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Residents and householdsCBS
Homes and WOZ valueCBS · Kadaster BAG
Housing marketNVM market overview
Municipal leviesMunicipal budgets · CBS
SafetyCBS and Police
HealthRIVM Health Monitor
Land use and amenitiesCBS land use · proximity statistics
Road safety and electionsRijkswaterstaat · Kiesraad
Comparing with the municipality and the countryRankings and comparisons
District · Lochem
Living in Laren
The population is growing faster than 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 Laren is €520,000, 12% higher than in Lochem (€466,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 65%, the same as in Lochem. 79% of the homes are owner-occupied, 8 percentage points more than in Lochem (71%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€520,000
▲12% higher than Lochem (€466,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+65%
=about the same as Lochem (+65%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
79%
▲8 percentage points higher than Lochem (71%)
Social housing
9%
▼9 percentage points lower than Lochem (18%)
Private rent
12%
▲1 percentage point higher than Lochem (11%)
Single-family dwellings
84%
▲1 percentage point higher than Lochem (83%)
Built 1965–1974
8%
▼8 percentage points lower than Lochem (16%)
Built 2006–2015
12%
▲4 percentage points higher than Lochem (8%)
Built 1975–1991
17%
▼2 percentage points lower than Lochem (19%)
Average WOZ value
€520,000
▲12% higher than Lochem (€466,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+65%
=about the same as Lochem (+65%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
79%
▲8 percentage points higher than Lochem (71%)
Social housing
9%
▼9 percentage points lower than Lochem (18%)
Private rent
12%
▲1 percentage point higher than Lochem (11%)
Single-family dwellings
84%
▲1 percentage point higher than Lochem (83%)
Built 1965–1974
8%
▼8 percentage points lower than Lochem (16%)
Built 2006–2015
12%
▲4 percentage points higher than Lochem (8%)
Built 1975–1991
17%
▼2 percentage points lower than Lochem (19%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 65% between 2014 and 2025, to €520,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€520,000▲ 12% above Lochem
+65% since 2014
Lochem +65%
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: ~€346 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€346/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
161 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €520,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€127NL median
Water board levy€46–
Sewage levy€33€22
Property tax (OZB)€27€46
Waste levy€21€27
Costs to set aside€219
Maintenance reserve€205–
Buildings insurance€14–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Lochem's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 38th 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 161 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €520,000.
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
Laren has the 3rd-highest WOZ value of the 6 wijken in the municipality of Lochem.
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: €520,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Laren
520,000
1,845
–
Lochem kern
374,000
6,066
–
Lochem buitengebied
608,000
501
–
Barchem
500,000
774
–
Gorssel
519,000
5,010
–
Almen-Harfsen
528,000
1,463
–
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 housing9%
Private rent12%
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
31% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 23% in the municipality of Lochem.
Before 194531.5%
1945-196412.3%
1965-19747.7%
1975-199116.6%
1992-200510.8%
2006-201512%
2016 and later9.2%
Explanation
Based on 1,856 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, 19 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Laren, 10% lower than in Lochem (21). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 24%, 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
19
▼10% lower than Lochem (21)
Change since 2021
+24%
▲higher than Lochem (-20%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
4.7
▲42% higher than Lochem (3.3)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
19
▼10% lower than Lochem (21)
Change since 2021
+24%
▲higher than Lochem (-20%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
4.7
▲42% higher than Lochem (3.3)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Laren registered 19 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 21 in the municipality of Lochem.
Laren19
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 Laren is 'Theft and burglary': 7.0 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 7.7 in the municipality of Lochem.
LarenLochem
Theft and burglary7.0
Lochem 7.7▼ −9% vs Lochem
Traffic4.4
Lochem 4.0▲ +10% vs Lochem
Fraud and scams3.7
Lochem 3.8≈ Lochem
Vandalism and public order1.9
Lochem 3.3▼ −42% vs Lochem
Violence and threats0.9
Lochem 1.7▼ −47% vs Lochem
Environmental0.7
Lochem 0.2≈ Lochem
Other and withheld0.7
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 Laren registered 31 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and 2 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 80% of adults in Laren rate their own health as good, 3 percentage points more than in Lochem. Fewer adults feel lonely (36% against 40%), fewer report anxiety or depression (37% against 40%), fewer are overweight (50% against 52%) and fewer smoke (12% against 13%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Laren, covering 84% of the area, against 71% in Lochem. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 11% of the area, 9 percentage points below the 20% in Lochem.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
80%
▲3 percentage points higher than Lochem (77%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
11%
▼9 percentage points lower than Lochem (20%)
More figures
Lonely
36%
▼4 percentage points lower than Lochem (40%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
37%
▼3 percentage points lower than Lochem (40%)
Overweight
50%
▼2 percentage points lower than Lochem (52%)
Smokes
12%
▼1 percentage point lower than Lochem (13%)
Agriculture, share of the area
84%
▲13 percentage points higher than Lochem (71%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
10%
▼8 percentage points lower than Lochem (18%)
Built-up, share of the area
2%
▼3 percentage points lower than Lochem (5%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
80%
▲3 percentage points higher than Lochem (77%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
11%
▼9 percentage points lower than Lochem (20%)
More figures
Lonely
36%
▼4 percentage points lower than Lochem (40%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
37%
▼3 percentage points lower than Lochem (40%)
Overweight
50%
▼2 percentage points lower than Lochem (52%)
Smokes
12%
▼1 percentage point lower than Lochem (13%)
Agriculture, share of the area
84%
▲13 percentage points higher than Lochem (71%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
10%
▼8 percentage points lower than Lochem (18%)
Built-up, share of the area
2%
▼3 percentage points lower than Lochem (5%)
Health
An estimated 80% 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
79.6%
76.9%
Smokes
12.1%
13%
Excessive drinking
7.1%
6.5%
Overweight
50.5%
51.7%
Lonely
36.2%
40.1%
Anxiety or depression feelings
37.2%
40.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
50.7%
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
11% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 20% in the municipality of Lochem.
