The population is shrinking, while it grows in Kerkrade. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Kerkrade, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Waubacherveld is €277,000, 29% higher than in Kerkrade (€214,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 30%, against a rise of 31% in Kerkrade. 79% of the homes are owner-occupied, 26 percentage points more than in Kerkrade (53%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€277,000
▲29% higher than Kerkrade (€214,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+30%
▼lower than Kerkrade (+31%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
79%
▲26 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (53%)
Social housing
16%
▼16 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (32%)
Private rent
4%
▼11 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (15%)
Single-family dwellings
84%
▲20 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (64%)
Built 1945–1964
1%
▼20 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (21%)
Built before 1945
3%
▼17 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (20%)
Built 1975–1991
32%
▲5 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (27%)
Average WOZ value
€277,000
▲29% higher than Kerkrade (€214,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+30%
▼lower than Kerkrade (+31%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
79%
▲26 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (53%)
Social housing
16%
▼16 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (32%)
Private rent
4%
▼11 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (15%)
Single-family dwellings
84%
▲20 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (64%)
Built 1945–1964
1%
▼20 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (21%)
Built before 1945
3%
▼17 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (20%)
Built 1975–1991
32%
▲5 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (27%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 30% between 2021 and 2025, to €277,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€277,000▲ 29% above Kerkrade
+30% since 2021
Kerkrade +31%
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: ~€333 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€333/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
151 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €277,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€126NL median
Property tax (OZB)€40€24
Water board levy€39–
Waste levy€26€27
Sewage levy€21€22
Costs to set aside€207
Maintenance reserve€193–
Buildings insurance€14–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Kerkrade's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 291st 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 151 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €277,000.
Levies: Kerkrade'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
Waubacherveld has the highest WOZ value of the 6 buurten in Kerkrade-Noord.
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: €277,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Waubacherveld
277,000
492
–
Eygelshoven-Kom
197,000
1,217
–
Hopel
222,000
1,033
–
Vink
272,000
1,115
–
Chevremont
195,000
1,614
–
Haanrade
248,000
1,018
–
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 79% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied79%
Social housing16%
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
84% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes84%
Multi-family homes16%
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
56% of dwellings were built between 1965 and 1974, against 13% in the municipality of Kerkrade.
Before 19453.5%
1945-19640.8%
1965-197455.7%
1975-199132.3%
1992-20057.7%
Explanation
Based on 492 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 Kerkrade average.
In 2025, 60 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Waubacherveld, 20% higher than in Kerkrade (50). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 29%, against a fall of 4% in Kerkrade. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
60
▲20% higher than Kerkrade (50)
Change since 2021
+29%
▲higher than Kerkrade (-4%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
8.1
▲3.4 times as high as Kerkrade (2.4)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
60
▲20% higher than Kerkrade (50)
Change since 2021
+29%
▲higher than Kerkrade (-4%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
8.1
▲3.4 times as high as Kerkrade (2.4)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Waubacherveld registered 60 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 50 in the municipality of Kerkrade.
Waubacherveld60
The municipality of Kerkrade50
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 Waubacherveld is 'Theft and burglary': 21.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 16.8 in the municipality of Kerkrade.
WaubacherveldKerkrade
Theft and burglary21.9
Kerkrade 16.8▲ +30% vs Kerkrade
Vandalism and public order11.9
Kerkrade 6.4▲ +86% vs Kerkrade
Violence and threats10.0
Kerkrade 5.8▲ +72% vs Kerkrade
Traffic6.0
Kerkrade 11.5▼ −48% vs Kerkrade
Other and withheld5.0
Kerkrade 2.9▲ +72% vs Kerkrade
Fraud and scams4.0
Kerkrade 6.0▼ −33% vs Kerkrade
Environmental1.0
Kerkrade 0.3▲ +233% vs Kerkrade
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 Waubacherveld registered 8 traffic accidents, of which 0 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 Kerkrade average; green space is above the Kerkrade average.
An estimated 70% of adults in Waubacherveld rate their own health as good, 8 percentage points more than in Kerkrade. Fewer adults smoke (15% against 22%), fewer feel lonely (48% against 55%), fewer report anxiety or depression (44% against 51%) and fewer are overweight (59% against 62%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Waubacherveld, covering 37% of the area, against 17% in Kerkrade. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 28% of the area, 7 percentage points above the 21% in Kerkrade.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
70%
▲8 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (62%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
28%
▲7 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (21%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
44%
▼7 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (51%)
Lonely
48%
▼7 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (55%)
Smokes
15%
▼7 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (22%)
Overweight
59%
▼3 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (62%)
Built-up, share of the area
24%
▼27 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (51%)
Agriculture, share of the area
37%
▲20 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (17%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
28%
▲17 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (11%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
70%
▲8 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (62%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
28%
▲7 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (21%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
44%
▼7 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (51%)
Lonely
48%
▼7 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (55%)
Smokes
15%
▼7 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (22%)
Overweight
59%
▼3 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (62%)
Built-up, share of the area
24%
▼27 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (51%)
Agriculture, share of the area
37%
▲20 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (17%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
28%
▲17 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (11%)
Health
An estimated 70% of adults rate their own health as good, against 62% in the municipality of Kerkrade (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Kerkrade
Good self-rated health
69.5%
62.1%
Smokes
15.2%
21.5%
Excessive drinking
4.8%
4.2%
Overweight
59.2%
61.9%
Lonely
48.3%
54.6%
Anxiety or depression feelings
43.8%
50.6%
Meets physical activity guideline
38.1%
36.1%
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
28% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 21% in the municipality of Kerkrade.
