The population is shrinking, while it grows in Oost Gelre. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Oost Gelre, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Den Esch is €329,000, 4% lower than in Oost Gelre (€341,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 39%, the same as in Oost Gelre. 78% of the homes are owner-occupied, 3 percentage points more than in Oost Gelre (75%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€329,000
▼4% lower than Oost Gelre (€341,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+39%
=about the same as Oost Gelre (+39%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
78%
▲3 percentage points higher than Oost Gelre (75%)
Social housing
21%
▲6 percentage points higher than Oost Gelre (15%)
Private rent
1%
▼9 percentage points lower than Oost Gelre (10%)
Single-family dwellings
91%
▲8 percentage points higher than Oost Gelre (83%)
Built before 1945
3%
▼10 percentage points lower than Oost Gelre (13%)
Built 1945–1964
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than Oost Gelre (14%)
Built 1965–1974
9%
▼8 percentage points lower than Oost Gelre (17%)
Average WOZ value
€329,000
▼4% lower than Oost Gelre (€341,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+39%
=about the same as Oost Gelre (+39%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
78%
▲3 percentage points higher than Oost Gelre (75%)
Social housing
21%
▲6 percentage points higher than Oost Gelre (15%)
Private rent
1%
▼9 percentage points lower than Oost Gelre (10%)
Single-family dwellings
91%
▲8 percentage points higher than Oost Gelre (83%)
Built before 1945
3%
▼10 percentage points lower than Oost Gelre (13%)
Built 1945–1964
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than Oost Gelre (14%)
Built 1965–1974
9%
▼8 percentage points lower than Oost Gelre (17%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 39% between 2021 and 2025, to €329,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€329,000▼ 4% below Oost Gelre
+39% since 2021
Oost Gelre +39%
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: ~€294 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€294/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
128 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €329,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€120NL median
Water board levy€41–
Property tax (OZB)€31€29
Sewage levy€26€22
Waste levy€22€27
Costs to set aside€174
Maintenance reserve€163–
Buildings insurance€11–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Oost Gelre's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 164th 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 128 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €329,000.
Levies: Oost Gelre'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
Den Esch has the 6th-lowest WOZ value of the 14 buurten in Lichtenvoorde.
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: €329,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Den Esch
329,000
112
–
't Zand
385,000
312
–
Schatberg
396,000
481
–
Hooiland
272,000
927
–
Centrum
262,000
646
–
Veld Oost
312,000
1,009
–
Veld West
307,000
464
–
Broek
284,000
511
–
Broekdijk
379,000
687
–
Zuid-West
481,000
192
–
Flierbeek
421,000
329
–
Nieuwe Kamp
392,000
30
–
Oude Kamp
357,000
52
–
Buitengebied Lichtenvoorde
522,000
138
–
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 housing21%
Private rent1%
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
91% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes91%
Multi-family homes9%
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
81% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 29% in the municipality of Oost Gelre.
Before 19452.7%
1945-19644.5%
1965-19748.9%
1975-199181.2%
2006-20150.9%
2016 and later1.8%
Explanation
Based on 112 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 Oost Gelre average.
In 2025, 30 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Den Esch, 58% higher than in Oost Gelre (19). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 9%, the same as in Oost Gelre. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
30
▲58% higher than Oost Gelre (19)
Change since 2021
-9%
=about the same as Oost Gelre (-9%)
Home burglary
1
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
30
▲58% higher than Oost Gelre (19)
Change since 2021
-9%
=about the same as Oost Gelre (-9%)
Home burglary
1
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Den Esch registered 30 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 19 in the municipality of Oost Gelre.
Den Esch30
The municipality of Oost Gelre19
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 Den Esch is 'Theft and burglary': 12.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 5.8 in the municipality of Oost Gelre.
