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Municipal leviesMunicipal budgets · CBS
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HealthRIVM Health Monitor
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Neighbourhood · Middelburg (Z.)

Living in Brakenburg I

The population is shrinking, while it grows in Middelburg (Z.). Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Middelburg (Z.), and registered crime per resident is lower.

805 residents, 318 homes, Data: CBS, Politie, RIVM, Kiesraad, Kadaster

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At a glance

Compared with the municipality of Middelburg (Z.) · newest year available

Average WOZ value

€287,000

6% lower than the municipality of Middelburg (Z.) (€306,000)

Prices & homes →

Modelled ownership costs

€289 / month

Typical home, excl. mortgage and energy

Prices & homes →

Crimes per 1,000 residents

92% lower than the municipality of Middelburg (Z.) (48)

Safety →

Self-rated health (estimated)

75%

3 percentage points higher than the municipality of Middelburg (Z.) (72%)

Living environment →

Green (parks, sport, nature)

22%

12 percentage points higher than the municipality of Middelburg (Z.) (10%)

Living environment →

Population growth

-5%

2021–2026, against +3% in the municipality of Middelburg (Z.)

Residents →

Turnout, municipality of Middelburg (Z.)

80%

2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)

Residents →

Location

01 · Prices & homes

Homes cost less than the Middelburg (Z.) average.

The average WOZ value in Brakenburg I is €287,000, 6% lower than in Middelburg (Z.) (€306,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 41%, against a rise of 44% in Middelburg (Z.). 78% of the homes are owner-occupied, 17 percentage points more than in Middelburg (Z.) (61%).

Key figures

Average WOZ value
€287,000
6% lower than Middelburg (Z.) (€306,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+41%
lower than Middelburg (Z.) (+44%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
78%
17 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (61%)
Social housing
19%
7 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (26%)
Private rent
3%
10 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (13%)
Single-family dwellings
97%
28 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (69%)
Built 1965–1974
0%
21 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (21%)
Built before 1945
1%
19 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (20%)
Built 1992–2005
1%
13 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (14%)

Average WOZ value
€287,000
6% lower than Middelburg (Z.) (€306,000)

Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+41%
lower than Middelburg (Z.) (+44%)

More figures

Owner-occupied dwellings
78%
17 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (61%)
Social housing
19%
7 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (26%)
Private rent
3%
10 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (13%)
Single-family dwellings
97%
28 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (69%)

Built 1965–1974
0%
21 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (21%)
Built before 1945
1%
19 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (20%)
Built 1992–2005
1%
13 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (14%)

WOZ value per year

Average WOZ value, 2025

€287,0006% below Middelburg (Z.)

+41% since 2021
Middelburg (Z.) +44%

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

€289/ month

Typical home here, before mortgage and energy

125 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €287,000 · average here

Levies you'll be billed€118NL median

Water board levy€40–
Waste levy€29€27
Property tax (OZB)€26€25
Sewage levy€23€22

Costs to set aside€171

Maintenance reserve€160–
Buildings insurance€11–

Model estimates, not bills.

For this home, Middelburg (Z.)'s OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 214th 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 125 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €287,000.
Levies: Middelburg (Z.)'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

Brakenburg I has the 3rd-lowest WOZ value of the 8 buurten in Arnemuiden.

Netherlands€398,000

Middelburg (Z.)€306,000

Arnemuiden€309,000

De Lage Landen€694,000

Hazenburg II€556,000

Hazenburg I€541,000

Brakenburg III€403,000

Brakenburg II€367,000

Brakenburg I€287,000

Poldertje€241,000

Dorp€213,000

Explanation

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: €287,000 average WOZ value.

	Value	Dwellings	Aged 65+
Brakenburg I	287,000	318	–
Dorp	213,000	626	–
Poldertje	241,000	415	–
Brakenburg II	367,000	275	–
Brakenburg III	403,000	188	–
Hazenburg I	541,000	120	–
De Lage Landen	694,000	30	–
Hazenburg II	556,000	94	–

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 78% of dwellings.

Owner-occupied78%
Social housing19%
Private rent3%

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

97% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.

Single-family homes97%
Multi-family homes3%

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

93% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 21% in the municipality of Middelburg (Z.).

Before 19451.3%
1965-19740.3%
1975-199193.1%
1992-20050.6%
2006-20154.7%

Explanation

Based on 318 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 Middelburg (Z.) average.

