The population is growing slower 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 Esbeek is €504,000, 5% higher than in Hilvarenbeek (€481,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 67%, against a rise of 64% in Hilvarenbeek. 82% of the homes are owner-occupied, 7 percentage points more than in Hilvarenbeek (75%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€504,000
▲5% higher than Hilvarenbeek (€481,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+67%
▲higher than Hilvarenbeek (+64%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
82%
▲7 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (75%)
Social housing
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than Hilvarenbeek (14%)
Private rent
11%
=about the same as Hilvarenbeek (11%)
Single-family dwellings
96%
▲9 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (87%)
Built before 1945
20%
▲10 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (10%)
Built 1945–1964
11%
▼3 percentage points lower than Hilvarenbeek (14%)
Built 2016 and later
8%
▼3 percentage points lower than Hilvarenbeek (11%)
Average WOZ value
€504,000
▲5% higher than Hilvarenbeek (€481,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+67%
▲higher than Hilvarenbeek (+64%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
82%
▲7 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (75%)
Social housing
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than Hilvarenbeek (14%)
Private rent
11%
=about the same as Hilvarenbeek (11%)
Single-family dwellings
96%
▲9 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (87%)
Built before 1945
20%
▲10 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (10%)
Built 1945–1964
11%
▼3 percentage points lower than Hilvarenbeek (14%)
Built 2016 and later
8%
▼3 percentage points lower than Hilvarenbeek (11%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 67% between 2014 and 2025, to €504,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€504,000▲ 5% above Hilvarenbeek
+67% since 2014
Hilvarenbeek +64%
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: ~€353 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€353/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
165 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €504,000 · 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€225
Maintenance reserve€210–
Buildings insurance€15–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Hilvarenbeek's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 49th 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 165 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €504,000.
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
Esbeek has the 3rd-highest WOZ value of the 5 wijken in the municipality of Hilvarenbeek.
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: €504,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Esbeek
504,000
542
–
Hilvarenbeek
460,000
4,133
–
Biest-Houtakker
512,000
394
–
Diessen
501,000
1,728
–
Haghorst
553,000
374
–
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 housing7%
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
96% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes96%
Multi-family homes4%
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 1975 and 1991, against 26% in the municipality of Hilvarenbeek.
Before 194520%
1945-196410.8%
1965-197412.1%
1975-199120.9%
1992-200518.3%
2006-20159.5%
2016 and later8.3%
Explanation
Based on 545 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, 32 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Esbeek, 27% lower than in Hilvarenbeek (44). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 26%, 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
32
▼27% lower than Hilvarenbeek (44)
Change since 2021
+26%
▼lower than Hilvarenbeek (+65%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.8
▼55% lower than Hilvarenbeek (4.0)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
32
▼27% lower than Hilvarenbeek (44)
Change since 2021
+26%
▼lower than Hilvarenbeek (+65%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.8
▼55% lower than Hilvarenbeek (4.0)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Esbeek registered 32 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 44 in the municipality of Hilvarenbeek.
Esbeek32
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 Esbeek is 'Theft and burglary': 15.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 14.9 in the municipality of Hilvarenbeek.
EsbeekHilvarenbeek
Theft and burglary15.4
Hilvarenbeek 14.9≈ Hilvarenbeek
Traffic5.4
Hilvarenbeek 5.4≈ Hilvarenbeek
Fraud and scams4.6
Hilvarenbeek 3.1▲ +48% vs Hilvarenbeek
Violence and threats2.3
Hilvarenbeek 2.4≈ Hilvarenbeek
Environmental2.3
Hilvarenbeek 0.4▲ +475% vs Hilvarenbeek
Other and withheld1.5
Hilvarenbeek 14.8▼ −90% vs Hilvarenbeek
Vandalism and public order0.8
Hilvarenbeek 3.2▼ −75% 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 2024, police in Esbeek registered 12 traffic accidents, of which 2 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 Hilvarenbeek average; green space is above the Hilvarenbeek average.
An estimated 79% of adults in Esbeek rate their own health as good, 3 percentage points more than in Hilvarenbeek. Fewer adults feel lonely (37% against 40%), fewer smoke (11% against 12%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (40% against 41%), but more drink excessively (8% against 6%). Forest and natural land is the largest land use in Esbeek, covering 53% of the area, against 29% in Hilvarenbeek. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 56% of the area, 23 percentage points above the 33% in Hilvarenbeek.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
79%
▲3 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
56%
▲23 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (33%)
More figures
Lonely
37%
▼3 percentage points lower than Hilvarenbeek (40%)
Excessive drinking
8%
▲2 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (6%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
40%
▼1 percentage point lower than Hilvarenbeek (41%)
Meets physical activity guideline
48%
=about the same as Hilvarenbeek (48%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
53%
▲24 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (29%)
Agriculture, share of the area
40%
▼18 percentage points lower than Hilvarenbeek (58%)
Built-up, share of the area
2%
▼3 percentage points lower than Hilvarenbeek (5%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
79%
▲3 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
56%
▲23 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (33%)
More figures
Lonely
37%
▼3 percentage points lower than Hilvarenbeek (40%)
Excessive drinking
8%
▲2 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (6%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
40%
▼1 percentage point lower than Hilvarenbeek (41%)
Meets physical activity guideline
48%
=about the same as Hilvarenbeek (48%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
53%
▲24 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (29%)
Agriculture, share of the area
40%
▼18 percentage points lower than Hilvarenbeek (58%)
Built-up, share of the area
2%
▼3 percentage points lower 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
79.3%
76.4%
Smokes
11.4%
11.7%
Excessive drinking
7.6%
6.4%
Overweight
51.2%
51.4%
Lonely
37.3%
39.5%
Anxiety or depression feelings
39.9%
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
56% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 33% in the municipality of Hilvarenbeek.
