The population is shrinking, while it grows in Roerdalen. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Roerdalen, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Posterholt is €305,000, 6% lower than in Roerdalen (€325,000). Between 2015 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 68%, the same as in Roerdalen. 75% of the homes are owner-occupied, 1 percentage point more than in Roerdalen (74%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€305,000
▼6% lower than Roerdalen (€325,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2015
+68%
=about the same as Roerdalen (+68%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
75%
▲1 percentage point higher than Roerdalen (74%)
Social housing
18%
▲2 percentage points higher than Roerdalen (16%)
Private rent
8%
▼1 percentage point lower than Roerdalen (9%)
Single-family dwellings
91%
▲1 percentage point higher than Roerdalen (90%)
Built 1945–1964
24%
▲5 percentage points higher than Roerdalen (19%)
Built 1965–1974
20%
▼4 percentage points lower than Roerdalen (24%)
Built 2006–2015
1%
▼4 percentage points lower than Roerdalen (5%)
Average WOZ value
€305,000
▼6% lower than Roerdalen (€325,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2015
+68%
=about the same as Roerdalen (+68%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
75%
▲1 percentage point higher than Roerdalen (74%)
Social housing
18%
▲2 percentage points higher than Roerdalen (16%)
Private rent
8%
▼1 percentage point lower than Roerdalen (9%)
Single-family dwellings
91%
▲1 percentage point higher than Roerdalen (90%)
Built 1945–1964
24%
▲5 percentage points higher than Roerdalen (19%)
Built 1965–1974
20%
▼4 percentage points lower than Roerdalen (24%)
Built 2006–2015
1%
▼4 percentage points lower than Roerdalen (5%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 68% between 2015 and 2025, to €305,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€305,000▼ 6% below Roerdalen
+68% since 2015
Roerdalen +68%
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: ~€337 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€337/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
158 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €305,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€122NL median
Water board levy€40–
Property tax (OZB)€32€27
Waste levy€28€27
Sewage levy€22€22
Costs to set aside€215
Maintenance reserve€201–
Buildings insurance€14–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Roerdalen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 225th 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 158 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €305,000.
Levies: Roerdalen'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
Posterholt has the 2nd-lowest WOZ value of the 6 wijken in the municipality of Roerdalen.
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: €305,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Posterholt
305,000
1,884
–
Montfort
355,000
1,398
–
Sint Odiliënberg
326,000
1,684
–
Melick
328,000
1,702
–
Herkenbosch
334,000
2,066
–
Vlodrop
300,000
1,132
–
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 75% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied75%
Social housing18%
Private rent8%
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
30% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 25% in the municipality of Roerdalen.
Before 194512.4%
1945-196423.9%
1965-197420%
1975-199130.2%
1992-20058.6%
2006-20151.3%
2016 and later3.6%
Explanation
Based on 1,928 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 Roerdalen average.
In 2025, 19 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Posterholt, 30% lower than in Roerdalen (27). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 32%, against no real change in Roerdalen. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
19
▼30% lower than Roerdalen (27)
Change since 2021
-32%
▼lower than Roerdalen (+0%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.4
▼39% lower than Roerdalen (2.3)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
19
▼30% lower than Roerdalen (27)
Change since 2021
-32%
▼lower than Roerdalen (+0%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.4
▼39% lower than Roerdalen (2.3)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Posterholt registered 19 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 27 in the municipality of Roerdalen.
Posterholt19
The municipality of Roerdalen27
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 Posterholt is 'Theft and burglary': 5.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 8.6 in the municipality of Roerdalen.
PosterholtRoerdalen
Theft and burglary5.3
Roerdalen 8.6▼ −38% vs Roerdalen
Fraud and scams4.0
Roerdalen 5.2▼ −23% vs Roerdalen
Violence and threats2.5
Roerdalen 2.6≈ Roerdalen
Traffic2.5
Roerdalen 5.2▼ −52% vs Roerdalen
Other and withheld2.5
Roerdalen 2.8▼ −11% vs Roerdalen
Vandalism and public order2.0
Roerdalen 2.3▼ −13% vs Roerdalen
Environmental0.0
Roerdalen 0.3≈ Roerdalen
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 Posterholt registered 17 traffic accidents, of which 3 with injury and 1 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 Roerdalen average; green space is below the Roerdalen average.
An estimated 69% of adults in Posterholt rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point less than in Roerdalen. More adults smoke (16% against 15%), more are overweight (58% against 57%) and more feel lonely (50% against 49%), but fewer meet the physical activity guideline (44% against 45%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Posterholt, covering 72% of the area, against 50% in Roerdalen. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 15% of the area, 24 percentage points below the 39% in Roerdalen.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
69%
▼1 percentage point lower than Roerdalen (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
15%
▼24 percentage points lower than Roerdalen (39%)
More figures
Lonely
50%
▲1 percentage point higher than Roerdalen (49%)
Overweight
58%
▲1 percentage point higher than Roerdalen (57%)
Meets physical activity guideline
44%
▼1 percentage point lower than Roerdalen (45%)
Smokes
16%
▲1 percentage point higher than Roerdalen (15%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
12%
▼24 percentage points lower than Roerdalen (36%)
Agriculture, share of the area
72%
▲22 percentage points higher than Roerdalen (50%)
Built-up, share of the area
10%
▲2 percentage points higher than Roerdalen (8%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
69%
▼1 percentage point lower than Roerdalen (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
15%
▼24 percentage points lower than Roerdalen (39%)
More figures
Lonely
50%
▲1 percentage point higher than Roerdalen (49%)
Overweight
58%
▲1 percentage point higher than Roerdalen (57%)
Meets physical activity guideline
44%
▼1 percentage point lower than Roerdalen (45%)
Smokes
16%
▲1 percentage point higher than Roerdalen (15%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
12%
▼24 percentage points lower than Roerdalen (36%)
Agriculture, share of the area
72%
▲22 percentage points higher than Roerdalen (50%)
Built-up, share of the area
10%
▲2 percentage points higher than Roerdalen (8%)
Health
An estimated 69% of adults rate their own health as good, against 70% in the municipality of Roerdalen (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Roerdalen
Good self-rated health
68.9%
69.8%
Smokes
15.8%
15%
Excessive drinking
5%
5.3%
Overweight
57.8%
56.6%
Lonely
49.9%
48.6%
Anxiety or depression feelings
44.4%
44.1%
Meets physical activity guideline
44.1%
45.1%
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
15% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 39% in the municipality of Roerdalen.
