The population is shrinking, while it grows 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 Gorssel is €500,000, 7% higher than in Lochem (€466,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 39%, against a rise of 36% in Lochem. 67% of the homes are owner-occupied, 4 percentage points less than in Lochem (71%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€500,000
▲7% higher than Lochem (€466,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+39%
▲higher than Lochem (+36%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
67%
▼4 percentage points lower than Lochem (71%)
Social housing
27%
▲9 percentage points higher than Lochem (18%)
Private rent
6%
▼5 percentage points lower than Lochem (11%)
Single-family dwellings
84%
▲1 percentage point higher than Lochem (83%)
Built before 1945
14%
▼9 percentage points lower than Lochem (23%)
Built 2006–2015
15%
▲7 percentage points higher than Lochem (8%)
Built 1975–1991
15%
▼4 percentage points lower than Lochem (19%)
Average WOZ value
€500,000
▲7% higher than Lochem (€466,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+39%
▲higher than Lochem (+36%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
67%
▼4 percentage points lower than Lochem (71%)
Social housing
27%
▲9 percentage points higher than Lochem (18%)
Private rent
6%
▼5 percentage points lower than Lochem (11%)
Single-family dwellings
84%
▲1 percentage point higher than Lochem (83%)
Built before 1945
14%
▼9 percentage points lower than Lochem (23%)
Built 2006–2015
15%
▲7 percentage points higher than Lochem (8%)
Built 1975–1991
15%
▼4 percentage points lower than Lochem (19%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 39% between 2021 and 2025, to €500,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€500,000▲ 7% above Lochem
+39% 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: ~€323 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€323/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
144 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €500,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€126NL median
Water board levy€46–
Sewage levy€33€22
Property tax (OZB)€26€44
Waste levy€21€27
Costs to set aside€197
Maintenance reserve€184–
Buildings insurance€13–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Lochem's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 40th 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 (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €500,000.
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
Gorssel has the 2nd-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: €500,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Gorssel
500,000
1,712
–
Eefde
395,000
1,619
–
Epse
574,000
696
–
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 67% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied67%
Social housing27%
Private rent6%
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
23% of dwellings were built between 1945 and 1964, against 14% in the municipality of Lochem.
Before 194514.1%
1945-196422.8%
1965-197416.8%
1975-199114.6%
1992-200512.7%
2006-201514.5%
2016 and later4.5%
Explanation
Based on 1,753 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, 16 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Gorssel, 24% lower than in Lochem (21). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 28%, 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
16
▼24% lower than Lochem (21)
Change since 2021
-28%
▼lower than Lochem (-20%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
4.5
▲36% higher than Lochem (3.3)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
16
▼24% lower than Lochem (21)
Change since 2021
-28%
▼lower than Lochem (-20%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
4.5
▲36% higher than Lochem (3.3)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Gorssel registered 16 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 21 in the municipality of Lochem.
Gorssel16
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 Gorssel is 'Theft and burglary': 6.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 7.7 in the municipality of Lochem.
GorsselLochem
Theft and burglary6.9
Lochem 7.7▼ −10% vs Lochem
Fraud and scams4.0
Lochem 3.8▲ +5% vs Lochem
Traffic4.0
Lochem 4.0≈ Lochem
Vandalism and public order0.6
Lochem 3.3▼ −82% vs Lochem
Violence and threats0.6
Lochem 1.7▼ −65% vs Lochem
Environmental0.3
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 Gorssel registered 12 traffic accidents, of which 2 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 Lochem average; green space is about the Lochem average.
