17%
▼20 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Single-family dwellings
83%
▲20 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Residents per km²
710
▲32% higher than the Netherlands (539)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 550 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij25
Nijverheid en energie390
Handel en horeca400
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie130
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed125
Zakelijke dienstverlening550
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg400
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten250
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
21% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 23% in the municipality of Heusden (2025).
Petrol78.7%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)21.3%
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 20% to 21% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
21%▼ 2 percentage points below Heusden (23%)
+1 pp since 2014
Heusden +1 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, 10,095 passenger cars and 775 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars10,095
Motorcycles775
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
85% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (3%).
Residential84.7%
Retail1.3%
Office1.1%
Assembly0.9%
Healthcare0.5%
Industrial3.5%
Lodging0.2%
Education0.1%
Sports0.2%
Other9.4%
Explanation
Based on 9,508 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
4% private rent, against 14% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Private rent4%
NL 14%▼ −71% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings17%
NL 37%▼ −54% vs NL
Single-family dwellings83%
NL 63%▲ +32% vs NL
Residents per km²710
NL 539▲ +32% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings68%
NL 57%▲ +19% 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