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Living in Heikant

The population is growing, while it shrinks in Hulst. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Hulst, and registered crime per resident is lower.

1,220 residents, 553 homes, Data: CBS, Politie, RIVM, Kiesraad, Kadaster

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01 · Prices & homes

Homes cost more than the Hulst average.

The average WOZ value in Heikant is €398,000, 29% higher than in Hulst (€308,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 67%, against a rise of 69% in Hulst. 88% of the homes are owner-occupied, 14 percentage points more than in Hulst (74%).

Key figures
  • Average WOZ value
    €398,000
    29% higher than Hulst (€308,000)
  • Rise in WOZ value since 2014
    +67%
    lower than Hulst (+69%)
  • More figures
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    88%
    14 percentage points higher than Hulst (74%)
  • Social housing
    8%
    10 percentage points lower than Hulst (18%)
  • Private rent
    4%
    3 percentage points lower than Hulst (7%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    99%
    9 percentage points higher than Hulst (90%)
  • Built 2016 and later
    10%
    3 percentage points higher than Hulst (7%)
  • Built 1992–2005
    14%
    3 percentage points lower than Hulst (17%)
  • Built 1965–1974
    13%
    2 percentage points lower than Hulst (15%)

WOZ value per year

The average WOZ value rose 67% between 2014 and 2025, to €398,000.

Average WOZ value, 2025
€398,00029% above Hulst
  • +67% 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: ~€327 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)

€327/ month

Typical home here, before mortgage and energy

  • 144 m² · estimated gemeente average
  • WOZ €398,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€130NL median
  • Water board levy€43–
  • Property tax (OZB)€33€35
  • Sewage levy€28€22
  • Waste levy€26€27
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 192nd 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, €398,000.
  • 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

Heikant has the 2nd-highest WOZ value of the 15 wijken in the municipality of Hulst.

Netherlands€398,000
Hulst€308,000
Kapellebrug€404,000
Heikant€398,000

Ossenisse€346,000
Kuitaart€331,000
Hulst€311,000
Sint Jansteen€310,000
Walsoorden€310,000
Nieuw Namen€308,000
Hengstdijk€308,000
Lamswaarde€307,000
Clinge€298,000
Vogelwaarde€295,000
Terhole€290,000
Graauw€281,000
Kloosterzande€275,000
Explanation

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: €398,000 average WOZ value.

ValueDwellingsAged 65+
Heikant398,000553–
Hulst311,0005,570–
Sint Jansteen310,0001,524–
Clinge298,0001,082–
Graauw281,000527–
Nieuw Namen308,000496–
Kapellebrug404,000163–
Kloosterzande275,0001,656–
Lamswaarde307,000273–
Terhole290,000223–
Vogelwaarde295,000836–
Hengstdijk308,000356–
Ossenisse346,000169–
Kuitaart331,000117–
Walsoorden310,000174–
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 88% of dwellings.

  • Owner-occupied88%
  • Social housing8%
  • Private rent4%
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

99% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.

  • Single-family homes99%
  • Multi-family homes1%
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

27% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 21% in the municipality of Hulst.

  • Before 194527.3%
  • 1945-196411.4%
  • 1965-197413.2%
  • 1975-199119%
  • 1992-200514.1%
  • 2006-20154.7%
  • 2016 and later10.5%
Explanation

Based on 554 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, 16 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Heikant, 43% lower than in Hulst (28). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 23%, 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
    16
    43% lower than Hulst (28)
  • Change since 2021
    -23%
    lower than Hulst (-14%)
  • Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
    1.8
    about the same as Hulst (1.8)

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025

In 2025, Heikant registered 16 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 28 in the municipality of Hulst.

Heikant16
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.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Registered crime per year

In 2025, Heikant registered 16 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 28 in the municipality of Hulst.

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
1643% below Hulst
  • -23% since 2021
  • Hulst -14%
Explanation

Registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED. A year without a matching population figure (KWB) is left out.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Crime by category

The largest category in Heikant is 'Fraud and scams': 6.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 4.1 in the municipality of Hulst.

HeikantHulst
  • Fraud and scams6.6
  • Traffic5.0
  • Theft and burglary2.5
  • Violence and threats0.8
  • Environmental0.8
  • Vandalism and public order0.0
  • Other and withheld0.0
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'.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Home burglary

Home burglary 2023-2025: 1.8 per 1,000 dwellings a year on average, against 1.8 in the municipality of Hulst.

Heikant1.81
The municipality of Hulst1.82
Explanation

Averaged over 3 years (2023-2025) to dampen year-to-year noise at low counts.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Traffic accidents by outcome

In 2024, police in Heikant registered 3 traffic accidents, of which 3 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 Hulst average; green space is below the Hulst average.

An estimated 74% of adults in Heikant rate their own health as good, 3 percentage points more than in Hulst. Fewer adults feel lonely (46% against 50%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (43% against 46%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (46% against 42%) and more smoke (17% against 15%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Heikant, covering 83% of the area, against 60% in Hulst. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 4% of the area, 9 percentage points below the 13% in Hulst.

