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Homes and WOZ valueCBS · Kadaster BAG
Housing marketNVM market overview
Municipal leviesMunicipal budgets · CBS
SafetyCBS and Police
HealthRIVM Health Monitor
Land use and amenitiesCBS land use · proximity statistics
Road safety and electionsRijkswaterstaat · Kiesraad
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Neighbourhood · Hilvarenbeek
Living in Biest-Houtakker
The population is growing faster than in Hilvarenbeek. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Hilvarenbeek, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Biest-Houtakker is €498,000, 4% higher than in Hilvarenbeek (€481,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 32%, against a rise of 35% in Hilvarenbeek. 84% of the homes are owner-occupied, 9 percentage points more than in Hilvarenbeek (75%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€498,000
▲4% higher than Hilvarenbeek (€481,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+32%
▼lower than Hilvarenbeek (+35%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
84%
▲9 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (75%)
Social housing
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than Hilvarenbeek (14%)
Private rent
7%
▼4 percentage points lower than Hilvarenbeek (11%)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲11 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (87%)
Built 2006–2015
17%
▲8 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (9%)
Built 1965–1974
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than Hilvarenbeek (14%)
Built 1975–1991
20%
▼6 percentage points lower than Hilvarenbeek (26%)
Average WOZ value
€498,000
▲4% higher than Hilvarenbeek (€481,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+32%
▼lower than Hilvarenbeek (+35%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
84%
▲9 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (75%)
Social housing
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than Hilvarenbeek (14%)
Private rent
7%
▼4 percentage points lower than Hilvarenbeek (11%)
Single-family dwellings
98%
▲11 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (87%)
Built 2006–2015
17%
▲8 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (9%)
Built 1965–1974
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than Hilvarenbeek (14%)
Built 1975–1991
20%
▼6 percentage points lower than Hilvarenbeek (26%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 32% between 2021 and 2025, to €498,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€498,000▲ 4% above Hilvarenbeek
+32% since 2021
Hilvarenbeek +35%
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: ~€357 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€357/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
167 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €498,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€128NL median
Water board levy€46–
Property tax (OZB)€39€44
Waste levy€22€27
Sewage levy€21€22
Costs to set aside€229
Maintenance reserve€214–
Buildings insurance€15–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Hilvarenbeek's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 48th 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 167 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €498,000.
Levies: Hilvarenbeek'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
Biest-Houtakker has the lowest WOZ value of the 2 buurten in Biest-Houtakker.
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: €498,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Biest-Houtakker
498,000
320
–
Verspreide huizen Biest-Houtakker
577,000
74
–
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 84% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied84%
Social housing9%
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
98% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes98%
Multi-family homes3%
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
21% of dwellings were built between 1992 and 2005, against 16% in the municipality of Hilvarenbeek.
Before 194510.5%
1945-196410.2%
1965-19746.5%
1975-199120.3%
1992-200520.9%
2006-201516.6%
2016 and later15.1%
Explanation
Based on 325 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 Hilvarenbeek average.
In 2025, 6 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Biest-Houtakker, 86% lower than in Hilvarenbeek (44). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 39%, against a rise of 65% in Hilvarenbeek. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
6
▼86% lower than Hilvarenbeek (44)
Change since 2021
-39%
▼lower than Hilvarenbeek (+65%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.1
▼22% lower than Hilvarenbeek (4.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
6
▼86% lower than Hilvarenbeek (44)
Change since 2021
-39%
▼lower than Hilvarenbeek (+65%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
3.1
▼22% lower than Hilvarenbeek (4.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Biest-Houtakker registered 6 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 44 in the municipality of Hilvarenbeek.
Biest-Houtakker6
The municipality of Hilvarenbeek44
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 Biest-Houtakker is 'Theft and burglary': 2.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 14.9 in the municipality of Hilvarenbeek.
Biest-HoutakkerHilvarenbeek
Theft and burglary2.5
Hilvarenbeek 14.9▼ −83% vs Hilvarenbeek
Traffic2.5
Hilvarenbeek 5.4▼ −54% vs Hilvarenbeek
Violence and threats1.2
Hilvarenbeek 2.4▼ −50% vs Hilvarenbeek
Vandalism and public order0.0
Hilvarenbeek 3.2▼ −100% vs Hilvarenbeek
Fraud and scams0.0
Hilvarenbeek 3.1▼ −100% vs Hilvarenbeek
Environmental0.0
Hilvarenbeek 0.4≈ Hilvarenbeek
Other and withheld0.0
Hilvarenbeek 14.8▼ −100% vs Hilvarenbeek
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 2020, police in Biest-Houtakker registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
2020
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) 2020
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health above the Hilvarenbeek average; green space is below the Hilvarenbeek average.
