The average WOZ value in Buitengebied is €466,000, 52% higher than in Middelburg (Z.) (€306,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 19%, against a rise of 44% in Middelburg (Z.). 83% of the homes are owner-occupied, 22 percentage points more than in Middelburg (Z.) (61%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€466,000
▲52% higher than Middelburg (Z.) (€306,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+19%
▼lower than Middelburg (Z.) (+44%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
83%
▲22 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (61%)
Social housing
0%
▼26 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (26%)
Private rent
17%
▲4 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (13%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲31 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (69%)
Built 1945–1964
25%
▲14 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (11%)
Built 1975–1991
8%
▼13 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (21%)
Built 1992–2005
2%
▼12 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (14%)
Average WOZ value
€466,000
▲52% higher than Middelburg (Z.) (€306,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+19%
▼lower than Middelburg (Z.) (+44%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
83%
▲22 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (61%)
Social housing
0%
▼26 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (26%)
Private rent
17%
▲4 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (13%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲31 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (69%)
Built 1945–1964
25%
▲14 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (11%)
Built 1975–1991
8%
▼13 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (21%)
Built 1992–2005
2%
▼12 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (14%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 19% between 2021 and 2025, to €466,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€466,000▲ 52% above Middelburg (Z.)
+19% 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
Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€414 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€414/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
200 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €466,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€140NL median
Water board levy€45–
Property tax (OZB)€43€41
Waste levy€29€27
Sewage levy€23€22
Costs to set aside€274
Maintenance reserve€256–
Buildings insurance€18–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Middelburg (Z.)'s OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 215th 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 200 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €466,000.
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.
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)
Dwellings by ownership
The largest category is owner-occupied, at 83% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied83%
Private rent17%
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
100% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes100%
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
34% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 20% in the municipality of Middelburg (Z.).
Before 194534%
1945-196424.5%
1965-197417%
1975-19917.5%
1992-20051.9%
2006-20159.4%
2016 and later5.7%
Explanation
Based on 53 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
Too few residents for a rate per resident: these are counts.
Buitengebied has too few residents for a reliable rate per 1,000 residents (under 200), so counts are shown instead of a comparison. In 2025, 25 crimes were registered, against 28 in 2021. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Registered crimes, 2025
25
▼down from 28 in 2021
Home burglary
2
2023–2025
Registered crimes, 2025
25
▼down from 28 in 2021
Home burglary
2
2023–2025
Registered crime per year
25 crimes were registered in Buitengebied in 2025 (28 in 2021).
Registered crimes, 2025
25
down from 28 in 2021
Explanation
Too few residents for a reliable per-1,000 figure (threshold 200) — registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED.
The largest category in Buitengebied is 'Vandalism and public order': 10 in 2025.
Vandalism and public order10
Traffic7
Theft and burglary5
Fraud and scams2
Violence and threats1
Environmental0
Other and withheld0
Explanation
Too few residents for a reliable per-1,000 figure (threshold 200). 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 Buitengebied registered 16 traffic accidents, of which 1 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 Middelburg (Z.) average; green space is below the Middelburg (Z.) average.
An estimated 79% of adults in Buitengebied rate their own health as good, 7 percentage points more than in Middelburg (Z.). Fewer adults feel lonely (41% against 52%), fewer report anxiety or depression (41% against 47%), fewer smoke (12% against 16%) and fewer are overweight (45% against 49%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Buitengebied, covering 83% of the area, against 54% in Middelburg (Z.). Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 7% of the area, 3 percentage points below the 10% in Middelburg (Z.).
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
79%
▲7 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
7%
▼3 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (10%)
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Lonely
41%
▼11 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (52%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▼6 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (47%)
Smokes
12%
▼4 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (16%)
Overweight
45%
▼4 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (49%)
Agriculture, share of the area
83%
▲29 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (54%)
Built-up, share of the area
1%
▼20 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (21%)
Water, share of the area
2%
▼7 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (9%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
79%
▲7 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
7%
▼3 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (10%)
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Lonely
41%
▼11 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (52%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▼6 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (47%)
Smokes
12%
▼4 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (16%)
Overweight
45%
▼4 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (49%)
Agriculture, share of the area
83%
▲29 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (54%)
Built-up, share of the area
1%
▼20 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (21%)
Water, share of the area
2%
▼7 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (9%)
Health
An estimated 79% 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
78.8%
71.6%
Smokes
12.1%
16.1%
Excessive drinking
5.6%
5.6%
Overweight
45.4%
49.1%
Lonely
41.3%
52.1%
Anxiety or depression feelings
40.8%
47.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
50.9%
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
7% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 10% in the municipality of Middelburg (Z.).
