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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
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Neighbourhood · Middelburg (Z.)
Living in Damplein
The population is growing slower than in Middelburg (Z.). Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Middelburg (Z.), and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Damplein is €330,000, 8% higher than in Middelburg (Z.) (€306,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 37%, against a rise of 44% in Middelburg (Z.). 50% of the homes are owner-occupied, 11 percentage points less than in Middelburg (Z.) (61%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€330,000
▲8% higher than Middelburg (Z.) (€306,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+37%
▼lower than Middelburg (Z.) (+44%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
50%
▼11 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (61%)
Social housing
15%
▼11 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (26%)
Private rent
34%
▲21 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (13%)
Single-family dwellings
27%
▼42 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (69%)
Built 1965–1974
2%
▼19 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (21%)
Built 1945–1964
15%
▲4 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (11%)
Built 1975–1991
17%
▼4 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (21%)
Average WOZ value
€330,000
▲8% higher than Middelburg (Z.) (€306,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+37%
▼lower than Middelburg (Z.) (+44%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
50%
▼11 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (61%)
Social housing
15%
▼11 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (26%)
Private rent
34%
▲21 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (13%)
Single-family dwellings
27%
▼42 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (69%)
Built 1965–1974
2%
▼19 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (21%)
Built 1945–1964
15%
▲4 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (11%)
Built 1975–1991
17%
▼4 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (21%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 37% between 2021 and 2025, to €330,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€330,000▲ 8% above Middelburg (Z.)
+37% 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: ~€283 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€283/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
117 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €330,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€123NL median
Water board levy€41–
Property tax (OZB)€30€29
Waste levy€29€27
Sewage levy€23€22
Costs to set aside€160
Maintenance reserve€149–
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 117 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €330,000.
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
Damplein has the 2nd-highest WOZ value of the 5 buurten in Binnenstad.
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: €330,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Damplein
330,000
1,232
–
Abdij
342,000
1,347
–
Stadhuis
281,000
713
–
Markt
223,000
1,024
–
Dampoort
293,000
223
–
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 50% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied50%
Social housing15%
Private rent34%
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
73% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes27%
Multi-family homes73%
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
46% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 20% in the municipality of Middelburg (Z.).
Before 194546.4%
1945-196415.3%
1965-19742.4%
1975-199116.5%
1992-200516.4%
2006-20152.9%
Explanation
Based on 1,236 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
More registered crime per resident than the Middelburg (Z.) average.
In 2025, 63 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Damplein, 31% higher than in Middelburg (Z.) (48). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 1%, 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
63
▲31% higher than Middelburg (Z.) (48)
Change since 2021
-1%
▼lower than Middelburg (Z.) (+15%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.6
▼6% lower than Middelburg (Z.) (1.7)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
63
▲31% higher than Middelburg (Z.) (48)
Change since 2021
-1%
▼lower than Middelburg (Z.) (+15%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.6
▼6% lower than Middelburg (Z.) (1.7)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Damplein registered 63 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 48 in the municipality of Middelburg (Z.).
Damplein63
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.
The largest category in Damplein is 'Theft and burglary': 34.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 19.2 in the municipality of Middelburg (Z.).
DampleinMiddelburg (Z.)
Theft and burglary34.1
Middelburg (Z.) 19.2▲ +78% vs Middelburg (Z.)
Fraud and scams8.1
Middelburg (Z.) 5.4▲ +50% vs Middelburg (Z.)
Traffic7.5
Middelburg (Z.) 8.1▼ −7% vs Middelburg (Z.)
Vandalism and public order5.8
Middelburg (Z.) 6.3▼ −8% vs Middelburg (Z.)
Violence and threats5.8
Middelburg (Z.) 6.3▼ −8% vs Middelburg (Z.)
Other and withheld1.7
Middelburg (Z.) 2.8▼ −39% vs Middelburg (Z.)
Environmental0.0
Middelburg (Z.) 0.3≈ Middelburg (Z.)
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 Damplein registered 4 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 below the Middelburg (Z.) average; green space is below the Middelburg (Z.) average.
An estimated 71% of adults in Damplein rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point less than in Middelburg (Z.). Fewer adults are overweight (40% against 49%) and fewer feel lonely (51% against 52%), but more drink excessively (8% against 6%) and more smoke (17% against 16%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Damplein, covering 72% of the area, against 21% in Middelburg (Z.).
