The population is growing, while it shrinks in Hulst. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Hulst, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Carmel is €240,000, 22% lower than in Hulst (€308,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 39%, against a rise of 36% in Hulst. 59% of the homes are owner-occupied, 15 percentage points less than in Hulst (74%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€240,000
▼22% lower than Hulst (€308,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+39%
▲higher than Hulst (+36%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
59%
▼15 percentage points lower than Hulst (74%)
Social housing
35%
▲17 percentage points higher than Hulst (18%)
Private rent
6%
▼1 percentage point lower than Hulst (7%)
Single-family dwellings
90%
=about the same as Hulst (90%)
Built 1965–1974
3%
▼12 percentage points lower than Hulst (15%)
Built before 1945
11%
▼10 percentage points lower than Hulst (21%)
Built 1975–1991
13%
▼7 percentage points lower than Hulst (20%)
Average WOZ value
€240,000
▼22% lower than Hulst (€308,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+39%
▲higher than Hulst (+36%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
59%
▼15 percentage points lower than Hulst (74%)
Social housing
35%
▲17 percentage points higher than Hulst (18%)
Private rent
6%
▼1 percentage point lower than Hulst (7%)
Single-family dwellings
90%
=about the same as Hulst (90%)
Built 1965–1974
3%
▼12 percentage points lower than Hulst (15%)
Built before 1945
11%
▼10 percentage points lower than Hulst (21%)
Built 1975–1991
13%
▼7 percentage points lower than Hulst (20%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 39% between 2021 and 2025, to €240,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€240,000▼ 22% below Hulst
+39% since 2021
Hulst +36%
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
110 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €240,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€112NL median
Water board levy€38–
Sewage levy€28€22
Waste levy€26€27
Property tax (OZB)€20€21
Costs to set aside€151
Maintenance reserve€141–
Buildings insurance€10–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Hulst's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 206th 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 110 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €240,000.
Levies: Hulst'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
Carmel has the 2nd-lowest WOZ value of the 11 buurten in Hulst.
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: €240,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Carmel
240,000
638
–
Binnenstad
229,000
1,072
–
Linie
296,000
747
–
Dullaert
252,000
722
–
Puienput
322,000
532
–
Nassau
445,000
373
–
Groote Kreek
500,000
401
–
Zoetevaart
323,000
668
–
Absdaalseweg
400,000
173
–
Hogeweg
280,000
16
–
Buitengebied Hulst
443,000
228
–
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 59% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied59%
Social housing35%
Private rent6%
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
90% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes90%
Multi-family homes10%
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
38% of dwellings were built between 1945 and 1964, against 13% in the municipality of Hulst.
Before 194510.8%
1945-196437.7%
1965-19743%
1975-199113.4%
1992-200510.8%
2006-201511.7%
2016 and later12.5%
Explanation
Based on 664 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
More registered crime per resident than the Hulst average.
In 2025, 45 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Carmel, 61% higher than in Hulst (28). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 3%, against a fall of 14% in Hulst. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
45
▲61% higher than Hulst (28)
Change since 2021
-3%
▲higher than Hulst (-14%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.6
▼11% lower than Hulst (1.8)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
45
▲61% higher than Hulst (28)
Change since 2021
-3%
▲higher than Hulst (-14%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.6
▼11% lower than Hulst (1.8)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Carmel registered 45 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 28 in the municipality of Hulst.
Carmel45
The municipality of Hulst28
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 Carmel is 'Theft and burglary': 20.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 6.7 in the municipality of Hulst.
CarmelHulst
Theft and burglary20.6
Hulst 6.7▲ +207% vs Hulst
Traffic9.9
Hulst 7.3▲ +36% vs Hulst
Other and withheld5.4
Hulst 2.1▲ +157% vs Hulst
Violence and threats4.5
Hulst 3.7▲ +22% vs Hulst
Fraud and scams4.5
Hulst 4.1▲ +10% vs Hulst
Vandalism and public order0.0
Hulst 3.5▼ −100% vs Hulst
Environmental0.0
Hulst 0.4≈ Hulst
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 Carmel registered 9 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 below the Hulst average; green space is above the Hulst average.
An estimated 66% of adults in Carmel rate their own health as good, 5 percentage points less than in Hulst. More adults feel lonely (57% against 50%), more report anxiety or depression (52% against 46%) and more smoke (20% against 15%), but fewer meet the physical activity guideline (39% against 42%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Carmel, covering 59% of the area, against 4% in Hulst. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 18% of the area, 5 percentage points above the 13% in Hulst.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
66%
▼5 percentage points lower than Hulst (71%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
18%
▲5 percentage points higher than Hulst (13%)
More figures
Lonely
57%
▲7 percentage points higher than Hulst (50%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
52%
▲6 percentage points higher than Hulst (46%)
Smokes
20%
▲5 percentage points higher than Hulst (15%)
Meets physical activity guideline
39%
▼3 percentage points lower than Hulst (42%)
Built-up, share of the area
59%
▲55 percentage points higher than Hulst (4%)
Agriculture, share of the area
13%
▼47 percentage points lower than Hulst (60%)
Water, share of the area
3%
▼17 percentage points lower than Hulst (20%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
66%
▼5 percentage points lower than Hulst (71%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
18%
▲5 percentage points higher than Hulst (13%)
More figures
Lonely
57%
▲7 percentage points higher than Hulst (50%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
52%
▲6 percentage points higher than Hulst (46%)
Smokes
20%
▲5 percentage points higher than Hulst (15%)
Meets physical activity guideline
39%
▼3 percentage points lower than Hulst (42%)
Built-up, share of the area
59%
▲55 percentage points higher than Hulst (4%)
Agriculture, share of the area
13%
▼47 percentage points lower than Hulst (60%)
Water, share of the area
3%
▼17 percentage points lower than Hulst (20%)
Health
An estimated 66% of adults rate their own health as good, against 71% in the municipality of Hulst (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Hulst
Good self-rated health
65.7%
70.9%
Smokes
19.7%
15.4%
Excessive drinking
6.1%
6.1%
Overweight
55.3%
55.6%
Lonely
56.9%
50.4%
Anxiety or depression feelings
51.6%
45.6%
Meets physical activity guideline
39.2%
42.1%
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
18% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 13% in the municipality of Hulst.