Key figures
  • Self-rated health (estimated)
    74%
    3 percentage points higher than Hulst (71%)
  • Green (parks, sport, nature)
    4%
    9 percentage points lower than Hulst (13%)
  • More figures
  • Meets physical activity guideline
    46%
    4 percentage points higher than Hulst (42%)
  • Lonely
    46%
    4 percentage points lower than Hulst (50%)
  • Anxiety or depression feelings
    43%
    3 percentage points lower than Hulst (46%)
  • Smokes
    17%
    2 percentage points higher than Hulst (15%)
  • Agriculture, share of the area
    83%
    23 percentage points higher than Hulst (60%)
  • Water, share of the area
    0%
    20 percentage points lower than Hulst (20%)
  • Forest and nature, share of the area
    3%
    9 percentage points lower than Hulst (12%)

Health

An estimated 74% 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
74.4%
70.9%
Smokes
16.9%
15.4%
Excessive drinking
6.2%
6.1%
Overweight
54.7%
55.6%
Lonely
46.5%
50.4%
Anxiety or depression feelings
43.4%
45.6%
Meets physical activity guideline
46.2%
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

4% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 13% in the municipality of Hulst.

  • Traffic2.5%
  • Built-up9.6%
  • Other built-up0.5%
  • Recreation1.1%
  • Agriculture82.8%
  • Forest and nature3.3%
  • Water0.3%
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

04 · Residents

The population is growing, while it shrinks in Hulst.

Heikant has 1,220 inhabitants (2026), or 189 per km² (39% higher than in Hulst). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 7%, 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
    +7%
    higher than Hulst (-0%)
  • Turnout, municipality of Hulst
    77%
    1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (78%)
  • More figures
  • Growth of the dwelling stock
    +9%
    higher than Hulst (+5%)
  • Aged 45 to 65
    30%
    1 percentage point higher than Hulst (29%)
  • Married
    47%
    3 percentage points higher than Hulst (44%)
  • Dutch origin
    60%
    6 percentage points lower than Hulst (66%)
  • Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
    62%
    14 percentage points 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 7% between 2014 and 2026, to 1,220.

Residents, 2026
1,220
  • +7% since 2014
  • Hulst +0%

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Density

With 189 residents per km², this wijk is 39% more densely populated than the municipality of Hulst.

Residents per km²189
Dwellings per km²86

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Births and deaths per 1,000 residents

In 2025, 8.3 children were born per 1,000 residents; 4.1 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

30% of residents are between 45 and 65.

  • 0 to 15180
  • 15 to 25110
  • 25 to 45285
  • 45 to 65365
  • 65 to 80230
  • 80 and over45

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

47% of residents are married.

  • Never married505
  • Married570
  • Divorced90
  • Widowed50

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

60% of residents have Dutch origin.

  • Netherlands735
  • Europe (excluding the Netherlands)425
  • Outside Europe55

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Education level of residents aged 15 to 75

62% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.

  • Primary, vmbo, mbo1120
  • Havo, vwo, mbo2-4570
  • Higher professional, university230

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

Heikant has an average of 1.5 cars per household, 15% higher than in Hulst (1.3). 20% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 2 percentage points more than in Hulst (18%).

Key figures
  • Business services, share of businesses
    26%
    8 percentage points higher than Hulst (18%)
  • Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
    13%
    6 percentage points lower than Hulst (19%)
  • Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
    16%
    4 percentage points higher than Hulst (12%)
  • Cars per household (2025)
    1.5
    15% higher than Hulst (1.3)
  • Cars not on petrol (2025)
    20%
    2 percentage points higher than Hulst (18%)
  • Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
    +4 pp
    higher than Hulst (+2 pp)
  • Residential, share of addresses
    94%
    6 percentage points higher than Hulst (88%)
  • Retail, share of addresses
    1%
    1 percentage point lower than Hulst (2%)
  • Industrial, share of addresses
    3%
    1 percentage point lower than Hulst (4%)
  • Social housing
    8%
    20 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
  • Private rent
    4%
    10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
  • Residents per km²
    189
    65% lower than the Netherlands (539)

Business establishments by sector

Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 40 establishments.

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij15
Nijverheid en energie20
Handel en horeca20
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening40
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg25
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten25

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Passenger cars by fuel type

20% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 18% in the municipality of Hulst (2025).

  • Petrol80.4%
  • Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)19.6%
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 16% to 20% between 2014 and 2025.

Share on other fuel, 2025
20%2 percentage points above Hulst (18%)
  • +4 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, 790 passenger cars and 55 motorcycles were registered here.

Passenger cars790
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

94% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (3%).

  • Residential94.2%
  • Retail0.9%
  • Office0.5%
  • Assembly1%
  • Industrial2.9%
  • Education0.2%
  • Other2%
Explanation

Based on 588 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

1% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.

This areaThe Netherlands
  • Multi-family dwellings1%
  • Social housing8%
  • Private rent4%
  • Residents per km²189
  • Single-family dwellings99%
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

06 · Neighbourhoods

Compare the neighbourhoods of Heikant

Compare the neighbourhoods of Heikant
Buitengebied Heikant60€553,000–
Kern Heikant1,160€392,00011

Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026, Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01, CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025, BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024, Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025, RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024, CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022, Municipal levies + CBS 2026. Figures describe the whole district.

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