An estimated 75% of adults in Gorssel rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points less than in Lochem. Fewer adults are overweight (49% against 52%), fewer meet the physical activity guideline (49% against 51%) and fewer smoke (12% against 13%), but more feel lonely (42% against 40%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Gorssel, covering 46% of the area, against 5% in Lochem. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 20% of the area, in line with the 20% in Lochem.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
75%
▼2 percentage points lower than Lochem (77%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
20%
=about the same as Lochem (20%)
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Overweight
49%
▼3 percentage points lower than Lochem (52%)
Lonely
42%
▲2 percentage points higher than Lochem (40%)
Meets physical activity guideline
49%
▼2 percentage points lower than Lochem (51%)
Smokes
12%
▼1 percentage point lower than Lochem (13%)
Agriculture, share of the area
30%
▼41 percentage points lower than Lochem (71%)
Built-up, share of the area
46%
▲41 percentage points higher than Lochem (5%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
16%
▼2 percentage points lower than Lochem (18%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
75%
▼2 percentage points lower than Lochem (77%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
20%
=about the same as Lochem (20%)
More figures
Overweight
49%
▼3 percentage points lower than Lochem (52%)
Lonely
42%
▲2 percentage points higher than Lochem (40%)
Meets physical activity guideline
49%
▼2 percentage points lower than Lochem (51%)
Smokes
12%
▼1 percentage point lower than Lochem (13%)
Agriculture, share of the area
30%
▼41 percentage points lower than Lochem (71%)
Built-up, share of the area
46%
▲41 percentage points higher than Lochem (5%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
16%
▼2 percentage points lower than Lochem (18%)
Health
An estimated 75% 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
74.7%
76.9%
Smokes
12.1%
13%
Excessive drinking
5.8%
6.5%
Overweight
48.9%
51.7%
Lonely
41.5%
40.1%
Anxiety or depression feelings
41.2%
40.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
49.2%
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
20% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 20% in the municipality of Lochem.
Traffic3.3%
Built-up46%
Other built-up1.1%
Recreation4.4%
Agriculture29.6%
Forest and nature15.7%
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 daycare lies here at an average road distance of 600 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
700 m
–
GP practice
800 m
–
Primary school
900 m
–
Daycare
600 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.9
GP practices
–
1.2
Daycares
–
2.1
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 Lochem.
Gorssel has 3,480 inhabitants (2026), or 1,274 per km² (7.9 times as high as in Lochem). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 1%, 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
-1%
▼lower than 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
46%
▲1 percentage point higher than Lochem (45%)
Dutch origin
83%
▼3 percentage points lower than Lochem (86%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
47%
▲10 percentage points higher than Lochem (37%)
D66, share of the vote
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-1%
▼lower than 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
46%
▲1 percentage point higher than Lochem (45%)
Dutch origin
83%
▼3 percentage points lower than Lochem (86%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
47%
▲10 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 3,480.
Residents, 2026
3,480
-1% since 2021
Lochem +1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 1,274 residents per km², this buurt is 7.9 times as densely populated as the municipality of Lochem.
Residents per km²1,274
Dwellings per km²627.1
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 5.7 children were born per 1,000 residents; 17.2 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 15425
15 to 25315
25 to 45500
45 to 65960
65 to 80825
80 and over455
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
46% of residents are married.
Never married1,310
Married1,595
Divorced285
Widowed285
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
83% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands2,900
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)250
Outside Europe330
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
47% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1380
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4860
Higher professional, university1,090
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
Gorssel has an average of 1.3 cars per household, about the same as in Lochem (1.3). 25% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), about the same as in Lochem (25%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
1%
▼8 percentage points lower than Lochem (9%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
26%
▲8 percentage points higher than Lochem (18%)
Business services, share of businesses
32%
▲6 percentage points higher than Lochem (26%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
=about the same as Lochem (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
25%
=about the same as Lochem (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+6 pp
▲higher than Lochem (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
90%
▲8 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%)
Private rent
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
16%
▼21 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Single-family dwellings
84%
▲21 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
1%
▼8 percentage points lower than Lochem (9%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
26%
▲8 percentage points higher than Lochem (18%)
Business services, share of businesses
32%
▲6 percentage points higher than Lochem (26%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
=about the same as Lochem (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
25%
=about the same as Lochem (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+6 pp
▲higher than Lochem (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
90%
▲8 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%)
Private rent
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
16%
▼21 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Single-family dwellings
84%
▲21 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 150 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie25
Handel en horeca80
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie20
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed25
Zakelijke dienstverlening150
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg120
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten45
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
25% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 25% in the municipality of Lochem (2025).
Petrol74.8%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)25.2%
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 20% to 25% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
25%– about the same as 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, 2,060 passenger cars and 160 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars2,060
Motorcycles160
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 retail (2%).
Residential90.1%
Retail2.1%
Office1.3%
Assembly0.9%
Healthcare0.8%
Industrial0.7%
Lodging1.1%
Education0.1%
Sports0.1%
Other4.2%
Explanation
Based on 1,946 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
1,274 residents per km²: 2.4 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²1,274
NL 539▲ +136% vs NL
Private rent6%
NL 14%▼ −57% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings16%
NL 37%▼ −57% vs NL
Single-family dwellings84%
NL 63%▲ +33% vs NL
Average WOZ value€500,000
NL €398,000▲ +26% 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