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Homes and WOZ valueCBS · Kadaster BAG
Housing marketNVM market overview
Municipal leviesMunicipal budgets · CBS
SafetyCBS and Police
HealthRIVM Health Monitor
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Neighbourhood · Middelburg (Z.)

Living in Essenvelt

The population is growing faster than in Middelburg (Z.). Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Middelburg (Z.), and registered crime per resident is lower.

230 residents, 50 homes, Data: CBS, Politie, Kiesraad, Kadaster

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At a glance

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

Average WOZ value

€611,000

100% higher than the municipality of Middelburg (Z.) (€306,000)

Prices & homes →

Modelled ownership costs

€361 / month

Typical home, excl. mortgage and energy

Prices & homes →

Crimes per 1,000 residents

65% lower than the municipality of Middelburg (Z.) (48)

Safety →

Green (parks, sport, nature)

4 percentage points lower than the municipality of Middelburg (Z.) (10%)

Living environment →

Population growth

+2200%

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 more than the Middelburg (Z.) average.

The average WOZ value in Essenvelt is €611,000, 100% higher than in Middelburg (Z.) (€306,000). Between 2024 and 2025 the average WOZ value fell 4%, against a rise of 6% in Middelburg (Z.). 90% of the homes are owner-occupied, 29 percentage points more than in Middelburg (Z.) (61%).

Key figures

Average WOZ value
€611,000
100% higher than Middelburg (Z.) (€306,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2024
-4%
lower than Middelburg (Z.) (+6%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
90%
29 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (61%)
Social housing
0%
26 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (26%)
Private rent
10%
3 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (13%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
31 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (69%)
Built 1975–1991
1%
20 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (21%)
Built before 1945
1%
19 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (20%)
Built 1945–1964
2%
9 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (11%)

Average WOZ value
€611,000
100% higher than Middelburg (Z.) (€306,000)

Rise in WOZ value since 2024
-4%
lower than Middelburg (Z.) (+6%)

More figures

Owner-occupied dwellings
90%
29 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (61%)
Social housing
0%
26 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (26%)
Private rent
10%
3 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (13%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
31 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (69%)

Built 1975–1991
1%
20 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (21%)
Built before 1945
1%
19 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (20%)
Built 1945–1964
2%
9 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (11%)

WOZ value per year

Average WOZ value, 2025

€611,000100% above Middelburg (Z.)

-4% since 2024
Middelburg (Z.) +6%

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

€361/ month

Typical home here, before mortgage and energy

149 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €611,000 · average here

Levies you'll be billed€157NL median

Property tax (OZB)€56€54
Water board levy€49–
Waste levy€29€27
Sewage levy€23€22

Costs to set aside€204

Maintenance reserve€191–
Buildings insurance€13–

Model estimates, not bills.

For this home, Middelburg (Z.)'s OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 207th 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 149 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €611,000.
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

Essenvelt has the highest WOZ value of the 7 buurten in Middelburg Zuid.

Netherlands€398,000

Middelburg (Z.)€306,000

Middelburg Zuid€297,000

Essenvelt€611,000

Erasmuswijk€399,000

Veldzigt€368,000

Reijershove€291,000

Magistraatwijk I€261,000

Magistraatwijk III€258,000

Magistraatwijk II€247,000

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: €611,000 average WOZ value.

	Value	Dwellings	Aged 65+
Essenvelt	611,000	50	–
Magistraatwijk I	261,000	569	–
Magistraatwijk II	247,000	775	–
Erasmuswijk	399,000	437	–
Magistraatwijk III	258,000	299	–
Reijershove	291,000	850	–
Veldzigt	368,000	238	–

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 90% of dwellings.

Owner-occupied90%
Private rent10%

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

97% of dwellings were built in 2016 or later, against 7% in the municipality of Middelburg (Z.).

Before 19450.8%
1945-19641.7%
1975-19910.8%
2016 and later96.6%

Explanation

Based on 119 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, 17 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Essenvelt, 65% lower than in Middelburg (Z.) (48). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 94%, 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
17
65% lower than Middelburg (Z.) (48)
Change since 2021
-94%
lower than Middelburg (Z.) (+15%)
Home burglary
0
2023–2025

Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
17
65% lower than Middelburg (Z.) (48)
Change since 2021
-94%
lower than Middelburg (Z.) (+15%)

Home burglary
0
2023–2025

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025

In 2025, Essenvelt registered 17 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 48 in the municipality of Middelburg (Z.).

Essenvelt17

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

1765% below Middelburg (Z.)

