The population is shrinking, while it grows in 's-Hertogenbosch. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch, and registered crime per resident is lower.
Homes cost less than the 's-Hertogenbosch average.
The average WOZ value in Lokeren is €344,000, 18% lower than in 's-Hertogenbosch (€417,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 37%, against a rise of 31% in 's-Hertogenbosch. 73% of the homes are owner-occupied, 20 percentage points more than in 's-Hertogenbosch (53%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€344,000
▼18% lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (€417,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+37%
▲higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (+31%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
73%
▲20 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (53%)
Social housing
21%
▼12 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (33%)
Private rent
5%
▼9 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (14%)
Single-family dwellings
72%
▲13 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (59%)
Average WOZ value
€344,000
▼18% lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (€417,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+37%
▲higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (+31%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
73%
▲20 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (53%)
Social housing
21%
▼12 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (33%)
Private rent
5%
▼9 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (14%)
Single-family dwellings
72%
▲13 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (59%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 37% between 2021 and 2025, to €344,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€344,000▼ 18% below 's-Hertogenbosch
+37% since 2021
's-Hertogenbosch +31%
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: ~€242 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€242/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
103 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €344,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€102NL median
Water board levy€41–
Waste levy€25€27
Property tax (OZB)€22€30
Sewage levy€14€22
Costs to set aside€140
Maintenance reserve€131–
Buildings insurance€9–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, 's-Hertogenbosch's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 6th 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 103 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €344,000.
Levies: 's-Hertogenbosch'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
Lokeren has the 2nd-lowest WOZ value of the 10 buurten in Maaspoort.
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: €344,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Lokeren
344,000
630
–
De Italiaanse buurt
486,000
254
–
Maasdal
328,000
1,223
–
Abdijenbuurt
376,000
548
–
Maasstroom
349,000
884
–
De Staatsliedenbuurt
379,000
775
–
Het Zilverpark
451,000
885
–
Maasvallei
406,000
989
–
Maasoever
495,000
1,148
–
Oud Empel
860,000
37
–
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 73% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied73%
Social housing21%
Private rent5%
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
72% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes72%
Multi-family homes28%
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
100% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 24% in the municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch.
1975-1991100%
Explanation
Based on 630 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 's-Hertogenbosch average.
In 2025, 34 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Lokeren, 39% lower than in 's-Hertogenbosch (56). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 28%, against a rise of 4% in 's-Hertogenbosch. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
34
▼39% lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (56)
Change since 2021
-28%
▼lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (+4%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
0.5
▼82% lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (2.8)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
34
▼39% lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (56)
Change since 2021
-28%
▼lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (+4%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
0.5
▼82% lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (2.8)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Lokeren registered 34 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 56 in the municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch.
Lokeren34
The municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch56
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 Lokeren is 'Theft and burglary': 16.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 24.8 in the municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch.
Lokeren's-Hertogenbosch
Theft and burglary16.5
's-Hertogenbosch 24.8▼ −33% vs 's-Hertogenbosch
Traffic6.7
's-Hertogenbosch 9.5▼ −29% vs 's-Hertogenbosch
Vandalism and public order3.7
's-Hertogenbosch 6.2▼ −40% vs 's-Hertogenbosch
Violence and threats3.7
's-Hertogenbosch 6.4▼ −42% vs 's-Hertogenbosch
Fraud and scams3.0
's-Hertogenbosch 5.4▼ −44% vs 's-Hertogenbosch
Environmental0.0
's-Hertogenbosch 0.2≈ 's-Hertogenbosch
Other and withheld0.0
's-Hertogenbosch 3.2▼ −100% vs 's-Hertogenbosch
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 Lokeren registered 2 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
2021
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 's-Hertogenbosch average; green space is below the 's-Hertogenbosch average.
An estimated 72% of adults in Lokeren rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point less than in 's-Hertogenbosch. More adults are overweight (55% against 50%), but fewer meet the physical activity guideline (43% against 46%), fewer drink excessively (5% against 6%) and fewer feel lonely (46% against 47%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Lokeren, covering 85% of the area, against 26% in 's-Hertogenbosch. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 10% of the area, 6 percentage points below the 16% in 's-Hertogenbosch.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
72%
▼1 percentage point lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
10%
▼6 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (16%)
More figures
Overweight
55%
▲5 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (50%)
Meets physical activity guideline
43%
▼3 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (46%)
Excessive drinking
5%
▼1 percentage point lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (6%)
Lonely
46%
▼1 percentage point lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (47%)
Built-up, share of the area
85%
▲59 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (26%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼45 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (45%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼8 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (8%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
72%
▼1 percentage point lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
10%
▼6 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (16%)
More figures
Overweight
55%
▲5 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (50%)
Meets physical activity guideline
43%
▼3 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (46%)
Excessive drinking
5%
▼1 percentage point lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (6%)
Lonely
46%
▼1 percentage point lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (47%)
Built-up, share of the area
85%
▲59 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (26%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼45 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (45%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼8 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (8%)
Health
An estimated 72% of adults rate their own health as good, against 73% in the municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch (2024).