Traffic2.3%
Built-up10.4%
Other built-up0.3%
Recreation3.2%
Agriculture71.9%
Forest and nature11.9%
Water0.1%
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 Roerdalen.
Posterholt has 4,015 inhabitants (2026), or 337 per km² (42% higher than in Roerdalen). Between 2015 and 2026 the population fell 1%, against a rise of 1% in Roerdalen. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Roerdalen was 78%, in line with the national figure. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 31% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2015
-1%
▼lower than Roerdalen (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Roerdalen
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+3%
▼lower than Roerdalen (+5%)
Aged 45 to 65
29%
▲1 percentage point higher than Roerdalen (28%)
Married
45%
▲1 percentage point higher than Roerdalen (44%)
Dutch origin
78%
▼1 percentage point lower than Roerdalen (79%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
46%
▼2 percentage points lower than Roerdalen (48%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
31%
▲14 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2015
-1%
▼lower than Roerdalen (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Roerdalen
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+3%
▼lower than Roerdalen (+5%)
Aged 45 to 65
29%
▲1 percentage point higher than Roerdalen (28%)
Married
45%
▲1 percentage point higher than Roerdalen (44%)
Dutch origin
78%
▼1 percentage point lower than Roerdalen (79%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
46%
▼2 percentage points lower than Roerdalen (48%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
31%
▲14 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population held steady between 2015 and 2026, at 4,015.
Residents, 2026
4,015
-1% since 2015
Roerdalen +1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 337 residents per km², this wijk is 42% more densely populated than the municipality of Roerdalen.
Residents per km²337
Dwellings per km²158.1
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 6.3 children were born per 1,000 residents; 11.3 died per 1,000.
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 15500
15 to 25335
25 to 45865
45 to 651,155
65 to 80910
80 and over250
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
45% of residents are married.
Never married1,645
Married1,805
Divorced305
Widowed260
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
78% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands3,145
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)585
Outside Europe285
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
46% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1900
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,400
Higher professional, university720
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Roerdalen; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 78% of eligible voters in Roerdalen voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 31% of the valid votes.
Municipality of RoerdalenThe Netherlands
D66
11.5%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
30.7%
16.7%
VVD
13.6%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
8.4%
12.8%
CDA
13.3%
11.8%
JA21
6.3%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.3%
4.5%
BBB
3.8%
2.6%
Other
7%
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
Posterholt has an average of 1.4 cars per household, 8% higher than in Roerdalen (1.3). 18% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 2 percentage points less than in Roerdalen (20%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
18%
▼2 percentage points lower than Roerdalen (20%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than Roerdalen (17%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
10%
▲2 percentage points higher than Roerdalen (8%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲8% higher than Roerdalen (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
18%
▼2 percentage points lower than Roerdalen (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2015
+7 pp
=about the same as Roerdalen (+6 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
12%
▲9 percentage points higher than Roerdalen (3%)
Residential, share of addresses
82%
▼8 percentage points lower than Roerdalen (90%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Roerdalen (2%)
Private rent
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Residents per km²
337
▼37% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Social housing
18%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Business services, share of businesses
18%
▼2 percentage points lower than Roerdalen (20%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
19%
▲2 percentage points higher than Roerdalen (17%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
10%
▲2 percentage points higher than Roerdalen (8%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲8% higher than Roerdalen (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
18%
▼2 percentage points lower than Roerdalen (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2015
+7 pp
=about the same as Roerdalen (+6 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
12%
▲9 percentage points higher than Roerdalen (3%)
Residential, share of addresses
82%
▼8 percentage points lower than Roerdalen (90%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Roerdalen (2%)
Private rent
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Residents per km²
337
▼37% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Social housing
18%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Business establishments by sector
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg is the largest sector, with 80 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij40
Nijverheid en energie60
Handel en horeca70
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie25
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed15
Zakelijke dienstverlening75
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg80
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten55
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
18% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 20% in the municipality of Roerdalen (2025).
Petrol81.8%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)18.2%
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 12% to 18% between 2015 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
18%▼ 2 percentage points below Roerdalen (20%)
+6 pp since 2015
Roerdalen +6 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, 2,615 passenger cars and 255 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars2,615
Motorcycles255
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
82% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is lodging (12%).
Residential82.4%
Retail1.8%
Office0.6%
Assembly0.9%
Healthcare1.3%
Industrial1.6%
Lodging12%
Education0.3%
Other1.2%
Explanation
Based on 2,341 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
9% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings9%
NL 37%▼ −76% vs NL
Private rent8%
NL 14%▼ −43% vs NL
Residents per km²337
NL 539▼ −37% vs NL
Social housing18%
NL 28%▼ −36% vs NL
Single-family dwellings91%
NL 63%▲ +44% 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