The population is shrinking about as fast as in Landgraaf. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Landgraaf, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Waubach is €239,000, 10% lower than in Landgraaf (€265,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 35%, the same as in Landgraaf. 52% of the homes are owner-occupied, 11 percentage points less than in Landgraaf (63%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€239,000
▼10% lower than Landgraaf (€265,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+35%
=about the same as Landgraaf (+35%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
52%
▼11 percentage points lower than Landgraaf (63%)
Social housing
43%
▲15 percentage points higher than Landgraaf (28%)
Private rent
5%
▼4 percentage points lower than Landgraaf (9%)
Single-family dwellings
62%
▼14 percentage points lower than Landgraaf (76%)
Built 1975–1991
13%
▼12 percentage points lower than Landgraaf (25%)
Built before 1945
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than Landgraaf (14%)
Built 2006–2015
2%
▼3 percentage points lower than Landgraaf (5%)
Average WOZ value
€239,000
▼10% lower than Landgraaf (€265,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+35%
=about the same as Landgraaf (+35%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
52%
▼11 percentage points lower than Landgraaf (63%)
Social housing
43%
▲15 percentage points higher than Landgraaf (28%)
Private rent
5%
▼4 percentage points lower than Landgraaf (9%)
Single-family dwellings
62%
▼14 percentage points lower than Landgraaf (76%)
Built 1975–1991
13%
▼12 percentage points lower than Landgraaf (25%)
Built before 1945
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than Landgraaf (14%)
Built 2006–2015
2%
▼3 percentage points lower than Landgraaf (5%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 35% between 2021 and 2025, to €239,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€239,000▼ 10% below Landgraaf
+35% since 2021
Landgraaf +35%
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: ~€285 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€285/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
123 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €239,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€117NL median
Water board levy€38–
Waste levy€28€27
Property tax (OZB)€27€21
Sewage levy€24€22
Costs to set aside€168
Maintenance reserve€157–
Buildings insurance€11–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Landgraaf's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 262nd 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 123 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €239,000.
Levies: Landgraaf'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
Waubach has the 2nd-lowest WOZ value of the 7 buurten in Ubach over Worms.
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: €239,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Waubach
239,000
1,553
–
Abdissenbosch
308,000
634
–
Parkheide
379,000
732
–
Namiddagsche Driessen
285,000
495
–
Lauradorp
217,000
1,573
–
Groenstraat
315,000
445
–
Rimburg
286,000
339
–
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 52% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied52%
Social housing43%
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
62% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes62%
Multi-family homes38%
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 1965 and 1974, against 18% in the municipality of Landgraaf.
Before 19459.4%
1945-196426.5%
1965-197438.5%
1975-199112.7%
1992-20058.2%
2006-20151.7%
2016 and later3%
Explanation
Based on 1,555 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 Landgraaf average.
In 2025, 30 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Waubach, 19% lower than in Landgraaf (37). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 17%, against a rise of 1% in Landgraaf. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
30
▼19% lower than Landgraaf (37)
Change since 2021
-17%
▼lower than Landgraaf (+1%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.9
▼27% lower than Landgraaf (2.6)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
30
▼19% lower than Landgraaf (37)
Change since 2021
-17%
▼lower than Landgraaf (+1%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.9
▼27% lower than Landgraaf (2.6)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Waubach registered 30 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 37 in the municipality of Landgraaf.
Waubach30
The municipality of Landgraaf37
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 Waubach is 'Vandalism and public order': 8.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 5.4 in the municipality of Landgraaf.
WaubachLandgraaf
Vandalism and public order8.2
Landgraaf 5.4▲ +52% vs Landgraaf
Traffic6.9
Landgraaf 7.3▼ −5% vs Landgraaf
Theft and burglary5.5
Landgraaf 12.6▼ −56% vs Landgraaf
Violence and threats5.1
Landgraaf 4.3▲ +19% vs Landgraaf
Other and withheld2.1
Landgraaf 3.3▼ −36% vs Landgraaf
Fraud and scams1.7
Landgraaf 4.2▼ −60% vs Landgraaf
Environmental0.3
Landgraaf 0.2≈ Landgraaf
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 Waubach registered 2 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 below the Landgraaf average; green space is below the Landgraaf average.
An estimated 61% of adults in Waubach rate their own health as good, 4 percentage points less than in Landgraaf. More adults feel lonely (52% against 50%), more drink excessively (6% against 5%) and more are overweight (62% against 61%), but fewer meet the physical activity guideline (34% against 36%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Waubach, covering 69% of the area, against 29% in Landgraaf. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 3% of the area, 24 percentage points below the 27% in Landgraaf.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
61%
▼4 percentage points lower than Landgraaf (65%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
3%
▼24 percentage points lower than Landgraaf (27%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
34%
▼2 percentage points lower than Landgraaf (36%)
Lonely
52%
▲2 percentage points higher than Landgraaf (50%)
Overweight
62%
▲1 percentage point higher than Landgraaf (61%)
Excessive drinking
6%
▲1 percentage point higher than Landgraaf (5%)
Agriculture, share of the area
69%
▲40 percentage points higher than Landgraaf (29%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼16 percentage points lower than Landgraaf (16%)
Built-up, share of the area
25%
▼12 percentage points lower than Landgraaf (37%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
61%
▼4 percentage points lower than Landgraaf (65%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
3%
▼24 percentage points lower than Landgraaf (27%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
34%
▼2 percentage points lower than Landgraaf (36%)
Lonely
52%
▲2 percentage points higher than Landgraaf (50%)
Overweight
62%
▲1 percentage point higher than Landgraaf (61%)
Excessive drinking
6%
▲1 percentage point higher than Landgraaf (5%)
Agriculture, share of the area
69%
▲40 percentage points higher than Landgraaf (29%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼16 percentage points lower than Landgraaf (16%)
Built-up, share of the area
25%
▼12 percentage points lower than Landgraaf (37%)
Health
An estimated 61% of adults rate their own health as good, against 65% in the municipality of Landgraaf (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Landgraaf
Good self-rated health
61.4%
65.2%
Smokes
17.9%
18.2%
Excessive drinking
5.5%
4.9%
Overweight
62.1%
60.6%
Lonely
51.6%
50%
Anxiety or depression feelings
48.5%
48%
Meets physical activity guideline
34.1%
36.4%
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
3% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 27% in the municipality of Landgraaf.
