The population is growing about as fast as in Lochem. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Lochem, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Epse is €574,000, 23% higher than in Lochem (€466,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 36%, the same as in Lochem. 80% of the homes are owner-occupied, 9 percentage points more than in Lochem (71%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€574,000
▲23% higher than Lochem (€466,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+36%
=about the same as Lochem (+36%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
80%
▲9 percentage points higher than Lochem (71%)
Social housing
10%
▼8 percentage points lower than Lochem (18%)
Private rent
9%
▼2 percentage points lower than Lochem (11%)
Single-family dwellings
96%
▲13 percentage points higher than Lochem (83%)
Built before 1945
7%
▼16 percentage points lower than Lochem (23%)
Built 1945–1964
20%
▲6 percentage points higher than Lochem (14%)
Built 1975–1991
14%
▼5 percentage points lower than Lochem (19%)
Average WOZ value
€574,000
▲23% higher than Lochem (€466,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+36%
=about the same as Lochem (+36%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
80%
▲9 percentage points higher than Lochem (71%)
Social housing
10%
▼8 percentage points lower than Lochem (18%)
Private rent
9%
▼2 percentage points lower than Lochem (11%)
Single-family dwellings
96%
▲13 percentage points higher than Lochem (83%)
Built before 1945
7%
▼16 percentage points lower than Lochem (23%)
Built 1945–1964
20%
▲6 percentage points higher than Lochem (14%)
Built 1975–1991
14%
▼5 percentage points lower than Lochem (19%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 36% between 2021 and 2025, to €574,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€574,000▲ 23% above Lochem
+36% since 2021
Lochem +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: ~€369 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€369/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
173 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €574,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€132NL median
Water board levy€48–
Sewage levy€33€22
Property tax (OZB)€30€50
Waste levy€21€27
Costs to set aside€237
Maintenance reserve€221–
Buildings insurance€16–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Lochem's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 34th 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 173 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €574,000.
Levies: Lochem'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
Epse has the 3rd-lowest WOZ value of the 7 buurten in Gorssel.
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: €574,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Epse
574,000
696
–
Gorssel
500,000
1,712
–
Eefde
395,000
1,619
–
Verspreide huizen Joppe
746,000
180
–
Verspreide huizen Gorssel
805,000
204
–
Verspreide huizen Epse
778,000
208
–
Verspreide huizen Eefde
629,000
391
–
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 80% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied80%
Social housing10%
Private rent9%
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
96% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes96%
Multi-family homes4%
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
31% of dwellings were built between 1965 and 1974, against 16% in the municipality of Lochem.
Before 19456.9%
1945-196419.7%
1965-197430.7%
1975-199113.6%
1992-200510%
2006-201510.8%
2016 and later8.3%
Explanation
Based on 697 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 Lochem average.
In 2025, 6 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Epse, 71% lower than in Lochem (21). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 78%, against a fall of 20% in Lochem. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
6
▼71% lower than Lochem (21)
Change since 2021
-78%
▼lower than Lochem (-20%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.0
▼70% lower than Lochem (3.3)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
6
▼71% lower than Lochem (21)
Change since 2021
-78%
▼lower than Lochem (-20%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.0
▼70% lower than Lochem (3.3)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Epse registered 6 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 21 in the municipality of Lochem.
Epse6
The municipality of Lochem21
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 Epse is 'Fraud and scams': 1.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 3.8 in the municipality of Lochem.
EpseLochem
Fraud and scams1.8
Lochem 3.8▼ −53% vs Lochem
Traffic1.8
Lochem 4.0▼ −55% vs Lochem
Theft and burglary0.6
Lochem 7.7▼ −92% vs Lochem
Vandalism and public order0.6
Lochem 3.3▼ −82% vs Lochem
Violence and threats0.6
Lochem 1.7▼ −65% vs Lochem
Environmental0.0
Lochem 0.2≈ Lochem
Other and withheld0.0
Lochem 0.6≈ Lochem
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 Epse registered 4 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 Lochem average; green space is below the Lochem average.
An estimated 79% of adults in Epse rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in Lochem. Fewer adults are overweight (49% against 52%), fewer feel lonely (38% against 40%), fewer smoke (12% against 13%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (39% against 40%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Epse, covering 67% of the area, against 5% in Lochem. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 17% of the area, 3 percentage points below the 20% in Lochem.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
79%
▲2 percentage points higher than Lochem (77%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
17%
▼3 percentage points lower than Lochem (20%)
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Overweight
49%
▼3 percentage points lower than Lochem (52%)
Lonely
38%
▼2 percentage points lower than Lochem (40%)
Meets physical activity guideline
52%
▲1 percentage point higher than Lochem (51%)
Smokes
12%
▼1 percentage point lower than Lochem (13%)
Built-up, share of the area
67%
▲62 percentage points higher than Lochem (5%)
Agriculture, share of the area
9%
▼62 percentage points lower than Lochem (71%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
12%
▼6 percentage points lower than Lochem (18%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
79%
▲2 percentage points higher than Lochem (77%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
17%
▼3 percentage points lower than Lochem (20%)
More figures
Overweight
49%
▼3 percentage points lower than Lochem (52%)
Lonely
38%
▼2 percentage points lower than Lochem (40%)
Meets physical activity guideline
52%
▲1 percentage point higher than Lochem (51%)
Smokes
12%
▼1 percentage point lower than Lochem (13%)
Built-up, share of the area
67%
▲62 percentage points higher than Lochem (5%)
Agriculture, share of the area
9%
▼62 percentage points lower than Lochem (71%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
12%
▼6 percentage points lower than Lochem (18%)
Health
An estimated 79% of adults rate their own health as good, against 77% in the municipality of Lochem (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Lochem
Good self-rated health
79.4%
76.9%
Smokes
11.7%
13%
Excessive drinking
5.9%
6.5%
Overweight
48.6%
51.7%
Lonely
38.1%
40.1%
Anxiety or depression feelings
39.3%
40.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
52%
50.6%
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
17% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 20% in the municipality of Lochem.