Traffic1.4%
Built-up2.1%
Other built-up0.5%
Recreation2.9%
Agriculture39.7%
Forest and nature52.9%
Water0.5%
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 Hilvarenbeek average.
Esbeek has 1,300 inhabitants (2026), or 50 per km² (71% lower than in Hilvarenbeek). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 7%, against a rise of 8% 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 2014
+7%
▼lower than Hilvarenbeek (+8%)
Turnout, municipality of Hilvarenbeek
87%
▲9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+12%
▼lower than Hilvarenbeek (+14%)
Aged 45 to 65
33%
▲4 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (29%)
Married
46%
▲1 percentage point higher than Hilvarenbeek (45%)
Dutch origin
89%
=about the same as Hilvarenbeek (89%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
60%
▲15 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (45%)
VVD, share of the vote
20%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Population growth since 2014
+7%
▼lower than Hilvarenbeek (+8%)
Turnout, municipality of Hilvarenbeek
87%
▲9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+12%
▼lower than Hilvarenbeek (+14%)
Aged 45 to 65
33%
▲4 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (29%)
Married
46%
▲1 percentage point higher than Hilvarenbeek (45%)
Dutch origin
89%
=about the same as Hilvarenbeek (89%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
60%
▲15 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 7% between 2014 and 2026, to 1,300.
Residents, 2026
1,300
+7% since 2014
Hilvarenbeek +8%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 50 residents per km², this wijk is 71% less densely populated than the municipality of Hilvarenbeek.
Residents per km²50
Dwellings per km²21
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 11.6 children were born per 1,000 residents; 7.7 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
34% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15180
15 to 25160
25 to 45255
45 to 65435
65 to 80210
80 and over60
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
46% of residents are married.
Never married575
Married595
Divorced80
Widowed55
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
89% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,155
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)95
Outside Europe50
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
60% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4520
Higher professional, university350
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
Esbeek has an average of 1.6 cars per household, 14% higher than in Hilvarenbeek (1.4). 24% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point less than in Hilvarenbeek (25%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
17%
▼6 percentage points lower than Hilvarenbeek (23%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
19%
▲4 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (15%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
13%
▲2 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (11%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.6
▲14% higher than Hilvarenbeek (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▼1 percentage point lower than Hilvarenbeek (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+1 pp
▼lower than Hilvarenbeek (+6 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
17%
▲11 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (6%)
Lodging, share of addresses
2%
▼6 percentage points lower than Hilvarenbeek (8%)
Office, share of addresses
2%
▲1 percentage point higher than Hilvarenbeek (1%)
Multi-family dwellings
4%
▼33 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
7%
▼21 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Single-family dwellings
96%
▲33 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business services, share of businesses
17%
▼6 percentage points lower than Hilvarenbeek (23%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
19%
▲4 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (15%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
13%
▲2 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (11%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.6
▲14% higher than Hilvarenbeek (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▼1 percentage point lower than Hilvarenbeek (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+1 pp
▼lower than Hilvarenbeek (+6 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
17%
▲11 percentage points higher than Hilvarenbeek (6%)
Lodging, share of addresses
2%
▼6 percentage points lower than Hilvarenbeek (8%)
Office, share of addresses
2%
▲1 percentage point higher than Hilvarenbeek (1%)
Multi-family dwellings
4%
▼33 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
7%
▼21 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Single-family dwellings
96%
▲33 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 50 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij35
Nijverheid en energie50
Handel en horeca45
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed20
Zakelijke dienstverlening45
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg35
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten20
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 25% in the municipality of Hilvarenbeek (2025).
Petrol75.9%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)24.1%
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 23% to 24% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
24%▼ 1 percentage point below Hilvarenbeek (25%)
+1 pp since 2014
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, 850 passenger cars and 85 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars850
Motorcycles85
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
83% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (17%).
Residential83.2%
Retail0.8%
Office2.1%
Assembly1.4%
Industrial16.9%
Lodging2.4%
Education0.2%
Sports0.5%
Other2.6%
Explanation
Based on 655 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
50 residents per km²: 91% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²50
NL 539▼ −91% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings4%
NL 37%▼ −89% vs NL
Social housing7%
NL 28%▼ −75% vs NL
Single-family dwellings96%
NL 63%▲ +52% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings82%
NL 57%▲ +44% 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