The population is shrinking slower than in Hulst. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Hulst, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Graauw is €281,000, 9% lower than in Hulst (€308,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 72%, against a rise of 69% in Hulst. 83% of the homes are owner-occupied, 9 percentage points more than in Hulst (74%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€281,000
▼9% lower than Hulst (€308,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+72%
▲higher than Hulst (+69%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
83%
▲9 percentage points higher than Hulst (74%)
Social housing
8%
▼10 percentage points lower than Hulst (18%)
Private rent
5%
▼2 percentage points lower than Hulst (7%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲10 percentage points higher than Hulst (90%)
Built 1975–1991
8%
▼12 percentage points lower than Hulst (20%)
Built 1992–2005
8%
▼9 percentage points lower than Hulst (17%)
Built 1965–1974
11%
▼4 percentage points lower than Hulst (15%)
Average WOZ value
€281,000
▼9% lower than Hulst (€308,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+72%
▲higher than Hulst (+69%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
83%
▲9 percentage points higher than Hulst (74%)
Social housing
8%
▼10 percentage points lower than Hulst (18%)
Private rent
5%
▼2 percentage points lower than Hulst (7%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲10 percentage points higher than Hulst (90%)
Built 1975–1991
8%
▼12 percentage points lower than Hulst (20%)
Built 1992–2005
8%
▼9 percentage points lower than Hulst (17%)
Built 1965–1974
11%
▼4 percentage points lower than Hulst (15%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 72% between 2014 and 2025, to €281,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€281,000▼ 9% below Hulst
+72% since 2014
Hulst +69%
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: ~€315 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€315/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
144 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €281,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€118NL median
Water board levy€40–
Sewage levy€28€22
Waste levy€26€27
Property tax (OZB)€24€25
Costs to set aside€197
Maintenance reserve€184–
Buildings insurance€13–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Hulst's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 204th 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 144 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €281,000.
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
Graauw has the 2nd-lowest WOZ value of the 15 wijken in the municipality of 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: €281,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Graauw
281,000
527
–
Hulst
311,000
5,570
–
Sint Jansteen
310,000
1,524
–
Clinge
298,000
1,082
–
Heikant
398,000
553
–
Nieuw Namen
308,000
496
–
Kapellebrug
404,000
163
–
Kloosterzande
275,000
1,656
–
Lamswaarde
307,000
273
–
Terhole
290,000
223
–
Vogelwaarde
295,000
836
–
Hengstdijk
308,000
356
–
Ossenisse
346,000
169
–
Kuitaart
331,000
117
–
Walsoorden
310,000
174
–
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 83% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied83%
Social housing8%
Private rent5%
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
100% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes100%
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
50% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 21% in the municipality of Hulst.
Before 194549.6%
1945-196412%
1965-197410.9%
1975-19918%
1992-20058%
2006-20156.5%
2016 and later5%
Explanation
Based on 524 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 Hulst average.
In 2025, 18 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Graauw, 36% lower than in Hulst (28). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 21%, 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
18
▼36% lower than Hulst (28)
Change since 2021
-21%
▼lower than Hulst (-14%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
0.6
▼67% lower than Hulst (1.8)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
18
▼36% lower than Hulst (28)
Change since 2021
-21%
▼lower than Hulst (-14%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
0.6
▼67% lower than Hulst (1.8)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Graauw registered 18 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 28 in the municipality of Hulst.
Graauw18
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 Graauw is 'Fraud and scams': 5.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 4.1 in the municipality of Hulst.
GraauwHulst
Fraud and scams5.4
Hulst 4.1▲ +32% vs Hulst
Violence and threats3.3
Hulst 3.7▼ −11% vs Hulst
Traffic3.3
Hulst 7.3▼ −55% vs Hulst
Theft and burglary2.2
Hulst 6.7▼ −67% vs Hulst
Environmental2.2
Hulst 0.4▲ +450% vs Hulst
Vandalism and public order1.1
Hulst 3.5▼ −69% vs Hulst
Other and withheld1.1
Hulst 2.1▼ −48% vs 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 Graauw registered 3 traffic accidents, of which 1 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2022
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 about average; green space is below the Hulst average.
