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Living in Melkweide

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

1,485 residents, 564 homes, Data: CBS, Politie, RIVM, Kiesraad, Kadaster

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01 · Prices & homes

Homes cost more than the Overbetuwe average.

The average WOZ value in Melkweide is €432,000, 2% higher than in Overbetuwe (€422,000). Between 2024 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 4%, the same as in Overbetuwe. 91% of the homes are owner-occupied, 23 percentage points more than in Overbetuwe (68%).

Key figures
  • Average WOZ value
    €432,000
    2% higher than Overbetuwe (€422,000)
  • Rise in WOZ value since 2024
    +4%
    about the same as Overbetuwe (+4%)
  • More figures
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    91%
    23 percentage points higher than Overbetuwe (68%)
  • Social housing
    6%
    16 percentage points lower than Overbetuwe (22%)
  • Private rent
    3%
    7 percentage points lower than Overbetuwe (10%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    100%
    14 percentage points higher than Overbetuwe (86%)
  • Built 1975–1991
    5%
    18 percentage points lower than Overbetuwe (23%)
  • Built 2006–2015
    2%
    11 percentage points lower than Overbetuwe (13%)
  • Built before 1945
    1%
    8 percentage points lower than Overbetuwe (9%)

WOZ value per year

The average WOZ value rose 4% between 2024 and 2025, to €432,000.

Average WOZ value, 2025
€432,0002% above Overbetuwe
  • +4% since 2024
  • Overbetuwe +4%
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: ~€320 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)

€320/ month

Typical home here, before mortgage and energy

  • 143 m² · measured buurt average
  • WOZ €432,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€125NL median
  • Water board levy€44–
  • Property tax (OZB)€35€38
  • Waste levy€31€27
  • Sewage levy€15€22
Costs to set aside€195
  • Maintenance reserve€182–
  • Buildings insurance€13–

Model estimates, not bills.

For this home, Overbetuwe's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 81st 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 143 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €432,000.
  • Levies: Overbetuwe'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

Melkweide has the 3rd-lowest WOZ value of the 6 buurten in Kern Heteren.

Netherlands€398,000
Overbetuwe€422,000
Kern Heteren€376,000
Omg. Julianaweg€482,000
Kern Heteren€473,000
Melkweide€432,000
Liefkenshoek€286,000
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: €432,000 average WOZ value.

ValueDwellingsAged 65+
Melkweide432,000564–
Liefkenshoek286,000625–
Poort van Midden-Gelderland Noord 1/2/3470,00024–
De Haantjes-Vogelbuurt341,000434–
Omg. Julianaweg482,00088–
Kern Heteren473,000300–
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 91% of dwellings.

  • Owner-occupied91%
  • Social housing6%
  • 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

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

90% of dwellings were built between 1992 and 2005, against 19% in the municipality of Overbetuwe.

  • Before 19450.7%
  • 1975-19915.3%
  • 1992-200590.3%
  • 2006-20151.9%
  • 2016 and later1.8%
Explanation

Based on 569 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 Overbetuwe average.

In 2025, 11 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Melkweide, 61% lower than in Overbetuwe (28). Since 2024 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 7%, against a fall of 5% in Overbetuwe. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.

Key figures
  • Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
    11
    61% lower than Overbetuwe (28)
  • Change since 2024
    -7%
    lower than Overbetuwe (-5%)
  • Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
    1.2
    43% lower than Overbetuwe (2.1)

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025

In 2025, Melkweide registered 11 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 28 in the municipality of Overbetuwe.

Melkweide11
The municipality of Overbetuwe28
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

In 2025, Melkweide registered 11 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 28 in the municipality of Overbetuwe.

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
1161% below Overbetuwe
  • -7% since 2024
  • Overbetuwe -5%
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 Melkweide is 'Fraud and scams': 4.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 3.8 in the municipality of Overbetuwe.