In 2025, 4 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Brakenburg I, 92% lower than in Middelburg (Z.) (48). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 66%, against a rise of 15% in Middelburg (Z.). Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.

Key figures

Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
4
92% lower than Middelburg (Z.) (48)
Change since 2021
-66%
lower than Middelburg (Z.) (+15%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.0
41% lower than Middelburg (Z.) (1.7)

Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
4
92% lower than Middelburg (Z.) (48)
Change since 2021
-66%
lower than Middelburg (Z.) (+15%)

Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.0
41% lower than Middelburg (Z.) (1.7)

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025

In 2025, Brakenburg I registered 4 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 48 in the municipality of Middelburg (Z.).

Brakenburg I4

The municipality of Middelburg (Z.)48

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.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Registered crime per year

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025

3.692% below Middelburg (Z.)

-66% since 2021
Middelburg (Z.) +15%

Explanation

Registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED. A year without a matching population figure (KWB) is left out.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Crime by category

The largest category in Brakenburg I is 'Theft and burglary': 1.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 19.2 in the municipality of Middelburg (Z.).

Brakenburg IMiddelburg (Z.)

Theft and burglary1.2
Violence and threats1.2
Fraud and scams1.2
Vandalism and public order0.0
Traffic0.0
Environmental0.0
Other and withheld0.0

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'.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Home burglary

Home burglary 2023-2025: 1.0 per 1,000 dwellings a year on average, against 1.7 in the municipality of Middelburg (Z.).

Brakenburg I1.05

The municipality of Middelburg (Z.)1.7

Explanation

Averaged over 3 years (2023-2025) to dampen year-to-year noise at low counts.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Traffic accidents by outcome

In 2022, police in Brakenburg I registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.

2022

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) 2022

03 · Living environment

Residents rate their health above the Middelburg (Z.) average; green space is above the Middelburg (Z.) average.

An estimated 75% of adults in Brakenburg I rate their own health as good, 3 percentage points more than in Middelburg (Z.). Fewer adults meet the physical activity guideline (44% against 50%), fewer feel lonely (47% against 52%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (44% against 47%), but more are overweight (54% against 49%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Brakenburg I, covering 61% of the area, against 21% in Middelburg (Z.). Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 22% of the area, 12 percentage points above the 10% in Middelburg (Z.).

Key figures

Self-rated health (estimated)
75%
3 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
22%
12 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (10%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
44%
6 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (50%)
Lonely
47%
5 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (52%)
Overweight
54%
5 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (49%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
44%
3 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (47%)
Agriculture, share of the area
4%
50 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (54%)
Built-up, share of the area
61%
40 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (21%)
Recreation, share of the area
22%
16 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (6%)

Self-rated health (estimated)
75%
3 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (72%)

Green (parks, sport, nature)
22%
12 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (10%)

More figures

Meets physical activity guideline
44%
6 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (50%)
Lonely
47%
5 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (52%)
Overweight
54%
5 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (49%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
44%
3 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (47%)

Agriculture, share of the area
4%
50 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (54%)
Built-up, share of the area
61%
40 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (21%)
Recreation, share of the area
22%
16 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (6%)

Health

An estimated 75% of adults rate their own health as good, against 72% in the municipality of Middelburg (Z.) (2024).

This areaThe municipality of Middelburg (Z.)

Good self-rated health

75.1%

71.6%

Smokes

13.9%

16.1%

Excessive drinking

5.5%

5.6%

Overweight

54.5%

49.1%

Lonely

46.6%

52.1%

Anxiety or depression feelings

44.1%

47.3%

Meets physical activity guideline

44.3%

50%

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

22% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 10% in the municipality of Middelburg (Z.).

Traffic13%
Built-up60.9%
Recreation21.7%
Agriculture4.3%

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 primary school lies here at an average road distance of 400 m.

	Distance	Value
Large supermarket	900 m	–
GP practice	800 m	–
Primary school	400 m	–
Daycare	400 m	–
Large supermarkets	–	0.7
GP practices	–	0.9
Daycares	–	2

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 Middelburg (Z.).