Traffic2.7%
Built-up1.6%
Other built-up0.1%
Recreation1%
Agriculture84.3%
Forest and nature9.9%
Water0.4%
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
04 · Residents
The population is growing faster than the Lochem average.
Laren has 4,275 inhabitants (2026), or 80 per km² (50% lower than in Lochem). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 5%, against a rise of 3% 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 2014
+5%
▲higher than Lochem (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Lochem
87%
▲9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+14%
▲higher than Lochem (+9%)
Aged 45 to 65
30%
▲1 percentage point higher than Lochem (29%)
Married
47%
▲2 percentage points higher than Lochem (45%)
Dutch origin
95%
▲9 percentage points higher than Lochem (86%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
48%
▲6 percentage points higher than Lochem (42%)
D66, share of the vote
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
+5%
▲higher than Lochem (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Lochem
87%
▲9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+14%
▲higher than Lochem (+9%)
Aged 45 to 65
30%
▲1 percentage point higher than Lochem (29%)
Married
47%
▲2 percentage points higher than Lochem (45%)
Dutch origin
95%
▲9 percentage points higher than Lochem (86%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
48%
▲6 percentage points higher than Lochem (42%)
D66, share of the vote
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 5% between 2014 and 2026, to 4,275.
Residents, 2026
4,275
+5% since 2014
Lochem +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 80 residents per km², this wijk is 50% less densely populated than the municipality of Lochem.
Residents per km²80
Dwellings per km²34.4
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 7.0 children were born per 1,000 residents; 10.4 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 15600
15 to 25425
25 to 45765
45 to 651,300
65 to 80860
80 and over330
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
47% of residents are married.
Never married1,765
Married2,005
Divorced245
Widowed260
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
94% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands4,045
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)105
Outside Europe130
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, mbo1620
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,520
Higher professional, university1,020
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
Laren has an average of 1.5 cars per household, 15% higher than in Lochem (1.3). 23% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 2 percentage points less than in Lochem (25%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
21%
▲12 percentage points higher than Lochem (9%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
12%
▼6 percentage points lower than Lochem (18%)
Business services, share of businesses
20%
▼6 percentage points lower than Lochem (26%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
▲15% higher than Lochem (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
23%
▼2 percentage points lower than Lochem (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+1 pp
▼lower than Lochem (+4 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
16%
▲11 percentage points higher than Lochem (5%)
Lodging, share of addresses
4%
▼4 percentage points lower than Lochem (8%)
Residential, share of addresses
83%
▲1 percentage point higher than Lochem (82%)
Social housing
9%
▼19 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Multi-family dwellings
16%
▼21 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
79%
▲22 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
21%
▲12 percentage points higher than Lochem (9%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
12%
▼6 percentage points lower than Lochem (18%)
Business services, share of businesses
20%
▼6 percentage points lower than Lochem (26%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
▲15% higher than Lochem (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
23%
▼2 percentage points lower than Lochem (25%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+1 pp
▼lower than Lochem (+4 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
16%
▲11 percentage points higher than Lochem (5%)
Lodging, share of addresses
4%
▼4 percentage points lower than Lochem (8%)
Residential, share of addresses
83%
▲1 percentage point higher than Lochem (82%)
Social housing
9%
▼19 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Multi-family dwellings
16%
▼21 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
79%
▲22 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij is the largest sector, with 170 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij170
Nijverheid en energie90
Handel en horeca125
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie45
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed50
Zakelijke dienstverlening160
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg95
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten85
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
23% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 25% in the municipality of Lochem (2025).
Petrol77.4%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)22.6%
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 21% to 23% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
23%▼ 2 percentage points below Lochem (25%)
+2 pp since 2014
Lochem +4 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, 2,750 passenger cars and 335 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars2,750
Motorcycles335
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
83% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (16%).
Residential83.2%
Retail1.6%
Office0.9%
Assembly1%
Healthcare1.3%
Industrial15.5%
Lodging4.1%
Education0.2%
Sports0.2%
Other6%
Explanation
Based on 2,232 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
80 residents per km²: 85% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²80
NL 539▼ −85% vs NL
Social housing9%
NL 28%▼ −68% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings16%
NL 37%▼ −57% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings79%
NL 57%▲ +39% vs NL
Single-family dwellings84%
NL 63%▲ +33% 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