Traffic3.3%
Built-up59%
Other built-up3.3%
Recreation13.1%
Agriculture13.1%
Forest and nature4.9%
Water3.3%
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 large supermarket lies here at an average road distance of 300 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
300 m
–
GP practice
900 m
–
Primary school
600 m
–
Daycare
600 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1
GP practices
–
0.7
Daycares
–
1.5
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, while it shrinks in Hulst.
Carmel has 1,170 inhabitants (2026), or 1,976 per km² (14.5 times as high as in Hulst). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 2%, against a fall of 1% in Hulst. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Hulst was 77%, 1 percentage point below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) 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 2021
+2%
▲higher than Hulst (-1%)
Turnout, municipality of Hulst
77%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-4%
▼lower than Hulst (+1%)
Aged 25 to 45
24%
▲3 percentage points higher than Hulst (21%)
Never married
47%
▲6 percentage points higher than Hulst (41%)
Dutch origin
61%
▼5 percentage points lower than Hulst (66%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
49%
▲1 percentage point higher than Hulst (48%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+2%
▲higher than Hulst (-1%)
Turnout, municipality of Hulst
77%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-4%
▼lower than Hulst (+1%)
Aged 25 to 45
24%
▲3 percentage points higher than Hulst (21%)
Never married
47%
▲6 percentage points higher than Hulst (41%)
Dutch origin
61%
▼5 percentage points lower than Hulst (66%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
49%
▲1 percentage point higher than Hulst (48%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 2% between 2021 and 2026, to 1,170.
Residents, 2026
1,170
+2% since 2021
Hulst -1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 1,976 residents per km², this buurt is 15 times as densely populated as the municipality of Hulst.
Residents per km²1,976
Dwellings per km²1,081.4
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 13.5 children were born per 1,000 residents; 9.0 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
24% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 15130
15 to 25115
25 to 45285
45 to 65265
65 to 80260
80 and over110
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
47% of residents are never married.
Never married540
Married395
Divorced140
Widowed85
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
61% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands715
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)370
Outside Europe85
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
49% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1280
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4400
Higher professional, university130
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Hulst; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 77% of eligible voters in Hulst voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 24% of the valid votes.
Municipality of HulstThe Netherlands
D66
12.6%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
24%
16.7%
VVD
15.4%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
7.8%
12.8%
CDA
15.7%
11.8%
JA21
6.5%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.4%
4.5%
BBB
5.2%
2.6%
Other
7.4%
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
Carmel has an average of 1.0 cars per household, 23% lower than in Hulst (1.3). 11% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 7 percentage points less than in Hulst (18%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
11%
▼8 percentage points lower than Hulst (19%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
22%
▲8 percentage points higher than Hulst (14%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
22%
▲6 percentage points higher than Hulst (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
▼23% lower than Hulst (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
11%
▼7 percentage points lower than Hulst (18%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+2 pp
▼lower than Hulst (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
93%
▲5 percentage points higher than Hulst (88%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Hulst (4%)
Assembly, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Hulst (2%)
Residents per km²
1,976
▲3.7 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Average WOZ value
€240,000
▼40% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
11%
▼8 percentage points lower than Hulst (19%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
22%
▲8 percentage points higher than Hulst (14%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
22%
▲6 percentage points higher than Hulst (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
▼23% lower than Hulst (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
11%
▼7 percentage points lower than Hulst (18%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+2 pp
▼lower than Hulst (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
93%
▲5 percentage points higher than Hulst (88%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Hulst (4%)
Assembly, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Hulst (2%)
Residents per km²
1,976
▲3.7 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Average WOZ value
€240,000
▼40% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 20 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie20
Handel en horeca10
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening15
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg20
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
11% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 18% in the municipality of Hulst (2025).
Petrol88.8%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)11.2%
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 10% to 11% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
11%▼ 7 percentage points below Hulst (18%)
+1 pp since 2021
Hulst +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, 630 passenger cars and 30 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars630
Motorcycles30
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
93% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is education (0.7%).
Residential92.9%
Retail0.4%
Office0.1%
Assembly0.3%
Healthcare0.1%
Industrial0.4%
Education0.7%
Other5.3%
Explanation
Based on 715 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
10% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings10%
NL 37%▼ −73% vs NL
Residents per km²1,976
NL 539▲ +267% vs NL
Private rent6%
NL 14%▼ −57% vs NL
Average WOZ value€240,000
NL €398,000▼ −40% vs NL
Single-family dwellings90%
NL 63%▲ +43% 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