-94% 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 Essenvelt is 'Vandalism and public order': 8.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 6.3 in the municipality of Middelburg (Z.).

EssenveltMiddelburg (Z.)

Vandalism and public order8.7
Fraud and scams8.7
Theft and burglary0.0
Violence and threats0.0
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

Traffic accidents by outcome

In 2024, police in Essenvelt registered 2 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.

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

Green space is below the Middelburg (Z.) average.

Semi-built-up land is the largest land use in Essenvelt, covering 57% of the area, against 2% in Middelburg (Z.). Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 6% of the area, 4 percentage points below the 10% in Middelburg (Z.).

Key figures

Green (parks, sport, nature)
6%
4 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (10%)
Other built-up, share of the area
57%
55 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (2%)
Agriculture, share of the area
31%
23 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (54%)
Built-up, share of the area
0%
21 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (21%)

Green (parks, sport, nature)
6%
4 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (10%)
Other built-up, share of the area
57%
55 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (2%)

Agriculture, share of the area
31%
23 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (54%)
Built-up, share of the area
0%
21 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (21%)

Land use

6% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 10% in the municipality of Middelburg (Z.).

Traffic3.9%
Other built-up56.9%
Recreation5.9%
Agriculture31.4%
Water2%

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 900 m.

	Distance	Value
Large supermarket	1,200 m	–
GP practice	1,100 m	–
Primary school	900 m	–
Daycare	1,200 m	–
Large supermarkets	–	0.1
GP practices	–	0.1
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 growing faster than the Middelburg (Z.) average.

Essenvelt has 230 inhabitants (2026), or 452 per km² (57% lower than in Middelburg (Z.)). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 2200%, 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
+2200%
higher 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
+1150%
higher than Middelburg (Z.) (+4%)
Aged 25 to 45
26%
3 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (23%)
Married
48%
9 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (39%)
Dutch origin
80%
4 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
+2200%
higher 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
+1150%
higher than Middelburg (Z.) (+4%)
Aged 25 to 45
26%
3 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (23%)
Married
48%
9 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (39%)

Dutch origin
80%
4 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

230

+2200% since 2021
Middelburg (Z.) +3%

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Density

With 452 residents per km², this buurt is 57% less densely populated than the municipality of Middelburg (Z.).

Residents per km²452

Dwellings per km²100

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Births and deaths per 1,000 residents

In 2025, 43.5 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

26% of residents are between 25 and 45.

0 to 1550
15 to 2520
25 to 4560
45 to 6560
65 to 8040
80 and over5

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

48% of residents are married.

Never married100
Married110
Divorced15
Widowed5

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

80% of residents have Dutch origin.

Netherlands185
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)10
Outside Europe35

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

33% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 13 percentage points more than in Middelburg (Z.) (20%).

Key figures

Cars not on petrol (2025)
33%
13 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2024
+21 pp
higher than Middelburg (Z.) (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
98%
15 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (83%)
Industrial, share of addresses
2%
3 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (5%)
Retail, share of addresses
2%
1 percentage point lower than Middelburg (Z.) (3%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
90%
33 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Average WOZ value
€611,000
54% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Private rent
10%
4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)

Cars not on petrol (2025)
33%
13 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2024
+21 pp
higher than Middelburg (Z.) (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
98%
15 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (83%)
Industrial, share of addresses
2%
3 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (5%)

Retail, share of addresses
2%
1 percentage point lower than Middelburg (Z.) (3%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
90%
33 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Average WOZ value
€611,000
54% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Private rent
10%
4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)

Passenger cars by fuel type

33% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 20% in the municipality of Middelburg (Z.) (2025).

Petrol66.7%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)33.3%

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

33%13 percentage points above Middelburg (Z.) (20%)

+21 pp since 2024
Middelburg (Z.) +2 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, 45 passenger cars and 5 motorcycles were registered here.

Passenger cars45

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

98% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (2%).

Residential98.3%
Retail1.7%
Assembly0.8%
Industrial2.5%
Lodging0.8%
Other0.8%

Explanation

Based on 121 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

100% single-family dwellings, against 63% nationally.

This areaThe Netherlands

Single-family dwellings100%
Owner-occupied dwellings90%
Average WOZ value€611,000
Private rent10%
Residents per km²452

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.)

Erasmuswijk	1,020	€399,000	6
Veldzigt	445	€368,000	22
Reijershove	1,970	€291,000	14
Magistraatwijk I	1,105	€261,000	29
Magistraatwijk III	645	€258,000	14
Magistraatwijk II	1,640	€247,000	56

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