MelkweideOverbetuwe
  • Fraud and scams4.1
  • Theft and burglary2.7
  • Traffic2.0
  • Vandalism and public order0.7
  • Violence and threats0.7
  • Other and withheld0.7
  • Environmental0.0
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: 1.2 per 1,000 dwellings a year on average, against 2.1 in the municipality of Overbetuwe.

Melkweide1.18
The municipality of Overbetuwe2.09
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 2024, police in Melkweide registered 4 traffic accidents, of which 1 with injury and none fatal.

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 Overbetuwe average; green space is below the Overbetuwe average.

An estimated 79% of adults in Melkweide rate their own health as good, 4 percentage points more than in Overbetuwe. Fewer adults smoke (13% against 15%), fewer feel lonely (40% against 41%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (42% against 43%), but more are overweight (54% against 53%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Melkweide, covering 87% of the area, against 12% in Overbetuwe. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 3% of the area, 7 percentage points below the 10% in Overbetuwe.

Key figures
  • Self-rated health (estimated)
    79%
    4 percentage points higher than Overbetuwe (75%)
  • Green (parks, sport, nature)
    3%
    7 percentage points lower than Overbetuwe (10%)
  • More figures
  • Smokes
    13%
    2 percentage points lower than Overbetuwe (15%)
  • Lonely
    40%
    1 percentage point lower than Overbetuwe (41%)
  • Anxiety or depression feelings
    42%
    1 percentage point lower than Overbetuwe (43%)
  • Overweight
    54%
    1 percentage point higher than Overbetuwe (53%)
  • Built-up, share of the area
    87%
    75 percentage points higher than Overbetuwe (12%)
  • Agriculture, share of the area
    0%
    67 percentage points lower than Overbetuwe (67%)
  • Forest and nature, share of the area
    0%
    7 percentage points lower than Overbetuwe (7%)

Health

An estimated 79% of adults rate their own health as good, against 75% in the municipality of Overbetuwe (2024).

This areaThe municipality of Overbetuwe
Good self-rated health
79.1%
75.1%
Smokes
12.8%
14.6%
Excessive drinking
4.8%
5.1%
Overweight
53.6%
53.1%
Lonely
39.7%
40.6%
Anxiety or depression feelings
42.5%
43.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
46.3%
46.5%
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

3% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 10% in the municipality of Overbetuwe.

  • Traffic3.2%
  • Built-up87.1%
  • Recreation3.2%
  • Water6.5%
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 gp practice lies here at an average road distance of 800 m.

DistanceValue
Large supermarket1,200 m–
GP practice800 m–
Primary school900 m–
Daycare900 m–
Large supermarkets–0.2
GP practices–1
Daycares–0.7
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 Overbetuwe average.

Melkweide has 1,485 inhabitants (2026), or 3,289 per km² (7.3 times as high as in Overbetuwe). Between 2024 and 2026 the population rose 2%, against a rise of 1% in Overbetuwe. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Overbetuwe was 83%, 5 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 19% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.

Key figures
  • Population growth since 2024
    +2%
    higher than Overbetuwe (+1%)
  • Turnout, municipality of Overbetuwe
    83%
    5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
  • More figures
  • Growth of the dwelling stock
    +1%
    about the same as Overbetuwe (+1%)
  • Aged 45 to 65
    34%
    6 percentage points higher than Overbetuwe (28%)
  • Never married
    46%
    1 percentage point higher than Overbetuwe (45%)
  • Dutch origin
    86%
    1 percentage point higher than Overbetuwe (85%)
  • Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
    47%
    5 percentage points higher than Overbetuwe (42%)
  • D66, share of the vote
    19%
    2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)

Population per year

The population grew 2% between 2024 and 2026, to 1,485.

Residents, 2026
1,485
  • +2% since 2024
  • Overbetuwe +1%

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Density

With 3,289 residents per km², this buurt is 7.3 times as densely populated as the municipality of Overbetuwe.