Brakenburg I has 805 inhabitants (2026), or 3,464 per km² (3.3 times as high as in Middelburg (Z.)). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 5%, against a rise of 3% in Middelburg (Z.). In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Middelburg (Z.) was 80%, 2 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 16% 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
-5%
lower than Middelburg (Z.) (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Middelburg (Z.)
80%
2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
lower than Middelburg (Z.) (+4%)
Aged 25 to 45
24%
1 percentage point higher than Middelburg (Z.) (23%)
Married
50%
11 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (39%)
Dutch origin
93%
17 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (76%)
D66, share of the vote
16%
1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (17%)

Population growth since 2021
-5%
lower than Middelburg (Z.) (+3%)

Turnout, municipality of Middelburg (Z.)
80%
2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)

More figures

Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
lower than Middelburg (Z.) (+4%)
Aged 25 to 45
24%
1 percentage point higher than Middelburg (Z.) (23%)
Married
50%
11 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (39%)

Dutch origin
93%
17 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (76%)
D66, share of the vote
16%
1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (17%)

Population per year

Residents, 2026

805

-5% since 2021
Middelburg (Z.) +3%

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Density

With 3,464 residents per km², this buurt is 3.3 times as densely populated as the municipality of Middelburg (Z.).

Residents per km²3,464

Dwellings per km²1,382.6

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Births and deaths per 1,000 residents

In 2025, 6.1 children were born per 1,000 residents; almost no one died.

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

BirthsDeaths

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Residents by age group

24% of residents are between 25 and 45.

0 to 15145
15 to 2590
25 to 45190
45 to 65190
65 to 80160
80 and over30

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

50% of residents are married.

Never married335
Married400
Divorced40
Widowed30

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

93% of residents have Dutch origin.

Netherlands750
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)30
Outside Europe25

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Parliamentary election

These figures are for the whole municipality of Middelburg (Z.); there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 80% of eligible voters in Middelburg (Z.) voted. The largest party was D66 with 16% of the valid votes.

Municipality of Middelburg (Z.)The Netherlands

D66

16.3%

16.9%

PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)

12.7%

16.7%

VVD

11.2%

14.2%

GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)

14.7%

12.8%

CDA

12.7%

11.8%

JA21

5.4%

5.9%

Forum voor Democratie

4.3%

4.5%

BBB

1.6%

2.6%

Other

21.1%

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

Brakenburg I has an average of 1.2 cars per household, 20% higher than in Middelburg (Z.) (1.0). 12% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 8 percentage points less than in Middelburg (Z.) (20%).

Key figures

Business services, share of businesses
11%
12 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (23%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
11%
11 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (22%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
22%
10 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (12%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
20% higher than Middelburg (Z.) (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
12%
8 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+3 pp
lower than Middelburg (Z.) (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
89%
6 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (83%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
4 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (5%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
2 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (3%)
Residents per km²
3,464
6.4 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
3%
11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
97%
34 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)

Business services, share of businesses
11%
12 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (23%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
11%
11 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (22%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
22%
10 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (12%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
20% higher than Middelburg (Z.) (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
12%
8 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+3 pp
lower than Middelburg (Z.) (+5 pp)

Residential, share of addresses
89%
6 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (83%)
Industrial, share of addresses
1%
4 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (5%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
2 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (3%)
Residents per km²
3,464
6.4 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Private rent
3%
11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
97%
34 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)

Business establishments by sector

Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 10 establishments.

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0

Nijverheid en energie10

Handel en horeca10

Vervoer, informatie en communicatie0

Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5

Zakelijke dienstverlening5

Overheid, onderwijs en zorg5

Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Passenger cars by fuel type

12% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 20% in the municipality of Middelburg (Z.) (2025).

Petrol87.5%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)12.5%

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

Share on other fuel, 2025

12%8 percentage points below Middelburg (Z.) (20%)

+2 pp since 2021
Middelburg (Z.) +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, 400 passenger cars and 25 motorcycles were registered here.

Passenger cars400

Motorcycles25

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

89% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (1%).

Residential89.1%
Retail0.8%
Office0.6%
Assembly0.8%
Healthcare0.6%
Industrial1.4%
Sports0.3%
Other10.9%

Explanation

Based on 357 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

3% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.

This areaThe Netherlands

Multi-family dwellings3%
Residents per km²3,464
Private rent3%
Single-family dwellings97%
Social housing19%

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

06 · Nearby areas

Other neighbourhoods in Middelburg (Z.)

Other neighbourhoods in Middelburg (Z.)

De Lage Landen	80	€694,000	–
Hazenburg II	325	€556,000	6
Hazenburg I	380	€541,000	16
Brakenburg III	505	€403,000	14
Brakenburg II	710	€367,000	7
Poldertje	905	€241,000	15
Dorp	1,210	€213,000	29

Living in Brakenburg I (Middelburg (Z.)): WOZ, prices & safety