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District · Peel en Maas
Living in Kessel
The population is shrinking, while it grows in Peel en Maas. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Peel en Maas, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Kessel is €371,000, 3% lower than in Peel en Maas (€381,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 65%, against a rise of 66% in Peel en Maas. 71% of the homes are owner-occupied, 2 percentage points less than in Peel en Maas (73%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€371,000
▼3% lower than Peel en Maas (€381,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+65%
▼lower than Peel en Maas (+66%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
71%
▼2 percentage points lower than Peel en Maas (73%)
Social housing
24%
▲5 percentage points higher than Peel en Maas (19%)
Private rent
6%
▼2 percentage points lower than Peel en Maas (8%)
Single-family dwellings
90%
▲5 percentage points higher than Peel en Maas (85%)
Built 2016 and later
4%
▼3 percentage points lower than Peel en Maas (7%)
Built 2006–2015
5%
▼3 percentage points lower than Peel en Maas (8%)
Built 1992–2005
18%
▲3 percentage points higher than Peel en Maas (15%)
Average WOZ value
€371,000
▼3% lower than Peel en Maas (€381,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+65%
▼lower than Peel en Maas (+66%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
71%
▼2 percentage points lower than Peel en Maas (73%)
Social housing
24%
▲5 percentage points higher than Peel en Maas (19%)
Private rent
6%
▼2 percentage points lower than Peel en Maas (8%)
Single-family dwellings
90%
▲5 percentage points higher than Peel en Maas (85%)
Built 2016 and later
4%
▼3 percentage points lower than Peel en Maas (7%)
Built 2006–2015
5%
▼3 percentage points lower than Peel en Maas (8%)
Built 1992–2005
18%
▲3 percentage points higher than Peel en Maas (15%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 65% between 2014 and 2025, to €371,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€371,000▼ 3% below Peel en Maas
+65% since 2014
Peel en Maas +66%
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: ~€330 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€330/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
160 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €371,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€112NL median
Water board levy€42–
Sewage levy€27€22
Property tax (OZB)€24€33
Waste levy€19€27
Costs to set aside€218
Maintenance reserve€204–
Buildings insurance€14–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Peel en Maas's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 30th 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 160 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €371,000.
Levies: Peel en Maas'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
Kessel has the 3rd-lowest WOZ value of the 11 wijken in the municipality of Peel en Maas.
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: €371,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Kessel
371,000
1,491
–
Panningen
347,000
3,723
–
Maasbree
386,000
2,836
–
Baarlo
376,000
2,821
–
Meijel
393,000
2,718
–
Koningslust
405,000
482
–
Kessel-Eik
371,000
331
–
Helden
393,000
2,726
–
Grashoek
396,000
675
–
Egchel
442,000
528
–
Beringe
403,000
865
–
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 71% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied71%
Social housing24%
Private rent6%
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
90% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes90%
Multi-family homes10%
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
25% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 26% in the municipality of Peel en Maas.
Before 194510.7%
1945-196415.4%
1965-197422.2%
1975-199124.5%
1992-200518.3%
2006-20154.9%
2016 and later4%
Explanation
Based on 1,517 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 Peel en Maas average.
In 2025, 31 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Kessel, 19% higher than in Peel en Maas (26). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents stayed about level, against a fall of 12% in Peel en Maas. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
31
▲19% higher than Peel en Maas (26)
Change since 2021
-0%
▲higher than Peel en Maas (-12%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.8
▼33% lower than Peel en Maas (2.7)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
31
▲19% higher than Peel en Maas (26)
Change since 2021
-0%
▲higher than Peel en Maas (-12%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.8
▼33% lower than Peel en Maas (2.7)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Kessel registered 31 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 26 in the municipality of Peel en Maas.
Kessel31
The municipality of Peel en Maas26
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 Kessel is 'Theft and burglary': 9.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 9.4 in the municipality of Peel en Maas.
KesselPeel en Maas
Theft and burglary9.9
Peel en Maas 9.4▲ +5% vs Peel en Maas
Fraud and scams5.4
Peel en Maas 3.8▲ +42% vs Peel en Maas
Violence and threats5.1
Peel en Maas 3.0▲ +70% vs Peel en Maas
Traffic4.2
Peel en Maas 4.9▼ −14% vs Peel en Maas
Vandalism and public order3.3
Peel en Maas 3.1▲ +6% vs Peel en Maas
Other and withheld3.0
Peel en Maas 1.4▲ +114% vs Peel en Maas
Environmental0.0
Peel en Maas 0.1≈ Peel en Maas
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 Kessel registered 17 traffic accidents, of which 0 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 Peel en Maas average; green space is below the Peel en Maas average.
An estimated 72% of adults in Kessel rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point less than in Peel en Maas. More adults smoke (15% against 14%), but fewer drink excessively (5% against 6%) and fewer meet the physical activity guideline (46% against 47%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Kessel, covering 71% of the area, against 69% in Peel en Maas. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 15% of the area, 4 percentage points below the 19% in Peel en Maas.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
72%
▼1 percentage point lower than Peel en Maas (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
15%
▼4 percentage points lower than Peel en Maas (19%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
46%
▼1 percentage point lower than Peel en Maas (47%)
Excessive drinking
5%
▼1 percentage point lower than Peel en Maas (6%)
Smokes
15%
▲1 percentage point higher than Peel en Maas (14%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
43%
=about the same as Peel en Maas (43%)
Water, share of the area
5%
▲4 percentage points higher than Peel en Maas (1%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
13%
▼3 percentage points lower than Peel en Maas (16%)
Agriculture, share of the area
71%
▲2 percentage points higher than Peel en Maas (69%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
72%
▼1 percentage point lower than Peel en Maas (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
15%
▼4 percentage points lower than Peel en Maas (19%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
46%
▼1 percentage point lower than Peel en Maas (47%)
Excessive drinking
5%
▼1 percentage point lower than Peel en Maas (6%)
Smokes
15%
▲1 percentage point higher than Peel en Maas (14%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
43%
=about the same as Peel en Maas (43%)
Water, share of the area
5%
▲4 percentage points higher than Peel en Maas (1%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
13%
▼3 percentage points lower than Peel en Maas (16%)
Agriculture, share of the area
71%
▲2 percentage points higher than Peel en Maas (69%)
Health
An estimated 72% of adults rate their own health as good, against 73% in the municipality of Peel en Maas (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Peel en Maas
Good self-rated health
72.2%
73.4%
Smokes
14.7%
14.2%
Excessive drinking
5.3%
6.1%
Overweight
53.4%
53.4%
Lonely
43%
43%
Anxiety or depression feelings
43.3%
42.9%
Meets physical activity guideline
46.1%
47.3%
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
15% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 19% in the municipality of Peel en Maas.