An estimated 79% of adults in Biest-Houtakker rate their own health as good, 3 percentage points more than in Hilvarenbeek. Fewer adults feel lonely (37% against 40%) and fewer smoke (10% against 12%), but more drink excessively (7% against 6%) and more are overweight (52% against 51%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Biest-Houtakker, covering 73% of the area, against 58% in Hilvarenbeek. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 4% of the area, 29 percentage points below the 33% in Hilvarenbeek.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
79%
▲3 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
4%
▼29 percentage points lower than Hilvarenbeek (33%)
More figures
Lonely
37%
▼3 percentage points lower than Hilvarenbeek (40%)
Smokes
10%
▼2 percentage points lower than Hilvarenbeek (12%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
40%
▼1 percentage point lower than Hilvarenbeek (41%)
Excessive drinking
7%
▲1 percentage point higher than Hilvarenbeek (6%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼29 percentage points lower than Hilvarenbeek (29%)
Agriculture, share of the area
73%
▲15 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (58%)
Built-up, share of the area
19%
▲14 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (5%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
79%
▲3 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
4%
▼29 percentage points lower than Hilvarenbeek (33%)
More figures
Lonely
37%
▼3 percentage points lower than Hilvarenbeek (40%)
Smokes
10%
▼2 percentage points lower than Hilvarenbeek (12%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
40%
▼1 percentage point lower than Hilvarenbeek (41%)
Excessive drinking
7%
▲1 percentage point higher than Hilvarenbeek (6%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼29 percentage points lower than Hilvarenbeek (29%)
Agriculture, share of the area
73%
▲15 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (58%)
Built-up, share of the area
19%
▲14 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (5%)
Health
An estimated 79% of adults rate their own health as good, against 76% in the municipality of Hilvarenbeek (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Hilvarenbeek
Good self-rated health
78.6%
76.4%
Smokes
10.5%
11.7%
Excessive drinking
6.9%
6.4%
Overweight
51.5%
51.4%
Lonely
36.8%
39.5%
Anxiety or depression feelings
40.2%
41%
Meets physical activity guideline
48%
47.5%
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
4% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 33% in the municipality of Hilvarenbeek.
Traffic3.2%
Built-up19.1%
Recreation4.3%
Agriculture73.4%
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 400 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
3,300 m
–
GP practice
3,500 m
–
Primary school
400 m
–
Daycare
400 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
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 faster than the Hilvarenbeek average.
Biest-Houtakker has 835 inhabitants (2026), or 888 per km² (5.2 times as high as in Hilvarenbeek). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 5%, against a rise of 4% in Hilvarenbeek. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Hilvarenbeek was 87%, 9 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, VVD had the highest share there: 20% of the vote, against 14% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
+5%
▲higher than Hilvarenbeek (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Hilvarenbeek
87%
▲9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+4%
=about the same as Hilvarenbeek (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
31%
▲2 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (29%)
Never married
50%
▲6 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (44%)
Dutch origin
89%
=about the same as Hilvarenbeek (89%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
53%
▲8 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (45%)
VVD, share of the vote
20%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Population growth since 2021
+5%
▲higher than Hilvarenbeek (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Hilvarenbeek
87%
▲9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+4%
=about the same as Hilvarenbeek (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
31%
▲2 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (29%)
Never married
50%
▲6 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (44%)
Dutch origin
89%
=about the same as Hilvarenbeek (89%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
53%
▲8 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (45%)
VVD, share of the vote
20%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Population per year
The population grew 5% between 2021 and 2026, to 835.
Residents, 2026
835
+5% since 2021
Hilvarenbeek +4%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 888 residents per km², this buurt is 5.2 times as densely populated as the municipality of Hilvarenbeek.
Residents per km²888
Dwellings per km²340.4
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 12.3 children were born per 1,000 residents; almost no one died.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
31% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15135
15 to 25100
25 to 45195
45 to 65260
65 to 80120
80 and over20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
50% of residents are never married.
Never married415
Married360
Divorced25
Widowed35
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
89% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands740
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)45
Outside Europe50
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
53% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo190
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4340
Higher professional, university210
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Hilvarenbeek; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 87% of eligible voters in Hilvarenbeek voted. The largest party was VVD with 20% of the valid votes.
Municipality of HilvarenbeekThe Netherlands
D66
17.7%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
13.6%
16.7%
VVD
19.9%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
9.2%
12.8%
CDA
17.6%
11.8%
JA21
7.9%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
3.4%
4.5%
BBB
4.5%
2.6%
Other
6.4%
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
Biest-Houtakker has an average of 1.6 cars per household, 14% higher than in Hilvarenbeek (1.4). 25% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), about the same as in Hilvarenbeek (25%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
20%
▲5 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (15%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
12%
▼3 percentage points lower than Hilvarenbeek (15%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
8%
▲3 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (5%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.6
▲14% higher than Hilvarenbeek (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
25%
=about the same as Hilvarenbeek (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+8 pp
▲higher than Hilvarenbeek (+6 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
0%
▼8 percentage points lower than Hilvarenbeek (8%)
Residential, share of addresses
87%
▲4 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (83%)
Industrial, share of addresses
10%
▲4 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (6%)
Social housing
9%
▼19 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Residents per km²
888
▲65% higher than the Netherlands (539)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
20%
▲5 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (15%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
12%
▼3 percentage points lower than Hilvarenbeek (15%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
8%
▲3 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (5%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.6
▲14% higher than Hilvarenbeek (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
25%
=about the same as Hilvarenbeek (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+8 pp
▲higher than Hilvarenbeek (+6 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
0%
▼8 percentage points lower than Hilvarenbeek (8%)
Residential, share of addresses
87%
▲4 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (83%)
Industrial, share of addresses
10%
▲4 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (6%)
Social housing
9%
▼19 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Residents per km²
888
▲65% higher than the Netherlands (539)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 30 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij10
Nijverheid en energie25
Handel en horeca20
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed10
Zakelijke dienstverlening30
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg15
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
25% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 25% in the municipality of Hilvarenbeek (2025).
Petrol75.2%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)24.8%
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 17% to 25% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
25%– about the same as Hilvarenbeek (25%)
+8 pp since 2021
Hilvarenbeek +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, 525 passenger cars and 40 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars525
Motorcycles40
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 industrial (10%).
Residential86.7%
Retail0.3%
Office1.1%
Assembly1.3%
Healthcare0.3%
Industrial9.9%
Lodging0.3%
Education0.3%
Sports1.3%
Other1.6%
Explanation
Based on 375 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
3% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings3%
NL 37%▼ −92% vs NL
Social housing9%
NL 28%▼ −68% vs NL
Private rent7%
NL 14%▼ −50% vs NL
Residents per km²888
NL 539▲ +65% vs NL
Single-family dwellings98%
NL 63%▲ +56% 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