The population is growing slower than in Hilversum. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Hilversum, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Zuidwest is €389,000, 18% lower than in Hilversum (€477,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 90%, against a rise of 89% in Hilversum. 48% of the homes are owner-occupied, 6 percentage points less than in Hilversum (54%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€389,000
▼18% lower than Hilversum (€477,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+90%
▲higher than Hilversum (+89%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
48%
▼6 percentage points lower than Hilversum (54%)
Social housing
33%
▲4 percentage points higher than Hilversum (29%)
Private rent
19%
▲3 percentage points higher than Hilversum (16%)
Single-family dwellings
51%
▼7 percentage points lower than Hilversum (58%)
Built before 1945
16%
▼25 percentage points lower than Hilversum (41%)
Built 1945–1964
8%
▼12 percentage points lower than Hilversum (20%)
Built 2016 and later
0%
▼6 percentage points lower than Hilversum (6%)
Average WOZ value
€389,000
▼18% lower than Hilversum (€477,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+90%
▲higher than Hilversum (+89%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
48%
▼6 percentage points lower than Hilversum (54%)
Social housing
33%
▲4 percentage points higher than Hilversum (29%)
Private rent
19%
▲3 percentage points higher than Hilversum (16%)
Single-family dwellings
51%
▼7 percentage points lower than Hilversum (58%)
Built before 1945
16%
▼25 percentage points lower than Hilversum (41%)
Built 1945–1964
8%
▼12 percentage points lower than Hilversum (20%)
Built 2016 and later
0%
▼6 percentage points lower than Hilversum (6%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 90% between 2014 and 2025, to €389,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€389,000▼ 18% below Hilversum
+90% since 2014
Hilversum +89%
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: ~€263 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€263/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
108 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €389,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€115NL median
Water board levy€43–
Waste levy€32€27
Property tax (OZB)€21€34
Sewage levy€19€22
Costs to set aside€148
Maintenance reserve€138–
Buildings insurance€10–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Hilversum's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 42nd 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 108 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €389,000.
Levies: Hilversum'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
Zuidwest has the 2nd-lowest WOZ value of the 9 wijken in the municipality of Hilversum.
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: €389,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Zuidwest
389,000
4,524
–
Centrum
367,000
5,644
–
Noordwest
857,000
3,650
–
Zuid
460,000
8,244
–
Zuidoost
614,000
4,557
–
Oost
423,000
9,560
–
Noordoost
394,000
5,495
–
Hilversumse Meent
484,000
1,831
–
Landelijk Gebied
890,000
389
–
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 48% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied48%
Social housing33%
Private rent19%
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
51% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes51%
Multi-family homes49%
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
58% of dwellings were built between 1965 and 1974, against 10% in the municipality of Hilversum.
Before 194516.3%
1945-19648.2%
1965-197457.7%
1975-199113.2%
1992-20053.4%
2006-20151.1%
2016 and later0.1%
Explanation
Based on 4,527 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 Hilversum average.
In 2025, 35 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Zuidwest, 19% lower than in Hilversum (43). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 2%, against no real change in Hilversum. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
35
▼19% lower than Hilversum (43)
Change since 2021
+2%
▲higher than Hilversum (-0%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.9
▼32% lower than Hilversum (2.8)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
35
▼19% lower than Hilversum (43)
Change since 2021
+2%
▲higher than Hilversum (-0%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.9
▼32% lower than Hilversum (2.8)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Zuidwest registered 35 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 43 in the municipality of Hilversum.
Zuidwest35
The municipality of Hilversum43
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 Zuidwest is 'Theft and burglary': 11.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 18.6 in the municipality of Hilversum.
ZuidwestHilversum
Theft and burglary11.7
Hilversum 18.6▼ −37% vs Hilversum
Traffic10.1
Hilversum 7.4▲ +36% vs Hilversum
Fraud and scams5.3
Hilversum 4.7▲ +13% vs Hilversum
Vandalism and public order5.0
Hilversum 5.6▼ −11% vs Hilversum
Violence and threats1.8
Hilversum 4.4▼ −59% vs Hilversum
Other and withheld0.9
Hilversum 2.0▼ −55% vs Hilversum
Environmental0.4
Hilversum 0.2≈ Hilversum
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 Zuidwest registered 44 traffic accidents, of which 10 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 below the Hilversum average; green space is below the Hilversum average.
An estimated 71% of adults in Zuidwest rate their own health as good, 3 percentage points less than in Hilversum. More adults are overweight (52% against 46%) and more feel lonely (48% against 47%), but fewer meet the physical activity guideline (48% against 53%) and fewer smoke (16% against 18%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Zuidwest, covering 64% of the area, against 33% in Hilversum. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 21% of the area, 27 percentage points below the 48% in Hilversum.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
71%
▼3 percentage points lower than Hilversum (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
21%
▼27 percentage points lower than Hilversum (48%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
48%
▼5 percentage points lower than Hilversum (53%)
Overweight
52%
▲6 percentage points higher than Hilversum (46%)
Smokes
16%
▼2 percentage points lower than Hilversum (18%)
Lonely
48%
▲1 percentage point higher than Hilversum (47%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
4%
▼38 percentage points lower than Hilversum (42%)
Built-up, share of the area
64%
▲31 percentage points higher than Hilversum (33%)
Recreation, share of the area
17%
▲11 percentage points higher than Hilversum (6%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
71%
▼3 percentage points lower than Hilversum (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
21%
▼27 percentage points lower than Hilversum (48%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
48%
▼5 percentage points lower than Hilversum (53%)
Overweight
52%
▲6 percentage points higher than Hilversum (46%)
Smokes
16%
▼2 percentage points lower than Hilversum (18%)
Lonely
48%
▲1 percentage point higher than Hilversum (47%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
4%
▼38 percentage points lower than Hilversum (42%)
Built-up, share of the area
64%
▲31 percentage points higher than Hilversum (33%)
Recreation, share of the area
17%
▲11 percentage points higher than Hilversum (6%)
Health
An estimated 71% of adults rate their own health as good, against 74% in the municipality of Hilversum (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Hilversum
Good self-rated health
71.3%
74.1%
Smokes
16.1%
18%
Excessive drinking
5.7%
6.5%
Overweight
51.7%
46.5%
Lonely
48.1%
47.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
48.1%
49%
Meets physical activity guideline
48%
53.4%
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
21% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 48% in the municipality of Hilversum.