Den EschOost Gelre
Theft and burglary12.8
Oost Gelre 5.8▲ +121% vs Oost Gelre
Fraud and scams8.5
Oost Gelre 3.8▲ +124% vs Oost Gelre
Traffic8.5
Oost Gelre 4.0▲ +112% vs Oost Gelre
Vandalism and public order0.0
Oost Gelre 2.2▼ −100% vs Oost Gelre
Violence and threats0.0
Oost Gelre 2.5▼ −100% vs Oost Gelre
Environmental0.0
Oost Gelre 0.0
Other and withheld0.0
Oost Gelre 1.1▼ −100% vs Oost Gelre
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 2023, police in Den Esch registered 3 traffic accidents, of which 1 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2023
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) 2023
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health below the Oost Gelre average; green space is above the Oost Gelre average.
An estimated 75% of adults in Den Esch rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points less than in Oost Gelre. Fewer adults smoke (12% against 14%), fewer feel lonely (38% against 40%), fewer report anxiety or depression (39% against 41%) and fewer drink excessively (7% against 8%). Recreational land is the largest land use in Den Esch, covering 41% of the area, against 2% in Oost Gelre. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 41% of the area, 33 percentage points above the 8% in Oost Gelre.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
75%
▼2 percentage points lower than Oost Gelre (77%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
41%
▲33 percentage points higher than Oost Gelre (8%)
More figures
Smokes
12%
▼2 percentage points lower than Oost Gelre (14%)
Lonely
38%
▼2 percentage points lower than Oost Gelre (40%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
39%
▼2 percentage points lower than Oost Gelre (41%)
Overweight
57%
▲1 percentage point higher than Oost Gelre (56%)
Agriculture, share of the area
22%
▼58 percentage points lower than Oost Gelre (80%)
Recreation, share of the area
41%
▲39 percentage points higher than Oost Gelre (2%)
Built-up, share of the area
30%
▲22 percentage points higher than Oost Gelre (8%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
75%
▼2 percentage points lower than Oost Gelre (77%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
41%
▲33 percentage points higher than Oost Gelre (8%)
More figures
Smokes
12%
▼2 percentage points lower than Oost Gelre (14%)
Lonely
38%
▼2 percentage points lower than Oost Gelre (40%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
39%
▼2 percentage points lower than Oost Gelre (41%)
Overweight
57%
▲1 percentage point higher than Oost Gelre (56%)
Agriculture, share of the area
22%
▼58 percentage points lower than Oost Gelre (80%)
Recreation, share of the area
41%
▲39 percentage points higher than Oost Gelre (2%)
Built-up, share of the area
30%
▲22 percentage points higher than Oost Gelre (8%)
Health
An estimated 75% of adults rate their own health as good, against 77% in the municipality of Oost Gelre (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Oost Gelre
Good self-rated health
75.3%
76.8%
Smokes
11.6%
14.1%
Excessive drinking
7.1%
7.6%
Overweight
57%
55.9%
Lonely
37.6%
39.7%
Anxiety or depression feelings
39.4%
41.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
50.9%
50.1%
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
41% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 8% in the municipality of Oost Gelre.
Traffic3.7%
Built-up29.6%
Other built-up3.7%
Recreation40.7%
Agriculture22.2%
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 large supermarket lies here at an average road distance of 700 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
700 m
–
GP practice
700 m
–
Primary school
1,200 m
–
Daycare
1,300 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1.3
GP practices
–
2.9
Daycares
–
0.1
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 Oost Gelre.
Den Esch has 230 inhabitants (2026), or 828 per km² (3.0 times as high as in Oost Gelre). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 6%, against a rise of 1% in Oost Gelre. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Oost Gelre was 85%, 7 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, CDA had the highest share there: 20% of the vote, against 12% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
-6%
▼lower than Oost Gelre (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Oost Gelre
85%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Oost Gelre (+3%)
Married
47%
▲5 percentage points higher than Oost Gelre (42%)
Dutch origin
94%
▲4 percentage points higher than Oost Gelre (90%)
CDA, share of the vote
20%
▲8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)
Population growth since 2021
-6%
▼lower than Oost Gelre (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Oost Gelre
85%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than Oost Gelre (+3%)
Married
47%
▲5 percentage points higher than Oost Gelre (42%)
Dutch origin
94%
▲4 percentage points higher than Oost Gelre (90%)
CDA, share of the vote
20%
▲8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)
Population per year
The population shrank 6% between 2021 and 2026, to 230.