Traffic2.3%
Built-up6.2%
Other built-up1%
Recreation1.6%
Agriculture70.8%
Forest and nature13.3%
Water4.8%
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
04 · Residents
The population is shrinking, while it grows in Peel en Maas.
Kessel has 3,395 inhabitants (2026), or 255 per km² (11% lower than in Peel en Maas). Between 2014 and 2026 the population fell 21%, against a rise of 6% in Peel en Maas. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Peel en Maas was 81%, 3 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 25% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2014
-21%
▼lower than Peel en Maas (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Peel en Maas
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-17%
▼lower than Peel en Maas (+8%)
Aged 45 to 65
29%
▲2 percentage points higher than Peel en Maas (27%)
Never married
45%
▼1 percentage point lower than Peel en Maas (46%)
Dutch origin
84%
=about the same as Peel en Maas (84%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
52%
▲6 percentage points higher than Peel en Maas (46%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
25%
▲8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
-21%
▼lower than Peel en Maas (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Peel en Maas
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-17%
▼lower than Peel en Maas (+8%)
Aged 45 to 65
29%
▲2 percentage points higher than Peel en Maas (27%)
Never married
45%
▼1 percentage point lower than Peel en Maas (46%)
Dutch origin
84%
=about the same as Peel en Maas (84%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
52%
▲6 percentage points higher than Peel en Maas (46%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
25%
▲8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 21% between 2014 and 2026, to 3,395.
Residents, 2026
3,395
-21% since 2014
Peel en Maas +6%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 255 residents per km², this wijk is 11% less densely populated than the municipality of Peel en Maas.
Residents per km²255
Dwellings per km²112.1
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 9.0 children were born per 1,000 residents; 6.0 died per 1,000.
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
29% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15440
15 to 25390
25 to 45710
45 to 65970
65 to 80665
80 and over220
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
45% of residents are never married.
Never married1,540
Married1,395
Divorced260
Widowed200
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
84% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands2,840
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)360
Outside Europe190
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
52% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1630
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,300
Higher professional, university590
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Peel en Maas; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 81% of eligible voters in Peel en Maas voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 25% of the valid votes.
Municipality of Peel en MaasThe Netherlands
D66
12.3%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
25.1%
16.7%
VVD
16.3%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
6.1%
12.8%
CDA
17.2%
11.8%
JA21
8.4%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.1%
4.5%
BBB
4.2%
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
Kessel has an average of 1.3 cars per household, about the same as in Peel en Maas (1.3). 20% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), about the same as in Peel en Maas (20%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
23%
▲4 percentage points higher than Peel en Maas (19%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
13%
▼2 percentage points lower than Peel en Maas (15%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
13%
▼2 percentage points lower than Peel en Maas (15%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
=about the same as Peel en Maas (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
20%
=about the same as Peel en Maas (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+3 pp
▲higher than Peel en Maas (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
90%
▲4 percentage points higher than Peel en Maas (86%)
Lodging, share of addresses
2%
▼3 percentage points lower than Peel en Maas (5%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Peel en Maas (2%)
Private rent
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Residents per km²
255
▼53% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Single-family dwellings
90%
▲27 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business services, share of businesses
23%
▲4 percentage points higher than Peel en Maas (19%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
13%
▼2 percentage points lower than Peel en Maas (15%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
13%
▼2 percentage points lower than Peel en Maas (15%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
=about the same as Peel en Maas (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
20%
=about the same as Peel en Maas (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+3 pp
▲higher than Peel en Maas (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
90%
▲4 percentage points higher than Peel en Maas (86%)
Lodging, share of addresses
2%
▼3 percentage points lower than Peel en Maas (5%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Peel en Maas (2%)
Private rent
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Residents per km²
255
▼53% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Single-family dwellings
90%
▲27 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 110 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij55
Nijverheid en energie60
Handel en horeca90
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie25
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed30
Zakelijke dienstverlening110
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg60
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 Peel en Maas (2025).
Petrol79.5%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)20.5%
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 17% to 20% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
20%– about the same as Peel en Maas (20%)
+3 pp since 2014
Peel en Maas +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, 1,980 passenger cars and 195 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars1,980
Motorcycles195
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
90% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (5%).
Residential90.3%
Retail1%
Office1.4%
Assembly1.9%
Healthcare0.4%
Industrial5.3%
Lodging1.8%
Education0.1%
Sports0.2%
Other1.1%
Explanation
Based on 1,680 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
10% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings10%
NL 37%▼ −73% vs NL
Private rent6%
NL 14%▼ −57% vs NL
Residents per km²255
NL 539▼ −53% vs NL
Single-family dwellings90%
NL 63%▲ +43% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings71%
NL 57%▲ +25% 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