An estimated 71% of adults in Graauw rate their own health as good, about the same as in Hulst. More adults feel lonely (53% against 50%), more smoke (16% against 15%), more drink excessively (7% against 6%) and more are overweight (57% against 56%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Graauw, covering 94% of the area, against 60% in Hulst. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 1% of the area, 12 percentage points below the 13% in Hulst.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
71%
=about the same as Hulst (71%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
1%
▼12 percentage points lower than Hulst (13%)
More figures
Lonely
53%
▲3 percentage points higher than Hulst (50%)
Overweight
57%
▲1 percentage point higher than Hulst (56%)
Excessive drinking
7%
▲1 percentage point higher than Hulst (6%)
Meets physical activity guideline
43%
▲1 percentage point higher than Hulst (42%)
Agriculture, share of the area
94%
▲34 percentage points higher than Hulst (60%)
Water, share of the area
1%
▼19 percentage points lower than Hulst (20%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than Hulst (12%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
71%
=about the same as Hulst (71%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
1%
▼12 percentage points lower than Hulst (13%)
More figures
Lonely
53%
▲3 percentage points higher than Hulst (50%)
Overweight
57%
▲1 percentage point higher than Hulst (56%)
Excessive drinking
7%
▲1 percentage point higher than Hulst (6%)
Meets physical activity guideline
43%
▲1 percentage point higher than Hulst (42%)
Agriculture, share of the area
94%
▲34 percentage points higher than Hulst (60%)
Water, share of the area
1%
▼19 percentage points lower than Hulst (20%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than Hulst (12%)
Health
An estimated 71% 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
70.9%
70.9%
Smokes
15.7%
15.4%
Excessive drinking
6.9%
6.1%
Overweight
56.7%
55.6%
Lonely
52.7%
50.4%
Anxiety or depression feelings
45.9%
45.6%
Meets physical activity guideline
42.9%
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
0.7% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 13% in the municipality of Hulst.
Traffic1.8%
Built-up1.8%
Other built-up0.1%
Recreation0.2%
Agriculture94.5%
Forest and nature0.5%
Water1.2%
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 shrinking slower than the Hulst average.
Graauw has 900 inhabitants (2026), or 47 per km² (65% lower than in Hulst). Between 2014 and 2026 the population fell 6%, against no real change 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 2014
-6%
▼lower than Hulst (-0%)
Turnout, municipality of Hulst
77%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-1%
▼lower than Hulst (+5%)
Aged 45 to 65
32%
▲3 percentage points higher than Hulst (29%)
Married
48%
▲4 percentage points higher than Hulst (44%)
Dutch origin
64%
▼2 percentage points lower than Hulst (66%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
46%
▼2 percentage points lower than Hulst (48%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
-6%
▼lower than Hulst (-0%)
Turnout, municipality of Hulst
77%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-1%
▼lower than Hulst (+5%)
Aged 45 to 65
32%
▲3 percentage points higher than Hulst (29%)
Married
48%
▲4 percentage points higher than Hulst (44%)
Dutch origin
64%
▼2 percentage points lower than Hulst (66%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
46%
▼2 percentage points lower 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 shrank 6% between 2014 and 2026, to 900.
Residents, 2026
900
-6% since 2014
Hulst +0%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 47 residents per km², this wijk is 65% less densely populated than the municipality of Hulst.
Residents per km²47
Dwellings per km²27.8
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 10.9 children were born per 1,000 residents; 5.4 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
32% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15105
15 to 2555
25 to 45210
45 to 65290
65 to 80190
80 and over45
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
48% of residents are married.
Never married355
Married435
Divorced65
Widowed45
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
64% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands580
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)290
Outside Europe35
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
46% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1250
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4330
Higher professional, university140
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
Graauw has an average of 1.3 cars per household, about the same as in Hulst (1.3). 19% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point more than in Hulst (18%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
26%
▲15 percentage points higher than Hulst (11%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
13%
▼6 percentage points lower than Hulst (19%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Hulst (4%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
=about the same as Hulst (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
19%
▲1 percentage point higher than Hulst (18%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
−2 pp
▼lower than Hulst (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
90%
▲2 percentage points higher than Hulst (88%)
Industrial, share of addresses
3%
▼1 percentage point lower than Hulst (4%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Hulst (2%)
Social housing
8%
▼20 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
5%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
26%
▲15 percentage points higher than Hulst (11%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
13%
▼6 percentage points lower than Hulst (19%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Hulst (4%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
=about the same as Hulst (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
19%
▲1 percentage point higher than Hulst (18%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
−2 pp
▼lower than Hulst (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
90%
▲2 percentage points higher than Hulst (88%)
Industrial, share of addresses
3%
▼1 percentage point lower than Hulst (4%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Hulst (2%)
Social housing
8%
▼20 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
5%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij is the largest sector, with 30 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij30
Nijverheid en energie15
Handel en horeca15
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening20
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg15
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
19% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 18% in the municipality of Hulst (2025).
Petrol80.8%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)19.2%
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 21% to 19% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
19%▲ 1 percentage point above Hulst (18%)
-2 pp since 2014
Hulst +1 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, 600 passenger cars and 55 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars600
Motorcycles55
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
90% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (3%).
Residential90.3%
Retail0.9%
Assembly1.7%
Healthcare0.3%
Industrial2.6%
Lodging0.7%
Education0.2%
Other5.5%
Explanation
Based on 580 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
47 residents per km²: 91% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²47
NL 539▼ −91% vs NL
Social housing8%
NL 28%▼ −71% vs NL
Private rent5%
NL 14%▼ −64% vs NL
Single-family dwellings100%
NL 63%▲ +59% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings83%
NL 57%▲ +46% 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