Residents, 2026
230
-6% since 2021
Oost Gelre +1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 828 residents per km², this buurt is 3.0 times as densely populated as the municipality of Oost Gelre.
Residents per km²828
Dwellings per km²400
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, almost no children were born; 21.3 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
31% of residents are between 65 and 80.
0 to 1530
15 to 2515
25 to 4535
45 to 6555
65 to 8070
80 and over20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
47% of residents are married.
Never married90
Married110
Divorced15
Widowed20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
94% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands220
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 Oost Gelre; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 85% of eligible voters in Oost Gelre voted. The largest party was CDA with 20% of the valid votes.
Municipality of Oost GelreThe Netherlands
D66
14.7%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
14.3%
16.7%
VVD
17.2%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
6.5%
12.8%
CDA
20.3%
11.8%
JA21
8%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.9%
4.5%
BBB
7.9%
2.6%
Other
6.2%
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
Den Esch has an average of 1.2 cars per household, 8% lower than in Oost Gelre (1.3). 19% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point less than in Oost Gelre (20%).
Key figures
Government, education and care, share of businesses
33%
▲18 percentage points higher than Oost Gelre (15%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
0%
▼18 percentage points lower than Oost Gelre (18%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
17%
▲10 percentage points higher than Oost Gelre (7%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▼8% lower than Oost Gelre (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
19%
▼1 percentage point lower than Oost Gelre (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
0 pp
▼lower than Oost Gelre (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
93%
▲7 percentage points higher than Oost Gelre (86%)
Assembly, share of addresses
3%
▲2 percentage points higher than Oost Gelre (1%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
2%
▲1 percentage point higher than Oost Gelre (1%)
Multi-family dwellings
9%
▼28 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Residents per km²
828
▲54% higher than the Netherlands (539)
Single-family dwellings
91%
▲28 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
33%
▲18 percentage points higher than Oost Gelre (15%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
0%
▼18 percentage points lower than Oost Gelre (18%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
17%
▲10 percentage points higher than Oost Gelre (7%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▼8% lower than Oost Gelre (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
19%
▼1 percentage point lower than Oost Gelre (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
0 pp
▼lower than Oost Gelre (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
93%
▲7 percentage points higher than Oost Gelre (86%)
Assembly, share of addresses
3%
▲2 percentage points higher than Oost Gelre (1%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
2%
▲1 percentage point higher than Oost Gelre (1%)
Multi-family dwellings
9%
▼28 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Residents per km²
828
▲54% higher than the Netherlands (539)
Single-family dwellings
91%
▲28 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg is the largest sector, with 10 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie5
Handel en horeca0
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie0
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening5
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg10
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
19% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 20% in the municipality of Oost Gelre (2025).
Petrol81.5%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)18.5%
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
The share of passenger cars not running on petrol went from 19% to 19% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
19%▼ 1 percentage point below Oost Gelre (20%)
+0 pp since 2021
Oost Gelre +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, 135 passenger cars and 10 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars135
Motorcycles10
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
93% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is assembly (3%).
Residential92.6%
Office0.8%
Assembly3.3%
Healthcare1.7%
Other1.7%
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
1% private rent, against 14% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Private rent1%
NL 14%▼ −93% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings9%
NL 37%▼ −76% vs NL
Residents per km²828
NL 539▲ +54% vs NL
Single-family dwellings91%
NL 63%▲ +44% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings78%
NL 57%▲ +37% 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) 2025