Built between 1975 and 1991: 10%, against 39% in the municipality of Houten.
Key figures
Built 1975–1991
10%
▼29 percentage points lower than Houten (39%)
Built 1965–1974
10%
▲7 percentage points higher than Houten (3%)
Built 2006–2015
10%
▼3 percentage points lower than Houten (13%)
Built 1975–1991
10%
▼29 percentage points lower than Houten (39%)
Built 1965–1974
10%
▲7 percentage points higher than Houten (3%)
Built 2006–2015
10%
▼3 percentage points lower than Houten (13%)
02 · Safety
Too few residents for a rate per resident: these are counts.
De Poel has too few residents for a reliable rate per 1,000 residents (under 200), so counts are shown instead of a comparison. In 2025, 2 crimes were registered, against 3 in 2021. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Registered crimes, 2025
2
▼down from 3 in 2021
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Registered crimes, 2025
2
▼down from 3 in 2021
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Registered crime per year
2 crimes were registered in De Poel in 2025 (3 in 2021).
Registered crimes, 2025
2
down from 3 in 2021
Explanation
Too few residents for a reliable per-1,000 figure (threshold 200) — registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED.
The largest category in De Poel is 'Violence and threats': 1 in 2025.
Violence and threats1
Fraud and scams1
Theft and burglary0
Vandalism and public order0
Traffic0
Environmental0
Other and withheld0
Explanation
Too few residents for a reliable per-1,000 figure (threshold 200). 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 2021, police in De Poel registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
2021
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) 2021
03 · Living environment
Green space is below the Houten average.
Agricultural land is the largest land use in De Poel, covering 54% of the area, against 66% in Houten. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 2% of the area, 5 percentage points below the 7% in Houten.
Key figures
Green (parks, sport, nature)
2%
▼5 percentage points lower than Houten (7%)
Built-up, share of the area
32%
▲16 percentage points higher than Houten (16%)
Agriculture, share of the area
54%
▼12 percentage points lower than Houten (66%)
Traffic, share of the area
12%
▲9 percentage points higher than Houten (3%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
2%
▼5 percentage points lower than Houten (7%)
Built-up, share of the area
32%
▲16 percentage points higher than Houten (16%)
Agriculture, share of the area
54%
▼12 percentage points lower than Houten (66%)
Traffic, share of the area
12%
▲9 percentage points higher than Houten (3%)
Land use
2% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 7% in the municipality of Houten.
Traffic12.2%
Built-up31.7%
Recreation2.4%
Agriculture53.7%
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 1500 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
3,600 m
–
GP practice
3,200 m
–
Primary school
1,500 m
–
Daycare
1,500 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
0
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 Houten average.
De Poel has 25 inhabitants (2026), or 60 per km² (94% lower than in Houten). In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Houten was 86%, 8 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 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
+0%
▼lower than Houten (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Houten
86%
▲8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Houten (+4%)
Married
60%
▲18 percentage points higher than Houten (42%)
Dutch origin
100%
▲21 percentage points higher than Houten (79%)
D66, share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+0%
▼lower than Houten (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Houten
86%
▲8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Houten (+4%)
Married
60%
▲18 percentage points higher than Houten (42%)
Dutch origin
100%
▲21 percentage points higher than Houten (79%)
D66, share of the vote
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population held steady between 2021 and 2026, at 25.
Residents, 2026
25
+0% since 2021
Houten +1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 60 residents per km², this buurt is 94% less densely populated than the municipality of Houten.
Residents per km²60
Dwellings per km²25
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, almost no children were born; almost no one died.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
40% of residents are between 65 and 80.
15 to 255
25 to 455
45 to 655
65 to 8010
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
60% of residents are married.
Never married5
Married15
Divorced5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
100% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands25
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Houten; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 86% of eligible voters in Houten voted. The largest party was D66 with 21% of the valid votes.
Municipality of HoutenThe Netherlands
D66
21.3%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
12.6%
16.7%
VVD
15.3%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
14.7%
12.8%
CDA
12.5%
11.8%
JA21
6%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
3.1%
4.5%
BBB
1.5%
2.6%
Other
12.8%
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
25% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 29 percentage points less than in Houten (54%).
Key figures
Cars not on petrol (2025)
25%
▼29 percentage points lower than Houten (54%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
0 pp
▼lower than Houten (+19 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
50%
▼42 percentage points lower than Houten (92%)
Industrial, share of addresses
40%
▲37 percentage points higher than Houten (3%)
Assembly, share of addresses
25%
▲24 percentage points higher than Houten (1%)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
25%
▼29 percentage points lower than Houten (54%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
0 pp
▼lower than Houten (+19 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
50%
▼42 percentage points lower than Houten (92%)
Industrial, share of addresses
40%
▲37 percentage points higher than Houten (3%)
Assembly, share of addresses
25%
▲24 percentage points higher than Houten (1%)
Passenger cars by fuel type
25% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 54% in the municipality of Houten (2025).
Petrol75%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)25%
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 25% to 25% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
25%▼ 29 percentage points below Houten (54%)
+0 pp since 2021
Houten +20 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, 20 passenger cars and 0 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars20
Motorcycles0
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
50% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (40%).
Residential50%
Retail5%
Office20%
Assembly25%
Industrial40%
Education5%
Other10%
Explanation
Based on 20 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
60 residents per km²: 89% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²60
NL 539▼ −89% 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