Traffic6.1%
Built-up23.8%
Other built-up5.4%
Agriculture36.7%
Forest and nature27.9%
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 800 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
800 m
–
GP practice
900 m
–
Primary school
1,200 m
–
Daycare
1,300 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.7
GP practices
–
0.6
Daycares
–
0.1
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 shrinking, while it grows in Kerkrade.
Waubacherveld has 1,010 inhabitants (2026), or 690 per km² (67% lower than in Kerkrade). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 2%, against a rise of 1% in Kerkrade. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Kerkrade was 68%, 10 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 37% 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%
▼lower than Kerkrade (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Kerkrade
68%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
=about the same as Kerkrade (+0%)
Married
51%
▲12 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (39%)
Dutch origin
73%
▲8 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (65%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
48%
▲4 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (44%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
37%
▲20 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-2%
▼lower than Kerkrade (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Kerkrade
68%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
=about the same as Kerkrade (+0%)
Married
51%
▲12 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (39%)
Dutch origin
73%
▲8 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (65%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
48%
▲4 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (44%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
37%
▲20 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 2% between 2021 and 2026, to 1,010.
Residents, 2026
1,010
-2% since 2021
Kerkrade +1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 690 residents per km², this buurt is 67% less densely populated than the municipality of Kerkrade.
Residents per km²690
Dwellings per km²334.7
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 5.0 children were born per 1,000 residents; 5.0 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
28% of residents are between 65 and 80.
0 to 15120
15 to 2580
25 to 45215
45 to 65270
65 to 80280
80 and over50
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
51% of residents are married.
Never married370
Married515
Divorced75
Widowed50
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
73% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands740
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)180
Outside Europe95
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
48% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1180
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4360
Higher professional, university210
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Kerkrade; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 68% of eligible voters in Kerkrade voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 37% of the valid votes.
Municipality of KerkradeThe Netherlands
D66
9%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
37.4%
16.7%
VVD
10.6%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
9.9%
12.8%
CDA
9.5%
11.8%
JA21
4.8%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
7.2%
4.5%
BBB
1.8%
2.6%
Other
9.9%
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
Waubacherveld has an average of 1.3 cars per household, 18% higher than in Kerkrade (1.1). 18% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points more than in Kerkrade (15%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
7%
▼16 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (23%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
20%
▲6 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (14%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
20%
▲4 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲18% higher than Kerkrade (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
18%
▲3 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (15%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+8 pp
▲higher than Kerkrade (+5 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (3%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (2%)
Residential, share of addresses
86%
▲2 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (84%)
Multi-family dwellings
16%
▼21 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
16%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Average WOZ value
€277,000
▼30% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
7%
▼16 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (23%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
20%
▲6 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (14%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
20%
▲4 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲18% higher than Kerkrade (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
18%
▲3 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (15%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+8 pp
▲higher than Kerkrade (+5 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (3%)
Retail, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Kerkrade (2%)
Residential, share of addresses
86%
▲2 percentage points higher than Kerkrade (84%)
Multi-family dwellings
16%
▼21 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
16%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Average WOZ value
€277,000
▼30% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 15 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie15
Handel en horeca5
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening15
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg15
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
18% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 15% in the municipality of Kerkrade (2025).
Petrol81.9%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)18.1%
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 10% to 18% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
18%▲ 3 percentage points above Kerkrade (15%)
+8 pp since 2021
Kerkrade +5 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, 635 passenger cars and 55 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars635
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
86% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (1%).
Residential85.6%
Retail0.2%
Office0.2%
Assembly0.3%
Healthcare0.2%
Industrial1%
Other12.7%
Explanation
Based on 575 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
4% private rent, against 14% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Private rent4%
NL 14%▼ −71% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings16%
NL 37%▼ −57% vs NL
Social housing16%
NL 28%▼ −43% vs NL
Average WOZ value€277,000
NL €398,000▼ −30% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings79%
NL 57%▲ +39% 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