This areaThe municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch
Good self-rated health
72.2%
72.8%
Smokes
18.4%
18.1%
Excessive drinking
5.3%
6%
Overweight
55.4%
50.5%
Lonely
46.4%
46.8%
Anxiety or depression feelings
48.3%
48.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
42.8%
45.8%
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
10% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 16% in the municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch.
Traffic5%
Built-up85%
Recreation10%
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 400 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
400 m
–
GP practice
900 m
–
Primary school
500 m
–
Daycare
600 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
2
GP practices
–
1.6
Daycares
–
2.3
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 's-Hertogenbosch.
Lokeren has 1,335 inhabitants (2026), or 6,885 per km² (4.6 times as high as in 's-Hertogenbosch). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 2%, against a rise of 4% in 's-Hertogenbosch. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch was 80%, 2 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 22% 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
-2%
▼lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch
80%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (+5%)
Aged 25 to 45
31%
▲3 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (28%)
Never married
50%
▼2 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (52%)
Dutch origin
79%
▲5 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (74%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
47%
▲12 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (35%)
D66, share of the vote
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-2%
▼lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch
80%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+0%
▼lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (+5%)
Aged 25 to 45
31%
▲3 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (28%)
Never married
50%
▼2 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (52%)
Dutch origin
79%
▲5 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (74%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
47%
▲12 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (35%)
D66, share of the vote
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 2% between 2021 and 2026, to 1,335.
Residents, 2026
1,335
-2% since 2021
's-Hertogenbosch +4%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 6,885 residents per km², this buurt is 4.6 times as densely populated as the municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch.
Residents per km²6,885
Dwellings per km²3,315.8
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 15.0 children were born per 1,000 residents; 7.5 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 25 and 45.
0 to 15205
15 to 25125
25 to 45410
45 to 65345
65 to 80225
80 and over30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
50% of residents are never married.
Never married665
Married515
Divorced110
Widowed45
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
79% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,050
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)55
Outside Europe220
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
47% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1220
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4510
Higher professional, university360
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 80% of eligible voters in 's-Hertogenbosch voted. The largest party was D66 with 22% of the valid votes.
Municipality of 's-HertogenboschThe Netherlands
D66
22.3%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
16.8%
16.7%
VVD
15.4%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
13.9%
12.8%
CDA
10%
11.8%
JA21
5.5%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
3.3%
4.5%
BBB
1.2%
2.6%
Other
11.5%
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
Lokeren has an average of 1.1 cars per household, about the same as in 's-Hertogenbosch (1.1). 21% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 6 percentage points less than in 's-Hertogenbosch (27%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
24%
▲8 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (16%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
21%
▲7 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (14%)
Business services, share of businesses
24%
▼5 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (29%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
=about the same as 's-Hertogenbosch (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
21%
▼6 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (27%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+3 pp
▼lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
95%
▲8 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (87%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (3%)
Retail, share of addresses
4%
▲2 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (2%)
Private rent
5%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
21%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Multi-family dwellings
28%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
24%
▲8 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (16%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
21%
▲7 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (14%)
Business services, share of businesses
24%
▼5 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (29%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.1
=about the same as 's-Hertogenbosch (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
21%
▼6 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (27%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+3 pp
▼lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
95%
▲8 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (87%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (3%)
Retail, share of addresses
4%
▲2 percentage points higher than 's-Hertogenbosch (2%)
Private rent
5%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
21%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Multi-family dwellings
28%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Business establishments by sector
Handel en horeca is the largest sector, with 40 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie35
Handel en horeca40
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening40
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg25
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
21% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 27% in the municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch (2025).
Petrol78.9%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)21.1%
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 18% to 21% between 2021 and 2025.
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, 665 passenger cars and 40 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars665
Motorcycles40
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
95% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (4%).
Residential94.7%
Retail4.2%
Assembly0.6%
Industrial0.3%
Other0.5%
Explanation
Based on 665 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
6,885 residents per km²: 13 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²6,885
NL 539▲ +1177% vs NL
Private rent5%
NL 14%▼ −64% vs NL
Social housing21%
NL 28%▼ −25% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings28%
NL 37%▼ −24% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings73%
NL 57%▲ +28% 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) 2026