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
71%
▼1 percentage point lower than Middelburg (Z.) (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (10%)
More figures
Overweight
40%
▼9 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (49%)
Excessive drinking
8%
▲2 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (6%)
Lonely
51%
▼1 percentage point lower than Middelburg (Z.) (52%)
Smokes
17%
▲1 percentage point higher than Middelburg (Z.) (16%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼54 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (54%)
Built-up, share of the area
72%
▲51 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (21%)
Water, share of the area
25%
▲16 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (9%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
71%
▼1 percentage point lower than Middelburg (Z.) (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (10%)
More figures
Overweight
40%
▼9 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (49%)
Excessive drinking
8%
▲2 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (6%)
Lonely
51%
▼1 percentage point lower than Middelburg (Z.) (52%)
Smokes
17%
▲1 percentage point higher than Middelburg (Z.) (16%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼54 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (54%)
Built-up, share of the area
72%
▲51 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (21%)
Water, share of the area
25%
▲16 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (9%)
Health
An estimated 71% 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
70.6%
71.6%
Smokes
16.7%
16.1%
Excessive drinking
7.7%
5.6%
Overweight
39.7%
49.1%
Lonely
51.4%
52.1%
Anxiety or depression feelings
47.5%
47.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
49.9%
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
0% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 10% in the municipality of Middelburg (Z.).
Traffic3.1%
Built-up71.9%
Water25%
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 300 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
500 m
–
GP practice
900 m
–
Primary school
1,000 m
–
Daycare
300 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
2.4
GP practices
–
1.6
Daycares
–
4
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 slower than the Middelburg (Z.) average.
Damplein has 1,725 inhabitants (2026), or 7,065 per km² (6.8 times as high as in Middelburg (Z.)). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 1%, 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
+1%
▼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
+4%
=about the same as Middelburg (Z.) (+4%)
Never married
41%
▼6 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (47%)
Dutch origin
78%
▲2 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (76%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
45%
▲14 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (31%)
D66, share of the vote
16%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+1%
▼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
+4%
=about the same as Middelburg (Z.) (+4%)
Never married
41%
▼6 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (47%)
Dutch origin
78%
▲2 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (76%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
45%
▲14 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (31%)
D66, share of the vote
16%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 1% between 2021 and 2026, to 1,725.
Residents, 2026
1,725
+1% since 2021
Middelburg (Z.) +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 7,065 residents per km², this buurt is 6.8 times as densely populated as the municipality of Middelburg (Z.).
Residents per km²7,065
Dwellings per km²5,133.3
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 5.8 children were born per 1,000 residents; 17.3 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
26% of residents are between 65 and 80.
0 to 1590
15 to 25125
25 to 45380
45 to 65430
65 to 80445
80 and over260
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
41% of residents are never married.
Never married715
Married635
Divorced220
Widowed155
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
78% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,340
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)205
Outside Europe170
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
45% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1220
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4460
Higher professional, university560
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
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
Damplein has an average of 0.8 cars per household, 20% lower than in Middelburg (Z.) (1.0). 20% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), about the same as in Middelburg (Z.) (20%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (14%)
Business services, share of businesses
26%
▲3 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (23%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
24%
▲2 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (22%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.8
▼20% lower than Middelburg (Z.) (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
20%
=about the same as Middelburg (Z.) (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+2 pp
▼lower than Middelburg (Z.) (+5 pp)
Retail, share of addresses
5%
▲2 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (3%)
Industrial, share of addresses
3%
▼2 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (5%)
Office, share of addresses
3%
▲1 percentage point higher than Middelburg (Z.) (2%)
Private rent
34%
▲20 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
27%
▼36 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Multi-family dwellings
73%
▲36 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (14%)
Business services, share of businesses
26%
▲3 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (23%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
24%
▲2 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (22%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.8
▼20% lower than Middelburg (Z.) (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
20%
=about the same as Middelburg (Z.) (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+2 pp
▼lower than Middelburg (Z.) (+5 pp)
Retail, share of addresses
5%
▲2 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (3%)
Industrial, share of addresses
3%
▼2 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (5%)
Office, share of addresses
3%
▲1 percentage point higher than Middelburg (Z.) (2%)
Private rent
34%
▲20 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
27%
▼36 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Multi-family dwellings
73%
▲36 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 90 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie30
Handel en horeca65
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie15
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed20
Zakelijke dienstverlening90
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg80
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten40
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
20% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 20% in the municipality of Middelburg (Z.) (2025).
Petrol79.6%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)20.4%
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 18% to 20% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
20%– about the same as 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, 930 passenger cars and 40 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars930
Motorcycles40
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
84% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (5%).
Residential84.4%
Retail4.7%
Office3.3%
Assembly2.6%
Healthcare0.6%
Industrial2.9%
Lodging1.8%
Education0.2%
Sports0.1%
Other15.7%
Explanation
Based on 1,465 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
7,065 residents per km²: 13 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²7,065
NL 539▲ +1211% vs NL
Private rent34%
NL 14%▲ +143% vs NL
Single-family dwellings27%
NL 63%▼ −57% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings73%
NL 37%▲ +97% vs NL
Social housing15%
NL 28%▼ −46% 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