Traffic5.4%
Built-up66.9%
Recreation4.7%
Agriculture9.5%
Forest and nature12.2%
Water1.4%
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 gp practice lies here at an average road distance of 600 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
3,300 m
–
GP practice
600 m
–
Primary school
600 m
–
Daycare
600 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0.8
Daycares
–
0.9
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 about as fast as the Lochem average.
Epse has 1,625 inhabitants (2026), or 1,116 per km² (6.9 times as high as in Lochem). Between 2021 and 2026 the population stayed about level, against a rise of 1% in Lochem. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Lochem was 87%, 9 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 19% 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
+0%
=about the same as Lochem (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Lochem
87%
▲9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than Lochem (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
▼1 percentage point lower than Lochem (29%)
Married
47%
▲2 percentage points higher than Lochem (45%)
Dutch origin
86%
=about the same as Lochem (86%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
48%
▲11 percentage points higher than Lochem (37%)
D66, share of the vote
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+0%
=about the same as Lochem (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Lochem
87%
▲9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than Lochem (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
▼1 percentage point lower than Lochem (29%)
Married
47%
▲2 percentage points higher than Lochem (45%)
Dutch origin
86%
=about the same as Lochem (86%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
48%
▲11 percentage points higher than Lochem (37%)
D66, share of the vote
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population held steady between 2021 and 2026, at 1,625.
Residents, 2026
1,625
+0% since 2021
Lochem +1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 1,116 residents per km², this buurt is 6.9 times as densely populated as the municipality of Lochem.
Residents per km²1,116
Dwellings per km²476.7
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 9.2 children were born per 1,000 residents; 6.2 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 45 and 65.
0 to 15280
15 to 25145
25 to 45350
45 to 65450
65 to 80295
80 and over110
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
47% of residents are married.
Never married695
Married760
Divorced105
Widowed70
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
86% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,395
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)90
Outside Europe145
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
48% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1170
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4430
Higher professional, university550
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Lochem; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 87% of eligible voters in Lochem voted. The largest party was D66 with 19% of the valid votes.
Municipality of LochemThe Netherlands
D66
19.3%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
9.5%
16.7%
VVD
16.5%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
14.2%
12.8%
CDA
14.3%
11.8%
JA21
5.2%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.3%
4.5%
BBB
7.7%
2.6%
Other
8.9%
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
Epse has an average of 1.5 cars per household, 15% higher than in Lochem (1.3). 27% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 2 percentage points more than in Lochem (25%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
0%
▼9 percentage points lower than Lochem (9%)
Business services, share of businesses
33%
▲7 percentage points higher than Lochem (26%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
11%
▲5 percentage points higher than Lochem (6%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
▲15% higher than Lochem (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
26%
▲1 percentage point higher than Lochem (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+5 pp
=about the same as Lochem (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
91%
▲9 percentage points higher than Lochem (82%)
Lodging, share of addresses
1%
▼7 percentage points lower than Lochem (8%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼4 percentage points lower than Lochem (5%)
Social housing
10%
▼18 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Residents per km²
1,116
▲2.1 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
0%
▼9 percentage points lower than Lochem (9%)
Business services, share of businesses
33%
▲7 percentage points higher than Lochem (26%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
11%
▲5 percentage points higher than Lochem (6%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
▲15% higher than Lochem (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
26%
▲1 percentage point higher than Lochem (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+5 pp
=about the same as Lochem (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
91%
▲9 percentage points higher than Lochem (82%)
Lodging, share of addresses
1%
▼7 percentage points lower than Lochem (8%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
▼4 percentage points lower than Lochem (5%)
Social housing
10%
▼18 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Residents per km²
1,116
▲2.1 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 75 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie15
Handel en horeca30
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed25
Zakelijke dienstverlening75
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg45
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
26% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 25% in the municipality of Lochem (2025).
Petrol73.6%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)26.4%
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 21% to 26% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
26%▲ 1 percentage point above Lochem (25%)
+5 pp since 2021
Lochem +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, 1,035 passenger cars and 105 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars1,035
Motorcycles105
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 (1%).
Residential91%
Retail1%
Office0.1%
Assembly0.4%
Healthcare0.1%
Industrial0.8%
Lodging0.8%
Education0.3%
Sports0.3%
Other6.5%
Explanation
Based on 766 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% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings4%
NL 37%▼ −89% vs NL
Social housing10%
NL 28%▼ −64% vs NL
Residents per km²1,116
NL 539▲ +107% vs NL
Private rent9%
NL 14%▼ −36% vs NL
Single-family dwellings96%
NL 63%▲ +52% 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