Traffic6%
Built-up0.7%
Other built-up0.3%
Recreation2.2%
Agriculture83.3%
Forest and nature5.1%
Water2.4%
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 primary school lies here at an average road distance of 1600 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
2,000 m
–
GP practice
2,000 m
–
Primary school
1,600 m
–
Daycare
1,800 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.2
GP practices
–
0.2
Daycares
–
0.2
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.).
Buitengebied has 140 inhabitants (2026), or 11 per km² (99% lower than 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
-18%
▼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
+2%
▼lower than Middelburg (Z.) (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
31%
▲5 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (26%)
Married
56%
▲17 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (39%)
Dutch origin
90%
▲14 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
-18%
▼lower than Middelburg (Z.) (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Middelburg (Z.)
80%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
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Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
▼lower than Middelburg (Z.) (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
31%
▲5 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (26%)
Married
56%
▲17 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (39%)
Dutch origin
90%
▲14 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (76%)
D66, share of the vote
16%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 18% between 2021 and 2026, to 140.
Residents, 2026
140
-18% since 2021
Middelburg (Z.) +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 11 residents per km², this buurt is 99% less densely populated than the municipality of Middelburg (Z.).
Residents per km²11
Dwellings per km²4.3
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, almost no children were born; almost no one died.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
31% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1525
15 to 2525
25 to 4520
45 to 6545
65 to 8015
80 and over15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
56% of residents are married.
Never married60
Married75
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
90% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands130
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)10
Outside Europe5
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
Buitengebied has an average of 1.9 cars per household, 90% higher than in Middelburg (Z.) (1.0). 25% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 5 percentage points more than in Middelburg (Z.) (20%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
29%
▲27 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (2%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
7%
▼10 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (17%)
Business services, share of businesses
14%
▼9 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (23%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.9
▲90% higher than Middelburg (Z.) (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
25%
▲5 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+9 pp
▲higher than Middelburg (Z.) (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
28%
▼55 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (83%)
Lodging, share of addresses
44%
▲43 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (1%)
Industrial, share of addresses
29%
▲24 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (5%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
83%
▲26 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Private rent
17%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
29%
▲27 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (2%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
7%
▼10 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (17%)
Business services, share of businesses
14%
▼9 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (23%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.9
▲90% higher than Middelburg (Z.) (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
25%
▲5 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+9 pp
▲higher than Middelburg (Z.) (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
28%
▼55 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (83%)
Lodging, share of addresses
44%
▲43 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (1%)
Industrial, share of addresses
29%
▲24 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (5%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
83%
▲26 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Private rent
17%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Business establishments by sector
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij is the largest sector, with 20 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij20
Nijverheid en energie10
Handel en horeca5
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening10
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg10
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10
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 20% in the municipality of Middelburg (Z.) (2025).
Petrol75%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)25%
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 16% to 25% between 2021 and 2025.
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, 100 passenger cars and 5 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars100
Motorcycles5
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
28% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is lodging (44%).
Residential27.6%
Retail5.2%
Office4.7%
Assembly6.8%
Industrial28.6%
Lodging43.8%
Education1%
Sports3.6%
Other21.4%
Explanation
Based on 192 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
11 residents per km²: 98% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²11
NL 539▼ −98% vs NL
Single-family dwellings100%
NL 63%▲ +59% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings83%
NL 57%▲ +46% vs NL
Private rent17%
NL 14%▲ +21% vs NL
Average WOZ value€466,000
NL €398,000▲ +17% 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
Living in Buitengebied (Middelburg (Z.)): WOZ, prices & safety