Traffic2.7%
Built-up25.1%
Other built-up0.4%
Recreation2.7%
Agriculture69.1%
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 500 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
500 m
–
GP practice
500 m
–
Primary school
500 m
–
Daycare
500 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1
GP practices
–
1.7
Daycares
–
2.3
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 about as fast as the Landgraaf average.
Waubach has 2,905 inhabitants (2026), or 1,303 per km² (13% lower than in Landgraaf). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 1%, the same as in Landgraaf. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Landgraaf was 73%, 5 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 35% 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
-1%
=about the same as Landgraaf (-1%)
Turnout, municipality of Landgraaf
73%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
=about the same as Landgraaf (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
25%
▼3 percentage points lower than Landgraaf (28%)
Married
40%
▼2 percentage points lower than Landgraaf (42%)
Dutch origin
73%
▼2 percentage points lower than Landgraaf (75%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
47%
▲4 percentage points higher than Landgraaf (43%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
35%
▲18 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-1%
=about the same as Landgraaf (-1%)
Turnout, municipality of Landgraaf
73%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
=about the same as Landgraaf (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
25%
▼3 percentage points lower than Landgraaf (28%)
Married
40%
▼2 percentage points lower than Landgraaf (42%)
Dutch origin
73%
▼2 percentage points lower than Landgraaf (75%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
47%
▲4 percentage points higher than Landgraaf (43%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
35%
▲18 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 1% between 2021 and 2026, to 2,905.
Residents, 2026
2,905
-1% since 2021
Landgraaf -1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 1,303 residents per km², this buurt is 13% less densely populated than the municipality of Landgraaf.
Residents per km²1,303
Dwellings per km²696.4
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 5.1 children were born per 1,000 residents; 29.2 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
25% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15320
15 to 25225
25 to 45520
45 to 65735
65 to 80700
80 and over410
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
40% of residents are married.
Never married1,055
Married1,155
Divorced345
Widowed345
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
73% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands2,135
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)550
Outside Europe225
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
47% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1640
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4920
Higher professional, university380
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Landgraaf; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 73% of eligible voters in Landgraaf voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 35% of the valid votes.
Municipality of LandgraafThe Netherlands
D66
10.7%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
34.7%
16.7%
VVD
11.9%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
9.9%
12.8%
CDA
10.4%
11.8%
JA21
5.5%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
6.1%
4.5%
BBB
2%
2.6%
Other
8.8%
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
Waubach has an average of 1.1 cars per household, 8% lower than in Landgraaf (1.2). 15% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 2 percentage points less than in Landgraaf (17%).
Key figures
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
20%
▲5 percentage points higher than Landgraaf (15%)
Business services, share of businesses
16%
▼4 percentage points lower than Landgraaf (20%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
22%
▲2 percentage points higher than Landgraaf (20%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
▼8% lower than Landgraaf (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
15%
▼2 percentage points lower than Landgraaf (17%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+5 pp
▼lower than Landgraaf (+7 pp)
Retail, share of addresses
3%
▲1 percentage point higher than Landgraaf (2%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Landgraaf (2%)
Residential, share of addresses
91%
▲1 percentage point higher than Landgraaf (90%)
Residents per km²
1,303
▲2.4 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Average WOZ value
€239,000
▼40% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Social housing
43%
▲15 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
20%
▲5 percentage points higher than Landgraaf (15%)
Business services, share of businesses
16%
▼4 percentage points lower than Landgraaf (20%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
22%
▲2 percentage points higher than Landgraaf (20%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
▼8% lower than Landgraaf (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
15%
▼2 percentage points lower than Landgraaf (17%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+5 pp
▼lower than Landgraaf (+7 pp)
Retail, share of addresses
3%
▲1 percentage point higher than Landgraaf (2%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Landgraaf (2%)
Residential, share of addresses
91%
▲1 percentage point higher than Landgraaf (90%)
Residents per km²
1,303
▲2.4 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Average WOZ value
€239,000
▼40% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Social housing
43%
▲15 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (28%)
Business establishments by sector
Handel en horeca is the largest sector, with 50 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie30
Handel en horeca50
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening35
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg45
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten45
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
15% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 17% in the municipality of Landgraaf (2025).
Petrol84.6%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)15.4%
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 11% to 15% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
15%▼ 2 percentage points below Landgraaf (17%)
+4 pp since 2021
Landgraaf +7 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, 1,625 passenger cars and 120 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars1,625
Motorcycles120
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
91% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (3%).
Residential90.7%
Retail3.1%
Office0.2%
Assembly1.3%
Healthcare0.7%
Industrial0.8%
Lodging0.1%
Education0.1%
Sports0.3%
Other5.1%
Explanation
Based on 1,715 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
5% private rent, against 14% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Private rent5%
NL 14%▼ −64% vs NL
Residents per km²1,303
NL 539▲ +142% vs NL
Average WOZ value€239,000
NL €398,000▼ −40% vs NL
Social housing43%
NL 28%▲ +54% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings52%
NL 57%▼ −9% 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