Residents per km²3,289
Dwellings per km²1,253.3

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Births and deaths per 1,000 residents

In 2025, 13.6 children were born per 1,000 residents; 3.4 died per 1,000.

2024
2025
BirthsDeaths

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Residents by age group

34% of residents are between 45 and 65.

  • 0 to 15220
  • 15 to 25220
  • 25 to 45340
  • 45 to 65505
  • 65 to 80175
  • 80 and over35

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

46% of residents are never married.

  • Never married690
  • Married675
  • Divorced90
  • Widowed30

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

86% of residents have Dutch origin.

  • Netherlands1,275
  • Europe (excluding the Netherlands)75
  • Outside Europe135

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Education level of residents aged 15 to 75

48% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.

  • Primary, vmbo, mbo1230
  • Havo, vwo, mbo2-4560
  • Higher professional, university390

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024

Parliamentary election

These figures are for the whole municipality of Overbetuwe; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 83% of eligible voters in Overbetuwe voted. The largest party was D66 with 19% of the valid votes.

Municipality of OverbetuweThe Netherlands
D66
19.2%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
16.6%
16.7%
VVD
17.1%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
10.6%
12.8%
CDA
13.3%
11.8%
JA21
6.2%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.3%
4.5%
BBB
2.4%
2.6%
Other
10.3%
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

Melkweide has an average of 1.4 cars per household, about the same as in Overbetuwe (1.4). 25% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point less than in Overbetuwe (26%).

Key figures
  • Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
    8%
    10 percentage points lower than Overbetuwe (18%)
  • Business services, share of businesses
    32%
    8 percentage points higher than Overbetuwe (24%)
  • Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
    12%
    5 percentage points higher than Overbetuwe (7%)
  • Cars per household (2025)
    1.4
    about the same as Overbetuwe (1.4)
  • Cars not on petrol (2025)
    25%
    1 percentage point lower than Overbetuwe (26%)
  • Change in cars not on petrol since 2024
    +1 pp
    lower than Overbetuwe (+2 pp)
  • Residential, share of addresses
    100%
    12 percentage points higher than Overbetuwe (88%)
  • Retail, share of addresses
    0%
    3 percentage points lower than Overbetuwe (3%)
  • Healthcare, share of addresses
    1%
    1 percentage point lower than Overbetuwe (2%)
  • Social housing
    6%
    22 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
  • Private rent
    3%
    11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    91%
    34 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)

Business establishments by sector

Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 40 establishments.

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie20
Handel en horeca10
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie15
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening40
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg20
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 26% in the municipality of Overbetuwe (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 24% to 25% between 2024 and 2025.

Share on other fuel, 2025
25%1 percentage point below Overbetuwe (26%)
  • +1 pp since 2024
  • Overbetuwe +3 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, 780 passenger cars and 70 motorcycles were registered here.

Passenger cars780
Motorcycles70
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

100% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is healthcare (0.5%).

  • Residential99.6%
  • Retail0.4%
  • Assembly0.2%
  • Healthcare0.5%
  • Other0.2%
Explanation

Based on 571 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

3,289 residents per km²: 6.1 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.

This areaThe Netherlands
  • Residents per km²3,289
  • Social housing6%
  • Private rent3%
  • Owner-occupied dwellings91%
  • Single-family dwellings100%
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

06 · Nearby areas

Other neighbourhoods in Overbetuwe

Other neighbourhoods in Overbetuwe
Omg. Julianaweg210€482,00050
Kern Heteren720€473,0006
Poort van Midden-Gelderland Noord 1/2/355€470,000–
De Haantjes-Vogelbuurt995€341,00023
Liefkenshoek1,455€286,00014

Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026, Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01, CBS proximity statistics 2025, CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025, BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024, Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025, RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024, CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022, Municipal levies + CBS 2026. Figures describe the whole neighbourhood.

How we calculate
Living in Melkweide (Overbetuwe): WOZ, prices & safety