Traffic5.6%
Built-up64.3%
Other built-up0.4%
Recreation17.3%
Agriculture4.8%
Forest and nature3.6%
Water4%
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 Hilversum average.
Zuidwest has 9,315 inhabitants (2026), or 3,890 per km² (87% higher than in Hilversum). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 3%, against a rise of 9% in Hilversum. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Hilversum was 80%, 2 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 24% 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
+3%
▼lower than Hilversum (+9%)
Turnout, municipality of Hilversum
80%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Hilversum (+8%)
Aged 45 to 65
24%
▼3 percentage points lower than Hilversum (27%)
Never married
48%
▼5 percentage points lower than Hilversum (53%)
Dutch origin
69%
▲5 percentage points higher than Hilversum (64%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
41%
▲6 percentage points higher than Hilversum (35%)
D66, share of the vote
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
+3%
▼lower than Hilversum (+9%)
Turnout, municipality of Hilversum
80%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Hilversum (+8%)
Aged 45 to 65
24%
▼3 percentage points lower than Hilversum (27%)
Never married
48%
▼5 percentage points lower than Hilversum (53%)
Dutch origin
69%
▲5 percentage points higher than Hilversum (64%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
41%
▲6 percentage points higher than Hilversum (35%)
D66, share of the vote
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 3% between 2014 and 2026, to 9,315.
Residents, 2026
9,315
+3% since 2014
Hilversum +9%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 3,890 residents per km², this wijk is 87% more densely populated than the municipality of Hilversum.
Residents per km²3,890
Dwellings per km²1,885
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 8.1 children were born per 1,000 residents; 16.2 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
24% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 151,450
15 to 25990
25 to 452,155
45 to 652,255
65 to 801,615
80 and over860
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
48% of residents are never married.
Never married4,475
Married3,260
Divorced875
Widowed705
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
69% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands6,395
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)760
Outside Europe2,165
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
41% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo11,550
Havo, vwo, mbo2-42,600
Higher professional, university2,210
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Hilversum; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 80% of eligible voters in Hilversum voted. The largest party was D66 with 24% of the valid votes.
Municipality of HilversumThe Netherlands
D66
24.3%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
11.9%
16.7%
VVD
14.3%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
17.4%
12.8%
CDA
8.9%
11.8%
JA21
4.5%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
3.6%
4.5%
BBB
1.3%
2.6%
Other
13.7%
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
Zuidwest has an average of 1.1 cars per household, 22% higher than in Hilversum (0.9). 22% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 5 percentage points less than in Hilversum (27%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
20%
▲7 percentage points higher than Hilversum (13%)
Business services, share of businesses
24%
▼7 percentage points lower than Hilversum (31%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
16%
▲3 percentage points higher than Hilversum (13%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
▲22% higher than Hilversum (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
22%
▼5 percentage points lower than Hilversum (27%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+9 pp
▲higher than Hilversum (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
82%
▼6 percentage points lower than Hilversum (88%)
Industrial, share of addresses
7%
▲5 percentage points higher than Hilversum (2%)
Office, share of addresses
3%
▲1 percentage point higher than Hilversum (2%)
Private rent
19%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
49%
▲12 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Single-family dwellings
51%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
20%
▲7 percentage points higher than Hilversum (13%)
Business services, share of businesses
24%
▼7 percentage points lower than Hilversum (31%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
16%
▲3 percentage points higher than Hilversum (13%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
▲22% higher than Hilversum (0.9)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
22%
▼5 percentage points lower than Hilversum (27%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+9 pp
▲higher than Hilversum (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
82%
▼6 percentage points lower than Hilversum (88%)
Industrial, share of addresses
7%
▲5 percentage points higher than Hilversum (2%)
Office, share of addresses
3%
▲1 percentage point higher than Hilversum (2%)
Private rent
19%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
49%
▲12 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Single-family dwellings
51%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 365 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie235
Handel en horeca295
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie190
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed40
Zakelijke dienstverlening365
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg220
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten145
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
22% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 27% in the municipality of Hilversum (2025).
Petrol77.9%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)22.1%
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 13% to 22% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
22%▼ 5 percentage points below Hilversum (27%)
+9 pp since 2014
Hilversum +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, 4,625 passenger cars and 410 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars4,625
Motorcycles410
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
82% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (7%).
Residential82.3%
Retail2.1%
Office2.7%
Assembly0.3%
Healthcare0.5%
Industrial6.5%
Education0.1%
Sports0.3%
Other8.6%
Explanation
Based on 5,499 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
3,890 residents per km²: 7.2 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²3,890
NL 539▲ +622% vs NL
Private rent19%
NL 14%▲ +36% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings49%
NL 37%▲ +32% vs NL
Single-family dwellings51%
NL 63%▼ −19% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings48%
NL 57%▼ −16% 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